Fuming French farmers camp out in Paris despite government pledges

Hundreds of tractors rolled into Paris earlier in the day, reflecting a deep sense of malaise afflicting France's agricultural sector, with the planned signing of an accord between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc seen as the last straw. Farmers have complained about economic uncertainties and environmental rules, and have since December staged protests and set up roadblocks over the government's handling of a lumpy skin disease outbreak in cattle. Lecornu said on Tuesday he had tasked...