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Low water levels on Danube reveal sunken WW2 German warships

Europe's worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its lowest levels in almost a century, exposing the hulks of dozens of explosives-laden German warships sunk during World War Two near Serbia's river port town of Prahovo.

Serbs wade in shrinking Danube as dredgers work flat-out

Serbs wade in shrinking Danube as dredgers work flat-out

Serbian sunseekers flocking to the riverside beaches of Novi Sad have adopted new pastime this summer - wading across a vast stretch of the Danube usually reserved for cargo barges and cruise ships.

Replica of Roman boat cruises the Danube

A replica of a Roman-era boat of the kind that once sailed along the Danube from Germany to the river's delta at the Black Sea is cruising in Hungary this week, making stops along its journey in the Hungarian capital Budapest.

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More than 130 grain ships stuck in Black Sea as talks start in Istanbul

Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine, the UN and Turkey seek deal to enable exports to pass on to the Danube

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine begins restoring Danube River ports in effort to beat Black Sea grain blockade

Ukraine has begun restoring some of its long-disused river ports on the Danube to allow for grain exports amid Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea.

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Ukraine restores Danube River ports in emergency effort to get grain out

Soviet-era ports being resuscitated but officials say only way to mitigate global hunger is to end Russia’s Black Sea blockade

The Guardian - UK

France's Macron sceptical on Russia Odesa grain deal, sees Romania option

France's president said on Friday he saw little chance of an agreement with Russia for now to get grain out the Ukrainian port of Odesa, but said there were talks to regenerate rail routes linking Odesa to the Danube in Romania as an alternative.

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Russian attacks on key bridge may affect Ukraine's grain export plans

Russia launched two missile strikes and damaged a strategic bridge in Ukraine's Odesa region, state railways and local officials said on Wednesday, an event that could affect Ukrainian plans to expand exports through Danube ports.

Hungary's opposition fights Orban's media strength one letterbox at a time

Hungary's opposition fights Orban's media strength one letterbox at a time

Setting a brisk pace, 79-year-old Peter Nogradi pounds the streets of a sleepy village by the Danube river each Wednesday, dropping a newsletter into mailboxes as part of a campaign by opponents of Hungary's Prime Minister ahead of April elections.

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