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Ukraine urges Poland to 'punish' protesting farmers
Ukraine urges Poland to 'punish' protesting farmers
Economy
by  AFP

Ukraine called Monday on Warsaw to "punish" Polish farmers who forcibly pried open Ukrainian trucks crossing into the EU, spilling mounds of grain onto roads near their border. The farmers began protesting at the border last week, blocking three crossing points in anger at what they see as cheap Ukrainian grain imports.

Gunman kills three at Greek shipping company
Gunman kills three at Greek shipping company
Economy
by  AFP

A former employee of a Greek shipping company shot dead three people including its owner before killing himself on Monday in a coastal suburb of Athens, police said. Many Greek and foreign shipping companies have premises in Glyfada, a seaside resort to the south of Athens, and Piraeus, a major port near the capital. str-hec/spb/imm