Shouting and crying, workers in an Indian denim factory struggled to claw their way up a ladder to a door, their only exit as a fire blazed through fabric and machinery, officials say. Seven people died in the weekend blaze, and families were still waiting Wednesday to recover loved ones’ bodies.
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Near the hometown of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, workers at a small Iranian factory diligently add all 50 stars and 13 red-and-white bars to what are supposed to be U.S. flags, and carefully imprint the blue Star of David on Israeli ones.
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The manufacturer of a commonly used pesticide that has been linked to brain damage in children will stop making the chemical this year.
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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross suggested Thursday that the viral outbreak in China might offer an unexpected benefit for the U.S. economy: It could encourage American manufacturers in China to return to the United States.
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3M has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in connection to discharges from a chemical plant in northern Alabama that may not have complied with permit requirements.
Read moreThe United States sued ZF Friedrichshafen, of Germany, and Wabco Holdings, of Michigan, in federal court, saying their proposed $7 billion merger would violate antitrust law by combining “two of the leading global suppliers of components used in the manufacture of large commercial vehicles,” including trucks and buses.
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Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, the Trump Administration announced Friday that it would sanction a number of top Iranian officials as well as leading steel and iron producers in the region.
Read moreLouisiana granted a series of air permits Tuesday to a massive industrial complex for producing plastics, a move that many in the state lauded for its promise of creating 1,200 permanent jobs while environmentalists oppose it vehemently.
Read moreA suit against Northrop Grumman brought by a family that claims hazardous materials from the company’s manufacturing facility in Bethpage, New York, contaminated soil and water in the area may continue, a federal court in the state ruled. All three family members were diagnosed with cancer between 2015 and 2017.
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Ikea has reached a $46 million settlement with the parents of a 2-year-old boy who was suffocated under the weight of a recalled, 70-pound dresser.
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“Made in China” may still evoke more off the rack than catwalk, but Chinese designers are slowly installing themselves in Paris, the fashion capital, as a part of an upscale march towards the lucrative luxury market, a segment that is increasingly made up of Chinese shoppers.
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The U.K.-based grocery chain Tesco said it halted production at a factory in China on Sunday after a British newspaper reported the factory used forced labor to produce charity Christmas cards for the supermarket.
Read moreBoeing may cut production of the grounded 737 Max jet or temporarily stop making it after being told that its timetable for a return to the skies was not realistic, according to a report published Sunday.
Read moreAlligator farms and retailers claim California passed an unconstitutional law barring them from selling crocodile or alligator leather goods, in federal court.
Read moreShortly after House Democrats unveiled impeachment charges against President Donald Trump, they announced an agreement with his administration concerning trade with Canada and Mexico.
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Seeking stricter accountability for the plastics industry, more than 350 public interest groups filed a petition Tuesday with the Environmental Protect Agency demanding higher standards and lower emissions for plastics manufacturers.
Read moreThe United States will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Brazil and Argentina, President Donald Trump announced Monday morning.
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