Swedish truckmaker Volvo warned on Tuesday that an emissions control component used in its trucks was degrading more quickly than expected, which could cause engines to exceed emission limits for nitrogen oxides.
... An Idaho wildlife official was forced to resign on Monday after photographs of him posing with a family of baboons and other wild creatures he killed in September during a hunting trip in Africa went viral online, igniting a firestorm of criticism.
... Crowds thronged the Sydney Opera House and shores of the city's sparkling harbor on Tuesday to catch a glimpse of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan during their first public appearances in Australia...
... U.S. President Donald Trump got a first-hand look on Monday at the “total devastation" that Hurricane Michael brought to Florida, as rescuers searched for scores of missing people and hundreds of thousands of residents remained without power.
... It’s a lot easier for regulators to understand the need for new frameworks that allow innovations like drones, when every flight could potentially save a life. ... SALMON, Idaho (Reuters - A small group of killer whales in the Pacific Northwest faces extinction unless U.S. government fisheries managers reverse a decline in their main food source, Chinook salmon, scientists said on Monday.
... A magnitude 6.8 earthquake was recorded east of New Caledonia in the South Pacific on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, about half an hour after an earlier 6.5 quake in the same area.
... Things have been pretty quiet on the Canary front. In January at CES, the New York-based smart security startup released a stripped-down version of it its flagship camera. Beyond the odd software updates here and there, however, we haven’t heard much. This morning, however, the company announced some pretty big changes coming from the top, ... Some tech companies might have a problem taking money from the Department of Defense, but Amazon isn’t one of them, as CEO Jeff Bezos made clear today at the Wired25 conference. Just last week, Google pulled out of the running for the Pentagon’s $10 billion, 10-year JEDI cloud contract, but Bezos suggested that he was happy ... An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 was recorded east of New Caledonia in the South Pacific on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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Volvo warns some truck engines could be exceeding emission limits
Idaho wildlife official resigns over uproar about killing baboon family
Australia embraces royal couple after pregnancy announcement
Trump surveys Michael’s wrath, rescuers search for bodies
Life-Saving Deliveries Will Get Drones Flying the Skies
Scientists make plea to save Pacific Northwest killer whales
Second, larger quake recorded off New Caledonia: USGS
IoT company Smartfrog takes controlling interest in Canary
Jeff Bezos is just fine taking the Pentagon’s $10B JEDI cloud contract
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake recorded east of New Caledonia: USGS