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The best river cruises around the world for 2024
7 months, 1 week ago

The best river cruises around the world for 2024

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Danube open image in gallery The Danube rises in the mountains of Germany’s Black Forest Europe’s second longest river …

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The best river cruises around the world for 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

The best river cruises around the world for 2024

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Danube open image in gallery The Danube rises in the mountains of Germany’s Black Forest Europe’s second longest river …

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NATO member Romania finds fragments of drones near its border with Ukraine for the third time
1 year, 3 months ago

NATO member Romania finds fragments of drones near its border with Ukraine for the third time

Associated Press  

BUCHAREST, Romania — NATO member Romania found new fragments of a drone deemed similar to those used by the Russian army near its border with Ukraine on Wednesday, in the third such finding in a week, defense officials said. Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said after Wednesday’s drone findings that it “reiterates its firm protest against the violation, once again, …

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World Athletics Championships Budapest ‘23 curtain-raiser, events start Saturday
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships Budapest ‘23 curtain-raiser, events start Saturday

The Hindu  

Hungary has named its capital’s airport after virtuoso pianist and composer Ferenc Liszt, but if you are a fan of track and field, there’s another soundtrack that’s music to your ears. Coach Bobby George grins ear to ear, like a gear head at a Formula 1 race, when he hears that beat on the practice track next to Budapest’s National …

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Russian drone strikes hit a Ukrainian port on Romania’s border that is key to grain exports
1 year, 4 months ago

Russian drone strikes hit a Ukrainian port on Romania’s border that is key to grain exports

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drones on Wednesday hit a Ukrainian port city along the border with Romania, causing significant damage and a huge fire at facilities that are key to Ukrainian grain exports. The head of the Ukrainian president’s office, Andriy Yermak, said the city of Izmail, on the Danube River that forms part of the Ukraine-Romania border, was hit …

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Russia targets Odesa port, angering Ukraine and nearby Romania
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia targets Odesa port, angering Ukraine and nearby Romania

Al Jazeera  

Several tonnes of grain are damaged following the drone attack on Izmail, which is part of Ukraine’s Danube infrastructure. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis called Russia’s repeated attacks on Ukraine’s Danube infrastructure near Romania “unacceptable” war crimes. Nine days of attacks Kyiv has accused Moscow of stepping up attacks on Ukrainian grain infrastructure by hitting 26 port facilities, five civilian vessels …

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Russian missile attacks leave few options for Ukrainian farmers looking to export grain
1 year, 4 months ago

Russian missile attacks leave few options for Ukrainian farmers looking to export grain

Associated Press  

PAVLIVKA, Ukraine — The summer winds carried the smell of burned grain across the southern Ukrainian steppe and away from the shards of three Russian cruise missiles that struck the unassuming metal hangars. The Black Sea handled about 95% of Ukrainian grain exports before Russia’s invasion and the U.N.-brokered initiative allowed Ukraine to ship much of what farmers harvested in …

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Europe, US mulling ways to improve Ukraine’s grain exports
1 year, 7 months ago

Europe, US mulling ways to improve Ukraine’s grain exports

Firstpost  

Administrative officials of the United States and Europe on Wednesday toured Ukraine’s southern port of Izmail that’s crucial in taking Ukrainian grain to the world — and could become critical if a deal with Russia to allow grain exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports expires. Ukrainian grain supplies are critical to millions of people around the world, and Wednesday’s visit …

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US, Europe eyeing ways to improve Ukraine’s grain exports
1 year, 7 months ago

US, Europe eyeing ways to improve Ukraine’s grain exports

Associated Press  

IZMAIL, Ukraine — U.S. and European officials on Wednesday toured Ukraine’s southern port of Izmail that’s important in bringing Ukrainian grain to the world — and could become critical if a deal with Russia to allow grain exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports expires. Ukrainian grain supplies are critical to millions of people around the world, and Wednesday’s visit comes …

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Danube drought reveals parts of hidden World War II history
2 years, 3 months ago

Danube drought reveals parts of hidden World War II history

Associated Press  

PRAHOVO, Serbia — The worst drought in Europe in decades hasn’t only scorched farmland and hampered river traffic, it also has exposed a part of almost forgotten World War II history: The hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships have emerged from the Danube River as its water levels have dropped. In the middle of the mighty river …

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AP PHOTOS: As world marks Earth Day, trash still big problem
2 years, 8 months ago

AP PHOTOS: As world marks Earth Day, trash still big problem

Associated Press  

A group of wild elephants sift through garbage looking for food at a landfill in Sri Lanka. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print A Hawksbill sea turtle, that was found on a nearby beach, is displayed after an autopsy was performed along with trash mostly plastic materials, top, and food items, left, removed …

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In the Alps, White Caviar Offers Exclusive Alternative as Demand Grows During New Year's Eve
3 years, 11 months ago

In the Alps, White Caviar Offers Exclusive Alternative as Demand Grows During New Year's Eve

News 18  

In his waders, Stefan Astner checks on the albino sturgeon: Almost two decades after they hatched, they’re ready to be gutted for their caviar to be shipped out for New Year’s celebrations. Owner Walter Gruell is one of about 2,500 sturgeon farmers worldwide that produce a combined 415 tonnes of caviar a year, according to the World Sturgeon Conservation Society’s …

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