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'Stop the slaughter': French farmers block roads over cow disease cull
Farmers in southwestern France blocked roads and set fire to bales of hay Saturday to protest the culling of cows due to a skin disease, as the government said one million cattle would be vaccinated. On Saturday, dozens of tractors blocked traffic, while others parked in front of public buildings, as farmers set fire to bales of straw and tyres.
Women sommeliers are cracking male-dominated wine world open
Women who have fought their way to the top of the male-dominated wine sommelier world say their profession is becoming less sexist and more open -- even if men continue to win all the prizes.
Why SpaceX IPO plan is generating so much buzz
More than 20 years after founding SpaceX, the record-breaking company that transformed the global space industry, Elon Musk is planning to take the enterprise public. - SpaceX is owned by Elon Musk alongside several investment funds.
Crypto firm Tether bids for Juventus, is quickly rebuffed
Cryptocurrency firm Tether said Friday it had submitted a bid to Juventus's main shareholder, Exor, to acquire its entire stake in the Turin football club -- but was quickly rebuffed. Tether, which already has an 11.5-percent stake in Juventus, said in a statement that it "has submitted a binding all cash proposal to Exor to acquire its entire stake".
Can Venezuela survive US targeting its oil tankers?
Venezuela has been sidestepping a US oil export embargo for years, selling crude at a discounted price mainly to China. Since Trump threatened an export tariff of 25 percent on any country buying Venezuelan oil, the country has had to slash its black market prices by as much as 20 percent.
EU agrees three-euro small parcel tax to tackle China flood
EU finance ministers agreed Friday to impose a three-euro duty on low-value imports into the bloc from July 2026 to help tackle a flood of small parcels ordered via the likes of Shein and Temu.
EU 2035 combustion-engine ban review: what's at stake
The European Commission is expected to announce on Tuesday measures relaxing a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales. - In 2023, despite the reluctance of Germany, the commission announced a ban on sales of new vehicles powered by internal combustion engines from 2035.
EU agrees recycled plastic targets for cars
Car manufacturers in Europe will have to include more recycled plastics in new vehicles under new EU rules agreed on by the bloc's countries and lawmakers on Friday. Vehicle manufacturing accounts for 10 percent of the EU's overall consumption of plastics, and is responsible for 19 percent of demand for the bloc's steel industry, according to Brussels.
Russian central bank says suing Euroclear over frozen assets
Russia's central bank on Friday said it was suing the Belgium-based Euroclear financial group, which holds Moscow's frozen international reserves, as the EU moves closer to using the funds to support Ukraine. On Friday, Russia's central bank said it was filing "a lawsuit against Euroclear in the Moscow Arbitration Court" due to what it called "the illegal actions" of the institution.
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