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Few answers and 28 still missing three days after Brazil dams burst
Posted by Reuters: Stephen Eisenhammer on November 9th, 2015
Reuters: Three days after a massive mudflow and flood caused by ruptured dams at an iron ore mine, Brazilian authorities are still struggling to determine a cause or even recover the bodies of as many as 28 people possibly swept away in the torrent.
The disaster in the mineral-rich southeastern state of Minas Gerais, directly north of Rio de Janeiro, has prompted a rescue and salvage operation involving about 500 people, many of whom are still searching with the help of dogs and special equipment for victims...
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Homeowners’ bid to save Britain’s dwindling bee population
Posted by Telegraph: Laura Hughes on November 9th, 2015
Telegraph: Homeowners across the country are getting together to save Britain's dwindling bee population, George Eustice will say today. The announcement comes as research finds Britain's bee population is plummeting and Honeybee colonies have slumped in the UK from 250,000 in the 1950s, to fewer than 100,000 today. Many British apple crops, for example, which previously relied on honeybees, are now almost exclusively pollinated by a handful of wild bee species. The Environment Minister will say the progress...