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Pirates kidnap some crew from Danish ship in Gulf of Guinea
Pirates kidnap some crew from Danish ship in Gulf of Guinea
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Pirates who seized a Danish oil tanker off Congo last week have abandoned the ship and taken some crew members with them, while the rest were found in good health, the ship's owner said Friday. By the time the ship was located, "the pirates had abandoned the vessel and brought a part of the crew members with them," Monjasa said in a statement.

Quake hit one-fifth of Turkey's food production: UN
Quake hit one-fifth of Turkey's food production: UN
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The devastating earthquake that hit southern Turkey and neighbouring Syria in February damaged more than 20 percent of Turkey's agricultural production, the UN's food agency said Friday. "The earthquake-affected region, known as Turkey's 'fertile crescent', accounts for nearly 15 percent of agricultural GDP and contributes to almost 20 percent of Turkey's agrifood exports."