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...Investigation (DSI), which is similar to the FBI, says it has no evidence to confirm the facts of the case - and doesn't even know whether the blue stone that's said to be larger than the Hope Diamond exists. What is certain is that the alleged theft eventually cost Thailand billions of dollars, left people dead in its wake and put an Elvis-impersonating Thai official on death row. More than 20 years later, the ripped-off Saudis still want their jewels back, and relations between the two governments remains strained. (See the world's top 10 heists...
What kind of value are we talking about? According to research cited in the TEEB report, an annual investment of $45 billion to biodiversity conservation worldwide could safeguard about $5 trillion in ecosystem services - a benefit to cost ratio...
...journalism industry faces the challenges of a digital world, newspapers have no choice but to change their reporting methods and employment structure. However, this should not come at the cost of journalistic breadth and depth. As such, we regret that many newsrooms across the country have decreased their higher education coverage and eliminated higher education beats writers. While it is always difficult to determine the best way to tighten one’s belt, sacrificing college and university reporting is an unwise cut on the part of many publications...
Serving approximately 5,000 patients a year, The Family Van focuses on cost-effective prevention with free tests and counseling services in Boston’s low-income neighborhoods...
...Family Van is estimated to save the healthcare system roughly $20 million a year by treating patients who otherwise would not have regular access to primary care and saving them the cost of potentially expensive emergency room visits, Oriol explains...