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Pirates off Nigeria's coast kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish-crewed container ship in the Gulf of Guinea on Saturday in a brazen and violent attack that was farther from shore than usual.
Ivory Coast's large backlog of unsold cocoa could cause an around 10% slump in the guaranteed price for the 2020/21 mid-crop and jeopardise the outlook for next season, industry sources said, amid a slowdown in demand linked to COVID-19.
4 Min Read ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Pirates off Nigeria’s coast kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish-crewed container ship in the Gulf of Guinea on Saturday in a brazen and violent attack that was farther from shore than usual. Turkish ambassador to Libreville, Nilufer Erdem Kaygisiz (C), meets Turkish sailors on board the attacked container ship MV Mozart in Port-Gentil, Gabon January 24, 2021. Turkish Embassy in Libreville/via REUTERS One sailor was killed in the raid, an Azerbaijani citizen, while those kidnapped are from Turkey, according to the respective governments and a crew list seen b...
Parents face "dramatic shortages" of children's outdoor toys following a surge in demand since Christmas, warns a Powys business. Llanymynech-based toy retailer Rebo UK Ltd said a demand for ride on cars, bikes, quads and trucks and orders for outdoor climbing frames, slides, swings and trampolines have risen "beyond expectations". Consumers have been told that they should prepare for higher-than-expected price rises as demand, product shortages and the continued rise in transport costs has its effect following Brexit. James Owen, owner, said: "The stock we had delivered before Decemb...
6 Min Read SINGAPORE/MUMBAI/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tightening global supplies of basic foodstuffs and disruptions to shipping caused by the coronavirus pandemic are driving up the cost of rice, the most important staple food for billions of people worldwide. FILE PHOTO: Bags of processed rice are seen arranged inside a warehouse in Benue, Nigeria December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo Rising food prices are a worrying trend in countries that depend on imports, while the cost of rice is politically sensitive in many parts of Asia and Africa. A spike in the price of the grain led to ...