General Motors (GM) is recalling around 83,572 sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks due to issues with the ignition switch. The issue was uncovered during an internal review by the company. The recalle would involve Chevrolet ...
Tags: Ignition Switch, engine power, Auto
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) announced its annual fitness trend forecast based on survey responses from thousands of fitness professionals. Body weight training, high-intensity interval training, educated/experienced ...
Tags: Body weight training, high-intensity interval training, Sporting Goods
Diamantaires were happy to see the back of 2014. After all, it was a tough year in which polished diamond prices declined, accelerating the general downtrend evident since mid-2011. Therefore, there is understandably some uncertainty about ...
Apple has been hit with yet another lawsuit, this time from users miffed over the amount of advertised storage space taken up by the iOS 8 software. The complaint, filed in California, claims iOS 8 occupies almost a quarter (23.1 per ...
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American fast food restaurant chain Subway has announced an investigation over a media report in China alleging that workers at a Beijing franchise manipulated food labels. The report said that workers in Beijing Subway outlet doctored ...
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Sri Lankan apparel sector trade body, Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) has shortlisted key logistics service providers who have played a major role in import and export areas of the apparel sector. JAAF has recognized them as ...
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Chennai based apparel retailer, Indian Terrain Fashions Ltd said it proposes to raise Rs 75 crore through issue of securities or qualified institutions placements (QIP’s). In a filing with BSE, the retailer which retails the Indian ...
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Solar cell maker Motech Industries has announced it will be merge with fellow maker Topcell Solar International by swapping one Motech share for six Topcell's, with Motech to be the surviving company after the merger takes effect on July 1, ...
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Kishore Biyani led, Future Retail said it’s proposed Rs 1600 crore rights issue will open on January 15, 2015 and close on January 29, 2015. Future Retail said in a BSE filing that the issue will open on January 15, 2015 and close ...
Tags: pre-determined price, ratio, Apparel
Chinese carmaker BYD has announced that its chairman Wang Chuanfu has bought additional shares, raising his stake in the company to 23.1%. In a statement posted on the Shenzhen and Hong Kong stock exchanges, BYD said: "Wang Chuanfu, a ...
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Most of the traditional January or Boxing Day sales now start online before Christmas, even before you've had a chance to pull a cracker. Retailers are not obliged to give you a refund or an exchange if you simply decide you don??t want ...
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The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) today praised New York Governor Cuomo for signing into law the Dark Skies bill, which establishes requirements for outdoor lighting applications installed by state agencies. ...
Tags: sky glow, Engineering Society, Lights
On 12 November, Packaging News organised a conference in conjunction with British Glass, bringing together members of the UK glass industry to discuss ways of improving recycling in Britain. The central London conference included talks ...
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Hong Kong has banned the import of certain poultry and poultry products from the US due to an avian flu virus outbreak in the country. Last week, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection ...
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German car maker Porsche has announced that it is planning to replace chassis components of 918 Spyder model worldwide. The company also announced that only 205 units were affected with the issue. Porsche claims that the affected ...
Tags: Porsche, Chassis Components, 918 Spyder