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EU under pressure to defuse farmers' anger
EU agriculture ministers will discuss on Tuesday how to resolve European farmers' growing discontent as Brussels scrambles to address the issue ahead of elections this year. - Ignored warnings - Farmers' discontent has been a growing concern in the European Parliament.
Will sanctions easing reboot Venezuela's oil industry?
On paper, the easing of US oil sanctions against Venezuela should allow its battered economy to once again profit from a resource it has more of than any country in the world.
FAA recommends inspections for more Boeing models
The US Federal Aviation Administration has recommended that airlines inspect door plugs on Boeing 737-900ER jets after a blowout on another type of aircraft with a similar mid-cabin exit earlier this month.
French farmers meet with PM after threatening more protests
France's powerful farming unions on Monday met with Prime Minister Gabriel Attal after threatening the government with a week or more of protest action if their demands were not met. The unions have demanded concrete government action to address their grievances, which they say include excessive financial charges and environmental protection rules as well as insufficient prices for their produce.
Imane Ayissi brings African tradition to Paris couture
Imane Ayissi is on a mission to put authentic African textiles in the spotlight but faces an uphill battle as a pioneer African couturier at Paris Fashion Week. But he admits it is tough to survive as an independent designer, especially since he joined Paris Fashion Week just as the Covid-19 pandemic struck.
'It makes me sad': Gloomy times for Argentine vacationers
They are few, tight-fisted and downcast.
South African miners see gold in hills of waste
In Johannesburg, illegal miners and mining companies are in a race to tap golden riches hidden in hundreds of heaps of mine waste, many taller than a 20-storey building. And then the big mining companies, despite abandoning their dumps decades ago, decided to take another look at the waste themselves.
Musk to address anti-Semitism online in Poland
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk was Monday due to address anti-Semitism online at an event in Poland just weeks after sparking a firestorm by endorsing an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory. The post was criticised as echoing a longtime conspiracy theory among White supremacists.
Sony 'terminates' Indian merger with Zee
Sony "terminated" on Monday the $10-billion merger of its Indian operations with local rival Zee Entertainment that would have created a new streaming giant in the world's most populous nation. But with reports that Sony was unhappy with Zee's performance since the merger was agreed in late 2021, the Japanese giant said Monday that conditions to close the deal "were not satisfied".
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