Protesting farmers block major roads into Paris
A farmer uses his smartphone and drinks a beer as he stands next to a bale of straw during a road blockage of the A6 highway near Villabe, south of Paris, on January 29. Photo: AFP
French farmers choked off major motorways around Paris on Monday, threatening to blockade the capital in an intensifying standoff with the government over working conditions.In recent weeks there has been a slew of protests in France, a major agricultural producer, by farmers angry about incomes, red tape and environmental policies they say undermine their ability...