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US new home sales rise less than expected in January
US new home sales rise less than expected in January
by  AFP

Sales of new homes in the United States picked up less than anticipated in January, while the median price also climbed, according to government data released on Monday. Meanwhile, the median sales price of new houses last month came in at $420,700, up from $413,100 in December.

New farmer show of force as EU ministers tackle red tape
New farmer show of force as EU ministers tackle red tape
by  AFP

Farmers faced off with riot police in Brussels streets paralysed by tractors on Monday, as EU ministers huddled to try to streamline rules and red tape that are fuelling protests across the bloc. Agriculture ministers from the 27-nation bloc were in Brussels to examine proposals for simplifying the EU's much-maligned Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) -- in a new attempt to try to assuage farmers.

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