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VOICED: Racing to save the Gulf of MexicoÕs fragile ecosystem
VOICED: Racing to save the Gulf of MexicoÕs fragile ecosystem
Bloomberg
BASF Agrees to $7B Bayer Deal
Oct.13 -- BASF has agreed to buy part of Bayer's seed and herbicide business for $7B, helping to clear the way for Bayer's $66B acquisition of Monsanto. Bloomberg's Phil Serafino reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe."
Bloomberg
Akzo Nobel's CEO on 3Q Earnings, Chemicals Unit
Oct.18 -- Thierry Vanlancker, chief executive officer at Akzo Nobel, discusses his most important task as CEO, 3Q earnings, the separation of the chemicals unit, the takeover bid from PPG, the input from Elliot and his outlook for the...
Bloomberg
La fractura hidráulica hace temblar a Oklahoma
Nov.10-- El meteórico ascenso del shale en las dos últimas décadas ha transformado el panorama energético de Estados Unidos y ha repercutido en los mercados mundiales. Pero el éxito de la perforación de shale tiene sus problemas. Alix...
Bloomberg
Sabic Posts Lowest Quarterly Profit in 10 Years
Oct.28 -- Saudi Basic Industries Corp. posted its lowest quarterly profit in at least a decade. Bloomberg’s Filipe Pacheco reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East.”
Bloomberg
Mitsubishi Chemical CEO on Strategy, Gender Gap in Japan
Apr.29 -- Jean-Marc Gilson, the newly-arrived chief executive officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp., shares his strategy to return the company to profitability. The 90-year-old Japanese chemical giant that has interests in...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Choking on factory waste: the Nile's rising scourge
In southeastern Uganda, where the Nile starts its 6,650-kilometre (4,130-mile) journey to the Mediterranean Sea, factories located within spitting distance of the river dump their waste directly into Africa's longest river -- with...
Curated Video
A new study shows that while colony collapse remains a serious problem, beekeepers think drought and starvation may be playing larger roles in decimating the population of the buzzing insects that pollinate many fruits and vegetables.
HEADLINE: Beekeeper: Missing bees create a buzz
CAPTION: A new study shows that while colony collapse remains a serious problem, beekeepers think drought and starvation may be playing larger roles in decimating the population of the...
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German police on Thursday detained two men suspected of obtaining potential ingredients for a bomb and searched an Islamic center where the pair had spent time.
HEADLINE: German police detain 2; search Islamic center
CAPTION: German police on Thursday detained two men suspected of obtaining potential ingredients for a bomb and searched an Islamic center where the pair had spent time. (Sept....
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VOICED : Looted and leaking South Sudans oil wells pose health risk
VOICED : Looted and leaking South Sudans oil wells pose health risk
Bloomberg
Akzo Nobel Rejects $22.1B Takeover Bid From PPG
Mar.09 -- Akzo Nobel, Europe's largest coatings company rejected an unsolicited takeover bid for $22.1B from PPG industries. Bloomberg's Tara Patel reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe."
Curated Video
Expert on nerve agent thought to have killed Kim
The use of the VX nerve agent in the assassination of the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader may have been a message to the international community about chemical weapon capabilities, according to one British expert.Jennifer...
Bloomberg
Clariant Shares Soar as Sabic Names New CEO, Board Members
Sep.18 -- Patrick Jany, chief financial officer at Clariant, discusses the naming of a new Chief Executive Officer and four board members by the company's largest investor, Saudi Basic Industries Corp. He speaks with Bloomberg's Nejra...
Bloomberg
Aramco-Sabic Deal a Positive for Saudi Arabia, Says ADS Investment Solutions’s CIO
Mar.28 -- Ashish Marwah, chief investment officer for asset management at ADS Investment Solutions, discusses Saudi Aramco purchasing a majority stake in Sabic and what it means for the kingdom. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle...
Bloomberg
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny May Have Been Exposed to Chemicals
Jul.29 -- Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was hospitalized after he may have been exposed to "an unknown chemical substance" while in prison. Bloomberg's Gregory White reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
Press Association
Environment protesters target government department in Dublin
Environmental activists 'wallpapering' the front of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment with pages of science detailing the climate impact of fracked gas. The group of protesters, many dressed in boiler...
Curated Video
Hong Kong police: About 1,100 arrested in a day
Hong Kong police said Tuesday they were alarmed to see universities being turned into a "weapons factories".
Bloomberg
Dow CEO on Third-Quarter Results, Diversity, Pandemic Response
Oct.22 -- Dow Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Fitterling discusses third-quarter performance, diversity efforts, and global health measures to address the coronavirus pandemic on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close."
Press Association
Extinction Rebellion protest outside Sinn Fein headquarters
Extinction Rebellion in Dublin. Speaking is Extinction Rebellion activist Oscar Mooney, from Sandymount, as the group held a demonstration outside Sinn Fein's headquarters in Dublin calling on the party to act now in the Northern Irish...
Curated Video
The MV Cape May is preparing to leave Portsmouth, Virginia in about two weeks time, heading for the Mediterranean, where other nations' ships will deliver chemical weapons from Syria to be destroyed. The Pentagon gave reporters a tour Thursday. (Jan. 2)
SOUNDBITE (English) Adam Baker, chemical engineer:
"Mustard gas, and DF is the other compound that's the most hazardous. That's the sarin precursor."
SOUNDBITE (English) Frank Kendall, Defense Under Secretary:
"This is a proven...
Bloomberg
Linde, Praxair Confirm Talks on Potential Megamerger
Aug. 16 -- Linde AG and Praxair Inc. have confirmed talks on a merger that could potentially create the world's largest industrial gas supplier in a deal said to be valued at more than $30 billion. Bloomberg's Aaron Kirchfeld reports on...
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CLEAN : Looted and leaking South Sudans oil wells pose health risk
CLEAN : Looted and leaking South Sudans oil wells pose health risk
Curated Video
Thirty years after massive toxic contamination was discovered at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Marines and their families want help and answers. A federal health report is due this spring, but some answers may already lie in 'Babyland.' (May 20)
STORY
'Babyland': Camp Lejeune's toxic legacy?
CAPTION: Thirty years after massive toxic contamination was discovered at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Marines and their families want help and answers. A...
Bloomberg
Dow Chemical to Focus Less on Big Projects, CFO Ungerleider Says
Sep.13 -- Howard Ungerleider, Dow Chemical Co. president and chief financial officer, discusses the new streamlined Dow companies with Bloomberg's Ed Hammond on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close."