DETROIT—A class action lawsuit is accusing three automakers and a parts manufacturer of knowingly selling vehicles containing air bag inflators that are at risk of exploding. Two deaths and at least four injuries have been linked to such explosions. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday in San Francisco, names ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville, Tennessee, which…
Boat Carrying Rohingya Fleeing Myanmar Capsizes, Killing 16
BANGKOK—At least 16 people from Myanmar’s Rohingya minority have died after a storm capsized the boat they were traveling on to seek refuge in another country, officials and a recovery team member said Tuesday. There were 35 survivors of Saturday’s accident that took place Saturday off Myanmar’s southwestern coast and four people were missing, the…
Cole’s Marine Waste Shopping Bags ‘Not Genuinely Reusable,’ Environmental Group
May 25, 2022
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The Boomerang Alliance, an environmental group that represents over 50 environmental and government organisations have criticised Coles new reusable bags made from plastic marine waste as a “not genuinely reusable.” “Coles have missed a golden opportunity to reduce the use of wasteful plastic bags by continuing to sell disposable shopping bags,” said Toby Hutcheon, Campaign…
Can a Lost Apple Watch Lead to Credit Card Fraud? Disney Visitor Says She Lost $40,000
A visitor to a Walt Disney Co. theme park has said she lost $40,000 in credit card fraud after losing a wearable made by Apple Inc.. What Happened The visitor lost her Hermes edition Apple Watch while enjoying a ride at the Disney-operated EPCOT theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, reported Apple Insider. The watch reportedly fell through the grated floor…
No Data to Support Changing Boeing 737 MAX 10 Cockpit Alerting: Executive
EVERETT, Wash.—A Boeing Co. executive said there was no need to revamp the cockpit crew alerting system in its forthcoming 737 MAX 10 jet, as the U.S. planemaker races to complete its certification before a year-end deadline. “I personally have no belief that there’s any value in changing the 737,” Mike Delaney, Boeing’s chief aerospace…
Moderna Testing Potential Monkeypox Vaccines in Pre-Clinical Trials
Moderna Inc. said on Monday that it testing potential vaccines against monkeypox in pre-clinical trials as the disease spreads in the United States and Europe. The announcement comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that there have been 131 cases of monkeypox identified around the world, with most of them occurring in Spain, Portugal, and…
Indiana Lawmakers Override Veto on Transgender Sports Ban
Republican lawmakers in Indiana have overridden the veto of Gov. Eric Holcomb on a bill that bans transgender athletes from competing in girls’ school sports across the state. The Indiana law would prohibit K-12 students who were born male but who identify as female from participating in a sport or on an athletics team that is designated for women…
Floods Kill 25 in India’s Assam, Displace Thousands
GUWAHATI, India—Flash floods and landslides in India’s northeast Assam state killed at least 25 people and displaced over 650,000 from their homes in the past 10 days, officials said on Tuesday. Heavy monsoons are a yearly occurrence in Assam, resulting in flooding and landslides which force residents to flee their homes, often leaving behind their…
Toyota to Cut Global Production Plan by 100,000 in June
TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp will cut its global production plan by about 100,000 to roughly 850,000 vehicles in June due to the semiconductor shortage, it said on Tuesday. The company did not change its estimate of producing about 9.7 million vehicles worldwide by March 2023. The automaker also announced additional domestic factory line suspension due to…
German Economy Remains on Growth Path for Now: PMI
BERLIN—A sustained rebound in services helped business activity in Germany grow again in May, though there are signs that rising prices, market uncertainty, and supply problems are starting to put pressure on demand, a preliminary survey showed on Tuesday. S&P Global’s flash Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for services was 56.3 in May, down from April’s…
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