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Syngenta will stop selling paraquat in Australia after strict new safety rules, but generic versions of the controversial herbicide will remain available
FILE – The Syngenta logo is seen outside the company’s headquarters, Feb. 7, 2007, in Basel, Switzerland. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via…
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Saudi Arabia planted 159 million trees and restored one million hectares of degraded land in less than five years | World News
Saudi Arabia has restored one million hectares of degraded land and planted more than 159 million trees, marking one of…
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Meet Nehemiah Turner: The 11-year-old Florida boy who spent more than 100 hours reading to shelter animals and changed countless lives by helping anxious pets find forever homes | World News
Most 11-year-olds spend their free time playing sports, video games or hanging out with friends. Nehemiah Turner chose something entirely…
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Libbie Mugrabi, ex-wife of billionaire art dealer David Mugrabi, listed her Hamptons mansion for $25 million and later cut the price to $19 million; its court-ordered auction will start at $11 million
Libbie received the mansion in divorce settlement with David Mugrabi (Getty images) A luxury estate in Bridgehampton owned by socialite…
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As Lake Mead’s water vanished after years of drought, human bodies, abandoned boats and decades-old mysteries began emerging from the lakebed | World News
America’s largest reservoir, Lake Mead, has become the unlikely centre of one of the most extraordinary discoveries in recent US…
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A 95-year-old CEO bought a bankrupt furniture store for $80,000 in 1975, then quietly built an $858 million business and gave millions away | World News
In 1975, Jake Jabs took the bold decision to make an $80,000 investment, which later led to the emergence of…
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A baby goat jumps from a small staircase, freezes with all four legs stiff and topples over; an inherited muscle condition explains why
When surprised, a myotonic goat’s muscles briefly stiffen, sometimes making it fall over. A viral video that has received more…
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2,000-year-old Egyptian hat stayed hidden inside a museum for more than 100 years until experts finally restored it | World News
For more than a hundred years, a small but remarkable piece of ancient clothing sat away from public view inside…
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A church, a Jesus statue and a border wall: Inside Trump’s latest land acquisition battle | World News
A 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Jesus sits atop Mount Cristo Rey in Lourdes Castanon, Mexico. More than 40,000 pilgrims from…
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First puffin chick in 30 years just emerged from England’s south coast after 15 weeks of careful monitoring, giving new hope to the country’s last mainland colony |
A tiny puffin chick has achieved something conservationists on England’s south coast had not witnessed in three decades. After 15…
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