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Wisconsin is known for its cheese, producing more cheese than any other state in the US— in fact, 2.7 billion pounds were produced last year! ...more |
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About 3.33 million hectares (8 million acres) of China's farmland is too polluted to grow crops, a government official said on Monday, highlighting the risk facing agriculture after three decades of rapid industrial growth. ...more |
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![AFEDMAG Facebook Page exceeds 260,000 likes in less than one year! AFEDMAG Facebook Page exceeds 260,000 likes in less than one year!](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_565148ac-86f6-425b-90ba-6b32b93b5d72_.jpg) |
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Less than a year after it joined Facebook, AFEDMAG page was able to reach over 260,000 likes, with over 21,000 people talking about it; which translates to number of likes, shares and comments on its posts! ...more |
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The Saline Water Conversion Corporation has announced the closure of the Tahlia desalination plant, one of the oldest plants in Jeddah. ...more |
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An alternative to costly radar-based weather services could soon be operational in developing nations, to help them detect severe storms more cheaply and quickly. ...more |
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The World Health Organization has drawn up a list of chemical substances that are the greatest health hazards, including asbestos, benzol, cadmium, arsenic, too little or too much phosphorus, quicksilver, lead and some others. ...more |
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The decontamination of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant may very well finish by the end of March 2017 instead of the original estimated date of March 2014. ...more |
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Five percent of all agricultural produce in Saudi Arabia is contaminated with high levels of insecticide harmful to people, animals and the environment. ...more |
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While there is no doubt that the electric vehicle market has performed admirably during 2013, what does the future hold for the electric vehicle industry in 2014? ...more |
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Neonicotinoid pesticides, which have been increasingly blamed for the collapse of bee populations, may also impact human's developing nervous system, according to a review of research by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). ...more |
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