BNP Paribas reported a fall in first-quarter profit and revenue on Thursday but beat analyst forecasts, as lower expenses and a strong performance in its corporate banking business offset flat or falling revenues elsewhere. The euro zone's biggest bank said group net income over the first three months of the year declined by 2.2% from a year earlier to 3.10 billion euros ($3.31 billion), beating the 2.4 billion-euro average of 19 analyst estimates compiled by the company.
A Philippine court has blocked the commercial propagation of genetically modified golden rice because it said conflicting scientific views gave rise to "severe" health and environmental safety concerns."By reason of the conflicting scientific views and uncertainties on the risks and effects of Golden Rice and Bt Eggplant, potential severe and grave threats to the welfare of people and the environment arise," the court said.
Country | G | S | B | Total |
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United States | 39 | 41 | 33 | 113 |
China | 38 | 32 | 18 | 88 |
ROC | 20 | 28 | 23 | 71 |
Great Britain | 22 | 21 | 22 | 65 |
Japan | 27 | 14 | 17 | 58 |
Australia | 17 | 7 | 22 | 46 |
Italy | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 |