agriculture

Ortho will drop chemicals linked to honeybee declines

Ortho will drop chemicals linked to honeybee declines

Associated Press

DENVER (AP) — Garden-care giant Ortho said Tuesday it will stop using a class of chemicals widely believed to harm bees.

The company plans to phase out neonicotinoids by 2021 in eight products used to control garden pests and diseases.

Old painting in French attic may be $135 million masterpiece
france

Old painting in French attic may be $135 million masterpiece

Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — A 400-year-old picture that might have been painted by Italian master Caravaggio has been found in an attic in southern France.

Eric Turquin, the French expert who retrieved the painting two years ago, says it is in an exceptional state of conservation and estimates its value at 120 million euros (about $135 million).

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