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Gov't says it cannot explain runaway Toyota (AP)
AP - The federal government said Monday it cannot explain a reported incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration in a Toyota Prius on a San Diego, Calif., freeway last week.
U.S. says no explanation yet for Prius California claim (Reuters)
Reuters - Safety investigators have found no evidence so far to support or disprove a California motorist's claim his Toyota Motor Corp Prius sped out of control on its own, and cautioned the case may never be explained, U.S. regulators said on Monday.
Britain's Miliband visits China amid rancor (AP)
AP - Britain's foreign secretary is visiting China to lobby for further nuclear sanctions on Iran and will seek to smooth rancor with Beijing over climate change talks and the execution of a British drug smuggler thought to be mentally ill.
Australia '0.7 degrees warmer over past 50 years' (AFP)
AFP - Australia's top science body said on Monday temperatures had risen about 0.7 degrees Celsius (0.44 Fahrenheit) in the last 50 years, describing the finding as "significant evidence" of climate change.
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AP - Phillips-Van Heusen has agreed to buy clothing company Tommy Hilfiger for about $3 billion.
Toyota to build Prius at 3rd Japan plant: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp will start making the Prius hybrid model at a third Japanese factory from September in a bid to shorten delivery time to customers, the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun newspaper said on Monday.
Rio's zoo a maternity ward for endangered species (AFP)
AFP - Rio's zoo has been abuzz with activity in recent months, welcoming new arrivals to its collection of animals as it battles to try to save many of the nation's endangered species.
China alleges diplomatic snub at Copenhagen summit (AP)
AP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said he was snubbed at last year's Copenhagen climate change conference and fired back Sunday at critics who accuse China of arrogance.
Probe questions account of runaway Prius (AP)
AP - Investigators with Toyota and the federal government were unable to make a Toyota Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on a California freeway, according to a memorandum obtained Saturday by The Associated Press. A congressional spokesman said the finding cast doubt on the driver's story.
Air Pollution Slows Women's Marathon Times (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Running a marathon is challenging enough, but now new research shows that the performance of female marathoners can be hindered by a certain type of air pollution.
Tuna, tuskers, tigers headline wildlife trade meet (AFP)
AFP - Atlantic bluefin tuna is in crisis and meets the criteria for a total ban on international trade, the head of the UN wildlife trade organisation said on Saturday in opening a 13-day meeting.
Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants (AP)
AP - An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants, and authorities are investigating whether he had access to sensitive information or materials that would be useful to terrorists.
Alleged Al-Qaeda man worked at US nuclear power plant (AFP)
AFP - An alleged Al-Qaeda agent and US citizen involved in a bloody shooting in Yemen five days ago was revealed Friday to have worked for a US nuclear power plant company between 2002 and 2008.
NOAA director urges better explanations of climate (AP)
AP - Climate change is here and scientists need to do a better job of explaining it to the public, the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday.
Toyota engineer to assist probe of NY Prius crash (AP)
AP - Police say Toyota is sending an engineer to help investigate a suburban New York accident in which the driver said her Prius accelerated on its own and slammed into a stone wall.
Ocean acidification: another path to EPA rules on carbon emissions? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Move over global warming. Ocean acidification is getting its day in court.
Chinese zoo blamed for death of 11 Siberian tigers (AP)
AP - Eleven rare Siberian tigers have died at a wildlife park in a startling case that activists say hints at unsavory practices among some zoos and animal farms in China: They are overbreeding endangered animals in the hopes of making illicit profit on their carcasses.
Ocean pollution contaminating China shellfish: report (AFP)
AFP - China's coastal waters are increasingly polluted by everything from oil to pesticides, contaminating the nation's marine life including the shellfish supply, state press reported Friday.
Group: polluters use offsets to avoid carbon cuts (AP)
AP - Major European polluters are buying their way out of making big cuts to greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing carbon offsets that pay for environmental programs in developing nations, a nonprofit group said Friday.
Central American shrimp, lobster fast disappearing (AFP)
AFP - Illegal fishing and climate change are decimating shrimp and lobster populations in Central America, threatening a two-billion-dollar industry and 136,000 jobs, regional experts said Thursday.

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