French farmers step up protests against EU-Mercosur deal
Paris (AFP) - French farmers planned on Tuesday to step up their protests against a proposed trade pact between the ...
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‘Agriculture is dying’: French farmers protest EU-Mercosur deal
Paris (AFP) - French farmers launched Monday a new wave of action to protest a proposed trade pact between the ...
Farmers target PM Starmer in protest against new UK tax rules
London (AFP) - Hundreds of farmers, many in tractors, gathered in Wales on Saturday to protest against UK Prime Minister ...
As Trump returns, African exporters torn between hope and horror
Johannesburg (AFP) - Citrus growers in South Africa are among the businesses most nervous that duty-and-quota-free exports to the United ...
New push for EU-South America trade deal despite French fury
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - A controversial trade deal between the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc is back in the ...
Bayer shares hit 20-yr low as problems pile up
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Bayer's shares plunged to a 20-year low Tuesday after the German chemicals giant cut its earnings ...
Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in Kenya
Voi (Kenya) (AFP) - "We used to hate elephants a lot," Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work ...
‘London’s best-kept secret’: UK’s largest wholesale market turns 50
London (AFP) - By the time most Londoners had rolled out of bed on Monday morning, Gary Marshall was already ...
US farmers gird for trade wars on Trump tariff pledges
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's first White House term saw a bruising trade war with China that left a lingering ...
France expects massive slump in 2024 wine harvest
Paris (AFP) - Unfavourable weather has likely slashed France's 2024 wine harvest by 23 percent compared to the previous year, ...
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