Lights on the Eiffel Tower will soon be turned off more than an hour earlier at night to save electricity, the Paris mayor announced Tuesday, as Russia’s war in Ukraine deepens an energy crisis in Europe. Mayor Anne Hidalgo said the iconic tower that is normally illuminated until 1 a.m. is only one of the city’s monuments and municipal buildings that will be plunged into darkness earlier in the evening as the French capital — like the rest of France and Europe — faces risks of power shortages, rationing and blackouts when energy demand surges this winter. FILE PHOTO: People walk on a bridge next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Wednesday Feb. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh, File) Russia has reduced natural gas supplies to several European countries as they support Ukraine, se...
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