April2024
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North Korea conducts a test on ‘super-large warhead’: KCNA
Apr 20, 2024North Korea conducted a test on a “super-large warhead” designed for a strategic cruise missile, state media said Saturday, adding that it also launched a new type of anti-aircraft missile. “The DPRK Missile Administration has conducted... -
Nissan Motor slashed its annual operating profit estimate by 14.5%
Apr 20, 2024Nissan Motor slashed its annual operating profit estimate by 14.5% on Friday, citing lower-than-expected vehicle sales and other factors. Japan’s third-largest automaker by volume now estimates an operating profit of 530 billion yen ($3.43 billion) instead... -
Brazilian planemaker Embraer delivered 25 aircraft
Apr 20, 2024Brazilian planemaker Embraer said on Friday it delivered 25 aircraft – seven commercial planes and 18 executive jets – in the first quarter of 2024, a 67% increase on a yearly basis. Embraer, the world’s third-largest... -
Honda to invest 4.2 billion reais in its Itirapina plant in Brazil by 2030
Apr 20, 2024Japanese automaker Honda will invest 4.2 billion reais ($807.74 million) in its Itirapina plant in Brazil by 2030, an executive said on Friday, adding the company aims to develop a hybrid-flex vehicle in the South American... -
Lululemon Athletica to close its distribution center in the state of Washington at the end of the year
Apr 20, 2024Lululemon Athletica will close its distribution center in the state of Washington at the end of the year and lay off more than 100 employees, the apparel retailer told Reuters on Friday. The Vancouver-based firm will... -
Tesla is recalling 3,878 Cybertrucks to fix an accelerator pedal pad, NHTSA Said
Apr 20, 2024Tesla is recalling 3,878 Cybertrucks to fix an accelerator pedal pad that could come loose and get lodged in the interior trim, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Friday. A trapped accelerator... -
Japanese inflation slowed to 2.6 percent in March
Apr 20, 2024Japanese inflation slowed to 2.6 percent in March, largely in line with market expectations, data showed Friday. The year-on-year rise in prices excluding volatile fresh food — against a market consensus of 2.7 percent — followed... -
Oil prices rallied and equities sank on Friday
Apr 20, 2024Oil prices rallied and equities sank Friday as reports said explosions had been heard in Iran and Syria, fuelling fears of an escalation of the Middle East crisis after last weekend’s missile attack on Israel by... -
Finance Ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean Target US$372 Billion Investment in Water and Sanitation
Apr 20, 2024Finance ministers from across Latin America and the Caribbean convened today in Washington, D.C., to discuss mobilizing US$372 billion over the next five years to combat the region’s water and sanitation crisis. The meeting, which gathered... -
On the 10-year mark of the Chibok abductions, UNICEF urges action to secure children’s education in Nigeria
Apr 20, 2024As Nigeria marks 10 years since the mass Chibok abductions in the Northeast, 90 girls remain in captivity, and the country is recovering from another abduction of schoolchildren in Kaduna state in March of this year....
