Almost half of the billions of bees that pollinate up to a fourth of food crops in the United States vanished last winter. This worsening phenomenon, known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), has decimated hundreds of thousands of bee colonies in the nation within less than a decade and cost billions of dollars in agricultural losses.
Read Full ArticleCyprus is the fifth eurozone nation—after Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Spain—to be bailed out. While the island asked for 17 billion euros to rescue its troubled government and banks, it was only approved for a smaller package, which did not include funds for its financial institutions.
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