Turkey may pull out of its customs union with the EU if the EU/U.S. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is ratified without its inclusion. The government stated that products of non-EU origin are able to surreptitiously enter its borders due to EU trade agreements with other countries, and it does not want the same to occur with U.S. products.
News Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS Algerian grain imports are up considerably in 2014, totaling 4.9 MMT through the end of May. That is a 29 percent increase over 2013 with wheat at 2.3 MMT (up 18 percent), corn at 1.6 MMT (up 51 percent), durum wheat at 716,000 MT (up 40 percent) and feed barley at 296,000 MT (up 5 percent). During the Arab Spring and...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
