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Ferries need to be updated or replaced, experts warnGreece’s coastal shipping fleet is old and environmentally unsound, and needs to be replaced with the assistance of local and European Union authorities, XRTC Business Consultants says in its latest reports on the sector.The average age of the 41 ferryboats operated by Greece’s three biggest coastal shippers – Attica, Minoan and ANEK – is 19.3 years, while the country’s total fleet of 91 ferries is aged 26 on average.
Swimmers set upon by turtles off ManiA pack of sea turtles reportedly launched an attack on some 40 swimmers in the Limeni region of Mani, southern Greece, Thursday.The injured swimmers were sent to a medical center in Aeropoli to undergo examinations and receive antibiotics as sea turtles are known to be carriers of salmonella bacteria.Local authorities said this was the first time such an incident had taken place in the area.
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Schoolchildren in China work overnight to produce Amazon Alexa devicesLeaked documents show children as young as 16 recruited by Amazon supplier Foxconn work gruelling and illegal hours