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Turkish cargo ship sinks after collision off Istanbul's coast and 10 crew are feared dead

A Turkish cargo ship with 10 crew members sank Wednesday after colliding with a tanker off Istanbul

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EU struggles for effective answer after Germany blames Russia for foiled drone attack

The European Union is grappling with how to respond to an attempted drone attack at a German airport blamed on Russia

Tugboat sinks off South Korea's southern coast, leaving 1 dead and 6 missing

A tugboat capsized and sank off South Korea's southeastern coast, leaving one crew member dead and six others missing

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Explosion near German train station injures several people and draws police response

An explosion near a German train station followed by the discovery of a suspicious object caused police to temporarily close the transport hub in the southern city of Augsburg

Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find

Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalitiesAlmost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every single year, a study has found.Using publicly available data from 2006-2023, the study, which was commissioned by Pesticide Action Network, found there to be an estimated 402-433m cases of unintentional acute pesticide poisoning of farmers and farm workers every year. Continue reading...