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May 20- Monsanto Co is hosting a "Bee Summit." Bayer AG is breaking ground on a " Bee Care Center." Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer and other agrichemical companies say other factors such as mites are killing the bees.
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*Pesticide firm Syngenta says decision based on bad science. The executive European Commission said on Monday it would press ahead with the ban on a class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids, produced mainly by Germany's Bayer and Switzerland's Syngenta, despite the EU's 27- member states failing to reach an agreement on the matter.
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BRUSSELS, April 29- The European Commission said on Monday it would go ahead and impose a temporary ban on three of the world's most widely used pesticides because of fears they harm bees, despite EU governments failing to agree on the issue.
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*Europe likely to impose ban after governments fail to agree. Europe is expected to impose a temporary ban on the pesticides after EU governments failed on Monday to agree whether or not their use should be halted.
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*Europe likely to impose ban after governments fail to agree. Europe is expected to impose a temporary ban on the pesticides after EU governments failed on Monday to agree whether or not their use should be halted.
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BRUSSELS, April 29- The European Commission will temporarily restrict the use of three of the world's most widely used pesticides over fears they harm bees, after EU governments failed to reach agreement on the issue, a Commission source said.
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LONDON, April 26- Top British fashion designers Vivienne Westwood and Katharine Hamnett joined bee campaigners outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Friday to urge the government to support a proposed European Union ban on pesticides which harm bees.
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April 23- Chemicals maker DuPont forecast further strong growth in demand for its seeds and pesticides after it more than doubled quarterly profit, reinforcing a push into food and agriculture that has eased its dependence on paint pigments.
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April 23- Chemicals maker DuPont's quarterly profit more than doubled as the worst dry spell in decades encouraged U.S. farmers to buy its drought-hardy seeds and crop-protection products to boost yields.
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DuPont reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations on Tuesday.
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*Sodexo, Nokia fall after earnings lag. *Vodafone boosted by Verizon stake talk. That followed forecast-lagging earnings from European firms including Sodexo and Nokia, down 9.6 percent and 8.3 percent, respectively.
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ZURICH, March 28- Syngenta and Bayer, top producers of the pesticides blamed for a sharp fall in bee populations around the world, have proposed a plan to support bee health in a bid to forestall a European ban of their products.
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*Action comes as European Union debates restrictions. *EPA says working aggressively to protect bees. "It is a catastrophe in progress," said migratory bee keeper Steve Ellis who maintains 2,000 bee hives for pollinating crops from Minnesota to California. "
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*Ban proposed over evidence of acute risk to bees. BRUSSELS, March 15- EU governments failed to agree a ban on three widely used pesticides linked to the decline of honeybees on Friday, but the European Commission could force one through by the summer unless member states agree a compromise.
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LONG BEACH, Calif., March 13- Foreign stocks are coveted for the superior growth and value they can offer. Investors have turned to them lately for higher income, too. The recent outperformance of U.S. stocks helps to account both for their comparatively meager yields and expensive valuations, said Alex Robins, an international equity manager at J.P.
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Syngenta, the world's largest agrochemicals company, said it was confident ahead of the upcoming planting season and will hike its dividend 19 percent after it posted a full-year net profit that beat expectations.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 31- The European Commission said on Thursday it wanted EU member states restrict the use of pesticides linked to the decline of bees.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 31- The European Commission said on Thursday it wanted EU member states restrict the use of pesticides linked to the decline of bees. A report from the European Food Safety Authority earlier this month said three widely-used neonicotinoid pesticides, made by Switzerland's Syngenta and Germany's Bayer, posed an acute risk to honeybees.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 16- Three widely-used pesticides made by Switzerland's Syngenta and Germany's Bayer pose an acute risk to honeybees, the European Union's food safety watchdog said on Wednesday, but stopped short of linking them to bee colony collapse.
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