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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.

Pay up, or else: Latin America cowed by lucrative extortion
Pay up, or else: Latin America cowed by lucrative extortion
by  AFP

Before he opened a new sauna in eastern Lima, Eduardo started receiving extortion messages from a local gang. Neither wanted to say if they eventually paid, but Eduardo opened his sauna, and Anita's hardware store is still operating. cm-vel/ljc/mar/fb/des

Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut may cut 18% of jobs
Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut may cut 18% of jobs
by  AFP

Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut said Monday that it may cut almost one in five jobs over the next 18 months as part of efforts to cut costs. Barry Callebaut supplies cocoa and other chocolate products to food industry giants including Hershey, Nestle and Unilever.

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