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Exxon plunges to first loss in decades as pandemic chokes off demand
2021-02-02 18:11:26| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The firm is in the midst of drastic cuts as it bows to economic and activist pressure for change.
Google Device Bug Chokes Home WiFi Networks
2018-01-18 19:16:00| TechNewsWorld
A bug in the software used by Google Cast devices such as Chromecast and Home can slow down or crash WiFi networks. The problem -- initially believed to be isolated to a particular router model made by TP-Link -- appears to affect models made by other manufacturers, including Asus, Linksys, Netgear and Synology. Complaints on a Google user forum brought the problem to light earlier this week.
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India: Yucky pollution, says my daughter, as Delhi chokes
2016-01-16 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: It is a very ordinary weekday morning. I am taking my children to school, a 10-minute journey if the traffic is good, double that if it is not. A very normal checklist: sports kit, spare jumper and, of course, face mask. It is eight oclock, the worst time of the day for pollution. Through the windows of the car pooled with a neighbour the smog is a thick yellow. The outlines of buildings, even trees, only a hundred or so metres away are blurred and vague. I check the air monitor readings...
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Beijing chokes on highest smog alert
2015-12-19 07:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Journal College: Along with school closures and limiting cars to driving every other day, a raft of other restrictions will seek to reduce the amount of dust and other particulate matter in the city of 22.5 million people. The Chinese government on Tuesday ordered 30 percent of vehicles off the roads, banned heavy vehicles, told schools to cancel classes and urged companies to offer flexible working hours to employees, while canceling most outdoor events. Beijing`s Municipal Bureau of Environmental Protection...
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India court mulls ban new diesel cars as Delhi chokes
2015-12-15 16:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: India's top court on Tuesday said it was considering banning new diesel-guzzling SUVs and luxury cars from the streets of New Delhi in a bid to improve the capital's notoriously toxic air. The Supreme Court said it was mulling a ban on purchases of new diesel vehicles with engines over 2000cc, typical of SUVs, jeeps and large cars made by BMW, Toyota and others. "Why should a rich man be travelling in a diesel car and pollute the environment?" Supreme Court Judge T. S. Thakur asked, in response...