Due to the conflict in Ukraine, France has announced steps to prevent power outages this winter.

Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupting gas supply to western Europe, the French government announced a set of steps on Thursday to reduce energy use across the country.

On Thursday, the French government unveiled a series of steps to reduce energy use by 10% across the count...

As a means of avoiding power outages this winter, France has begun a "sobriety" energy savings push.

Some of the measures taken by France include lowering the heating temperature in homes and offices to no more than 19 degrees Celsius, eliminating the use of hot water in public buildings, turning off all advertising lights at night, prohibiting the leaving of doors open in stores with heating or...