French Farmers Mount Fuel Blockades
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Hundreds of angry French farmers mounted blockades around the country Monday to hold up fuel shipments in protest at soaring diesel and gasoline prices and to press their demands for government aid.
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Across the globe, huge demand for biofuels has created tension between using land to produce fuel and using it for food.
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Saboteurs are stalling oil transports and causing costly power outages, crippling the country's increasingly unstable energy infrastructure.
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Guns and balaclavas appear in France's vineyards as despairing growers struggle for a living price for their wine.
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Thousands of gas and electricity workers took part in demonstrations across France against a government bill currently being debated in parliament to privatise the state-owned Gaz de France (GDF).
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Business & money: Â· Call to catch up with big energy crop producersÂ· Concerns over food supply are 'absolute nonsense'
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Security concerns are preventing fuel and other goods from leaving a key port.
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The government warns against illegal blockades as fuel protesters prepare for a day of action.
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Plans to make cars greener by using fuel made from crops and animal fat are in doubt
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French oil major Total  fears Venezuela's drive to take over complex heavy oil projects run by foreign oil companies in the Orinoco belt could lead to operational problems, chairman Thierry Desmarest said on Tuesday.
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Channel ferry services are disrupted by a French fishermen's strike over fuel price rises.
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"The blockades are still there despite the ministry's decision. We'll have to see what to do today ... It's too soon for the moment to talk about using force."  By Robin PomeroyROME  - Italian truckers defied a government demand that they end their three-day-old strike on Wednesday, keeping in place road blockades that have dried up fuel supplies and stopped fresh food reaching shops and markets.The strike, in protest against high fuel costs and poor working conditions, meant supermarket shelves in places that are usually crammed with fresh fruit and vegetables were bare, and most filling stations were closed.By blockading motorways at strategic points across the country since Monday, the truckers have brought parts of the economy to a standstill. Carmaker Fiat closed down factories for lack of parts and told thousands of workers to stay at home. Read more
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A furious attack on the rush for biofuels is launched by a charity that supports poor farmers.
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Smoking restrictions tighten this week as France tries to drive the once-ubiquitous cigarette from public spaces, but many smokers are angry and deeply suspicious of government attempts to coax them into ...Comment
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In the latest case of French government intervention in the corporate arena, Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy is to meet this week with the group that bottles Perrier mineral water, currently locked in a labor ...
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French fishermen angry at rising fuel costs have blocked ports in northern France, disrupting cross-Channel passenger ferry services.
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France's conservative government is vowing not to buckle under pressure from the worst strikes for two years, but a tough battle is brewing after a week of protests which have strengthened the unions' resolve.