1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (303+ words) In the Finnish city of Lappeenranta, a long-term battle against hogweed has begun to yield results: the number of the plant’s thickets in the city has declined. This summer, around 170 sites are under monitoring, compared with more than 200 locations at…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago   (184+ words) UA.NEWS Rains ease heat and drought in Western Europe — YLE News In Western Europe, extreme heat and drought that had previously engulfed the continent have eased after rainfall, YLE News reports. Over the past week, precipitation fell in the…...

11+ hour ago   (310+ words) A pigeon racing club from Warrnambool in the Australian state of Victoria plans to hold an anniversary competition on Sunday despite the mass deaths of birds in the southwest of the state. The deaths are linked to a suspected deadly…...

12+ hour, 8+ min ago   (251+ words) Estonia’s State Forest Management Centre, RMK, together with passenger rail operator Elron, will launch a mushroom express in September. Passengers will be able to travel by train to the forest to pick mushrooms under the guidance of specialists. According to…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (224+ words) Macquarie is located in the Southern Ocean, about 1,500 kilometres southeast of Hobart. The World Heritage-listed island is home to up to 4 million seabirds and 100,000 seals. The island is currently free of the deadly H5 strain of bird flu. Experts warn that…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (172+ words) China's Ningxia region has launched a pilot model for inspecting agricultural food products for export by production batches. The first batch of broccoli to Malaysia was cleared by Zhongwei Customs, ECNS reports, citing Yinchuan Customs. The mechanism was introduced by…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (535+ words) The shutdown of the main terminals in the Azov-Black Sea basin, which account for 88% of Russia’s seaborne grain exports, has caused a sharp drop in purchase prices and derailed the country’s export plans. According to market intelligence, over the past…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (270+ words) Russian strikes on Ukrainian ports and problems with maritime exports could jeopardize not only this year’s grain shipments but also the 2027 planting season. Due to difficulties in selling their harvest, farmers risk running out of sufficient funds for seeds, fertilizers,…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (354+ words) Food prices may rise in remote communities in Queensland after Australia’s National Heavy Vehicle Regulator banned Hawkins Transport from operating its entire fleet. The Normanton-based carrier operates in the Gulf of Carpentaria region and delivered around 60 pallets of food weekly…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (297+ words) US President Donald Trump has faced criticism from members of the Republican Party after deciding to temporarily suspend higher tariffs on imported beef. According to The Guardian World, the United States is to import up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign…...