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☆ Indiana industrial fire nearly extinguished but smoke still poses danger
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 12 (Reuters) - A raging industrial fire in eastern Indiana is expected to be almost entirely extinguished by Thursday evening or Friday morning, officials said, after days of thick smoke shut down schools and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate. Firefighters have successfully prevented the flames from spreading beyond the property, and about 90% of the fire is out. But the smoke contains particulate matter, which can cause respiratory and other health problems. Officials again warned residents who smell or see smoke to shelter in place, keeping windows and doors shut and turning off their heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. "I'm exaggerating, of course, but don't discount the seriousness of the smoke."

☆ In pivot away from China, iPhone supplier to build factory in India: Report
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Rohan Goswami | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Foxconn , one of Apple' s largest suppliers and a major manufacturer of iPhone components, will invest around $700 million to build a new plant in India's Karnataka state, Bloomberg reported Friday. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, said Foxconn will build an iPhone parts plant on a 300-acre site near Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport. The effort will be one of the largest investments by Foxconn in India, Bloomberg reported. Those lockdowns prompted widespread national dissent, and videos of Foxconn employees fleeing the company's iPhone manufacturing facility spread widely on Western social media. Foxconn already maintains a presence in India through a Chennai-proximate factory in eastern India.

☆ Fact Check-Ohio NDW rail track was repaired in 2020
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A 2017 video showing a train moving along a rickety track has been widely shared as the current state of rail infrastructure in Ohio. A spokesperson for the Ohio Rail Development Commission told Reuters that the tracks, which are part of the NDW line in Ohio, have since been “improved”. A spokesperson for the Ohio Rail Development Commission in an e-mail said: “The rail on the old video clip was improved as part of the 2020 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) project completed last year. The Ohio Rail Development Commission in 2021 approved a grant of up to $687,622.50 to replace the rail on a portion of the Napoleon Defiance and Western Railways (NDW) (here). The Ohio railway track in the video is from 2017 and has since been repaired.

☆ Indian police arrest 1,800 men in crackdown on underage marriage
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Zarir Hussain | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

GUWAHATI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Police in Assam have arrested more than 1,800 men for marrying or arranging marriages to underage girls, launching what the eastern Indian state's chief minister said on Friday was the start of a sustained crackdown on the practice. "Child marriage is the primary reason behind child pregnancy, which in turn is responsible for high maternal and infant mortality rates," he said. Nearly 1.5 million underage girls get married there every year, U.N. children's agency UNICEF said in a 2020 report. The Assam government has registered cases related to child marriage against 4,004 people, he added. Reporting by Zarir Hussain in Guwahati, writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; editing by John StonestreetOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Apple wants to manufacture 25% of its iPhones in India, minister says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Apple is looking to manufacture 25% of all of its iPhones in India, the country's commerce minister said Monday. Apple has been manufacturing iPhones in India since 2017, but these were usually older models. JPMorgan analysts said in a note from September that Apple could make 25% of all iPhones globally in India by 2025. Apple has been looking to diversify production away from China, where it currently makes the bulk of its iPhones. Apple has just a 5% market share in India's smartphone market, but CEO Tim Cook has long-seen India as a potential area for growth.

☆ Russian Politician and Businessman Dies After Falling From Hotel Roof in India
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Ann M. Simmons | Krishna Pokharel | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A hotel in India’s Odisha state where police are investigating the sudden deaths of a Russian politician, who reportedly criticized the Ukraine war, and his companion. MOSCOW—A Russian politician and businessman died after falling from the roof of a hotel in India on Christmas Eve, police said, two days after a companion succumbed to a heart attack and months after he was in the media spotlight for a quickly retracted WhatsApp post deemed critical of Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine. Authorities in the eastern Indian state of Odisha said they were investigating the deaths of the two men, Pavel Antov, a 65-year-old regional lawmaker from western Russia who owned a sausage-making company, and Vladimir Bydanov, 61, with whom he had been sharing a room.

☆ Another Putin critic died after falling out of a window
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A second Vladimir Putin critic has died after falling from a hotel window. Antov was a known critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the BBC reported. Antov is the second Putin critic to die after falling from a window. In September, Russian energy oligarch Ravil Maganov, 67, died after falling from a hospital window, Insider reported at the time. The BBC reported Odisha police Superintendent Vivekananda Sharma said Budanov died of a stroke.

☆ Blockchain Fails to Gain Traction in the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Isabelle Bousquette | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | CIO Journal The Morning Download delivers daily insights and news on business technology from the CIO Journal team. Some companies say they haven’t found a compelling enough reason to use it. Many didn’t have digital record-keeping systems and had to make large upfront investments before they could start using blockchain, Walmart said. Walmart is using blockchain to track leafy greens and green bell peppers. Earlier this year, the state of Jharkhand in eastern India began using blockchain to track seed distributions to farmers.

☆ India-China border clash video shows troops fighting with sticks and bricks
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Though they’re separated by barbed wire, the footage appears to show Indian troops beating the Chinese soldiers with makeshift weapons, including what look like wooden sticks and metal pipes. In several instances, Indian soldiers can be seen throwing bricks or stones. Many of the Chinese soldiers, gathered on the other side of the wire, also appear to be holding long sticks or batons. Speaking to lawmakers on Tuesday, India’s defense minister accused Chinese troops of trying to cross the LAC, saying they were trying to “unilaterally” change the status quo. Later that evening in a statement posted online, the Chinese military’s Western Theater Command accused Indian troops of “illegally” crossing into the Chinese side of the border.

☆ Indian and Chinese soldiers got into a fight on their disputed border, a first since a brutal 2020 brawl that left troops on both sides dead
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Indian and Chinese troops clashed near their disputed border, leading to several injuries. "Both sides immediately disengaged from the area," the Indian army said, per Reuters. This marked the first such clash since a deadly skirmish between the two sides in June 2020. The Indian and Chinese embassies in Washington, DC, did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider. Peace along the Line of Actual Control is no more possible till the boundary issue is addressed," N.C. Bipindra, a defense analyst, told the Wall Street Journal regarding Friday's border skirmish.

Morbi, India CNN —A marigold garland hangs across a photo frame with the faces of 12 members of the Bodha family who died when a bridge collapsed beneath them during a family outing in Gujarat, eastern India. In the days since the tragedy, few answers have emerged as to why the colonial-era suspension bridge appeared to snap, spilling dozens of people into the Machchhu River. Police investigating the case have suggested the company tasked with maintaining the bridge, Oreva, failed to conduct the appropriate repairs or tests to ensure the bridge was safe for pedestrians. Courtesy Prabhulal BodhaDiwali holidays turn deadlyThe suspension bridge has hung across the Machchhu River for as long as anyone can remember. Gujarat authorities estimate some 200 people were on the bridge when it collapsed – much more than the capacity allowed, they said.

☆ Cyclone lashes Bangladesh killing nine, flooding low-lying areas
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Ruma Paul | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DHAKA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, killing at least 9 people, destroying houses, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power and communication links, officials said. Mass evacuations before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall on the west coast helped save lives but the full extent of the casualties and damage would only be known after communications are restored, they said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterPower and telephone links have been largely cut and coastal areas plunged into darkness, officials said. Environmentalists warn that climate change could lead to more disasters, especially in places like densely populated Bangladesh. "When extreme weather events like Cyclone Sitrang strike, communities are left devastated.

☆ Indiana officer dies 5 weeks after she was shot during a traffic stop
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

— An eastern Indiana police officer has died more than five weeks after she was shot in the head during an August traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Seara Burton died Sunday night at a Reid Health facility surrounded by her family, the Richmond Police Department said in a statement posted to Facebook. A portrait of Officer Seara Burton and her K-9 partner, Brev outside the Richmond Municipal Building in Richmond, Ind., on Sept. 9, 2022. Authorities have said officers stopped Lee and called Burton to assist with her police dog. Court documents say that while officers were speaking with the rider, he pulled out a gun and opened fire toward the officers, shooting Burton.

☆ Why cities can't get rid of rats
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-03 | by ( Uma Sharma | Shira Polan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In many ways, rats are better suited for living in cities than people. Meet your average city rats: Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus. But a 2014 study gave a ballpark estimate of 2 million rats. And in some ways, rats are better suited for living in cities than people. In 2017, for example, New York City launched a $32 million war plan against its rats.

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