Farmers wreak fiery havoc outside EU headquarters
By Raf Casert | Associated Press BRUSSELS — Farmers burned bales of hay, threw eggs and firecrackers at police — and wrested some promises of relief from European leaders on …
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European farmer protests seek to disrupt trade. What’s happening? – National
Farmers blocked more traffic arteries across Belgium, France and Italy on Wednesday, as they sought to disrupt trade at major ports and other economic lifelines. They also moved closer to …
Protesting French farmers encircle Paris with tractors
By Sylvie Corbet and John Leicester | Associated Press JOSSIGNY, France — Protesting farmers encircled Paris with traffic-snarling barricades Monday, using hundreds of lumbering tractors and mounds of hay bales …
Race to replace EU Council president after Charles Michel steps down
“Four years after starting my term as a European leader, it’s my responsibility to give an account of my work these past years and to propose a project for Europe’s …
Carrefour pulls PepsiCo products from some shelves in Europe over price hikes
Global supermarket chain Carrefour will stop selling PepsiCo products in it stores in France, Belgium, Spain and Italy over price increases for popular items like Doritos, Lay’s potato chips, Quaker …
Some Carrefour stores in Europe pull PepsiCo products over price hikes
Shopping cart in a department of a Carrefour supermarket, in front of pastas and sauces. Andia | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Global supermarket chain Carrefour will stop selling …
US and 11 partners issue joint statement calling for immediate end to ‘illegal’ Houthi attacks in Red Sea
US and 11 partners issue joint statement calling for immediate end to ‘illegal’ Houthi attacks in Red Sea Twelve nations led by the United States issued a joint statement on …
Spanish artist who covers himself in a white sheet so he can use all 5 senses to paint depicts Hong Kong as not done before
For most landscape painters, sight – being able to see the view – is the most important of the five senses. That is not, however, the case for Brussels-based artist …
COVID-19 variant JN.1 leading cause of infection in US- CDC
The Omicron coronavirus subvariant JN.1 now makes up about 44.2 per cent of COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). …
EU agrees to open membership negotiations with Ukraine
By Raf Casert and Samuel Petrequin | Associated Press BRUSSELS — The European Union decided Thursday to open accession negotiations with Ukraine, a momentous moment and stunning reversal for a …