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By Sarah Meyssonnier, Marco Trujillo and Noemie Olive LONGVILLIERS, France (Reuters) -Long lines of tractors blocked highways near Paris and across France on Monday, as angry farmers sought to put pressure on the government to do more to help them face inflation, compete with cheap imports and make a living. The protests follow similar action in other European countries, including Germany and Poland, ahead of European Parliament elections in June in which the far right, for whom farmers represent a growing constituency, is seen making gains. It's just too much, we're really fed up, said 46-yea...

Switzerland will not set up an independent authority to monitor and regulate the commodities sector.

ASTANA (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the development of wheat and fertiliser cargo transport routes in Asia during a visit to Kazakhstan on Thursday, as Russia seeks to forge new export routes due to Western sanctions. Chairing a conference on agricultural cooperation with Kazakh President Tokayev, Putin said Russia would have about 60 million metric tons of wheat available for exports from this year's strong crop. We are confident, certainly, that we will retain the No.1 spot globally in terms of exports of this important commodity, wheat, Putin said. He called for f...

Colombia's first leftist president aspires to halt the rush to extract raw materials and save the Amazon from the climate crisis.

The meeting took place against a backdrop of US criticism of Swiss implementation of sanctions against Russia.