Oil spills pile on pressure for Iraq’s farmers

Oil spills pile on pressure for Iraq’s farmers

[ad_1] A picture shows an oil spill into an agricultural land in the region of Hamrin, north of Tikrit, in Iraq’s province of Salaheddin’Damaged land’In Hamrin, layers of sludge pile up as excavators build up dirt barriers — a temporary measure...
Fuming French farmers pile pressure on Paris

Fuming French farmers pile pressure on Paris

[ad_1] PARIS: France’s government scrambled on Thursday to come up with answers to farmers blocking motorways and demonstrating at public buildings across the country, after a fuel tax rise detonated long-standing resentments.It is a first crisis for...