• Reports: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses (AP)

  AP - Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and is likely to notify both the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, news reports said, as a top executive will testify before U.S. lawmakers about defects that have tarnished its reputation for quality and safety.

  
  

• Climate change impact of soil underestimated: study (AFP)

  AFP - Finnish researchers called for a revision of climate change estimates Monday after their findings showed emissions from soil would contribute more to climate warming than previously thought.

  
  

• Japan's Toyota to recall 300,000 Prius cars: report (AFP)

  AFP - Toyota plans to recall almost 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and will likely inform the United States and Japan Tuesday, a report said.

  
  

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