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Daimler will cut production and reduce working hours at a second factory, the latest automaker to suffer from a global shortage of semiconductors, the Handelsblatt daily reported on Thursday, citing unnamed company sources.Automakers and electronics makers are facing a shortage of chips as consumer demand bounces back from a slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic that led to manufacturing delays.The Mercedes maker will reduce production in Bremen, the newspaper reported, with the plant possibly even being closed in early February for some days.Daimler was not immediately available to comment.On Tuesday, the company said it was cutting hours at its compact car plant in Rastatt.Rival Volkswagen said on Wednesday it would further cut car production at its main plant in northern Germany due to the shortage of semiconductors that has hit the industry worldwide.On Thursday, Volkswagen's brand Audi also announced that it would cut hours for about 10,000 employees at its Neckarsulm and … [Read more...] about Daimler to cut production over chip shortage: Report

DETROIT: Toyota will pay $180 million to settle U.S. government allegations that it failed to report and fix pollution control defects in its vehicles for a decade.The company also agreed in court to investigate future emissions-related defects quickly and report them to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a timely manner.``Toyota's actions undermined the EPA's self-disclosure system and likely led to delayed or avoided emissions-related recalls,'' Audrey Strauss, the acting U.S. Attorney in Manhattan said Thursday in a prepared statement.The Japanese automaker's actions from 2005 to 2015 brought financial benefits and excessive vehicle pollution, the statement said.The company was accused in a government lawsuit of delays in filing 78 emissions defect reports as required by the Clean Air Act. The reports covered millions of vehicles, and some of them were as many as eight years late, the statement said.The lawsuit was filed Thursday and settled on the same day, according to … [Read more...] about Toyota to pay $180 million for failing to report emissions defects

"Promoting knowledge about safe consumption of mushrooms is essential to reduce mushroom poisonings. It is not wise to collect and eat wild mushrooms," the report read, adding people in some southern areas in China where wild mushrooms are abundant must exercise caution with unfamiliar mushroom species. … [Read more...] about Report details incidences of mushroom poisoning in 2020

Mumbai: Kumkum Bhagya, which had made an almost permanent place for itself among the top five shows on the TRP chart, was kicked out of the race this week, by none other than Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. As per the latest data provided by Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), Anupamaa secured the first place on the TRP chart once again, continuing its reign over the other daily soaps and reality shows combined. The second place has been occupied by Imlie once again and looks like there is no turning back for the show after it triumphed over Kundali Bhagya last week. The social-drama stars Sumbul Touqeer, Gashmeer Mahajani and Mayuri Deshmukh. Kundali Bhagya is clinging tight to the third spot after receiving a heavy blow by Imlie last week. The makers will have to pull their socks to save their show from slipping to the fourth position, as there is only a meagre difference of points between the daily soap and the new serial tailing it. Neil Bhatt's Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar … [Read more...] about TRP Report: Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai knocks Kumkum Bhagya off the list; Anupamaa tops again

By combining the free trade port's special policies with its unique advantages, Hainan will focus more on the two ends of the "smile curve" to provide more competitive services. On one end, it will accelerate the development of design, seed breeding and other industries in accordance with the goals of building a global design center, as proposed in the overall plan for the free trade port. And on the other end, it will focus on expanding the shipping service industry and developing bonded warehousing, global logistics and distribution, and other business sectors. … [Read more...] about Hainan FTZ part of new opening-up paradigm