AFP:  France's government offered a slew of new concessions Thursday to farmers, hoping to calm anger behind tractor blockades of major roads nationwide. Farmers have been out in force for more than a week in protests triggered by an agricultural fuel duty hike, complaining their pay is squeezed, taxes are too high and regulations too onerous. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said he wanted to "better recognise the farming profess...

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