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Chinese factories are flooding TikTok with luxury goods. Not so fast, experts say

New York CNN — China is taking the trade war to a new battleground: America’s TikTok feeds. Chinese suppliers have been flooding American social media this week, urging users to outflank President Donald Trump’s 145 percent tariffs on Beijing by buying directly from their factories. One TikTok user, who goes by Wang Sen, claims that …

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Egypt Independent April 17, 2025

Africa’s first ‘AI factory’ could be a breakthrough for the continent

CNN — There’s excitement bubbling in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the Global AI Summit on Africa, which opens today, promising economic opportunities and innovation. Not least because of last week’s announcement from Cassava Technologies, a tech firm founded by Zimbabwean telecoms billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, that it would be building Africa’s first “artificial intelligence factory,” in …

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Egypt Independent April 4, 2025

At least 12 killed in blast at explosives factory in Turkey

CNN — At least 12 people were killed in a blast at an explosives and ammunition factory in the Karesi district of Balikesir province in northwest Turkey on Tuesday, the country’s interior ministry said. Local authorities ruled out the possibility of sabotage, CNN affiliate CNN Turk reported. At least four others were injured in the …

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Egypt Independent December 25, 2024

Egypt welcomes Black & Decker’s first factory in MENA region

Hussam Heiba, CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, and a delegation from the American company Black & Decker have discussed Egypt hosting the company’s first investment outside the United States and Europe. This investment will involve setting up the first factory for the production of electrical equipment and tools in the …

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Egypt Independent August 30, 2024

Toxic waterway alert as factory inferno probe continues across Melbourne’s west

The source of a massive factory blaze that sent a large plume of toxic smoke across Melbourne’s west remains unknown

Australian Associated Press July 12, 2024

Melbourne toxic factory fireball contained but will rage for days

A significant factory fire emitting toxic smoke is expected to rage for days as tens of thousands of residents were

Australian Associated Press July 11, 2024

Tesla is building a huge battery factory in Shanghai even as trade tensions rise

Hong Kong CNN — Tesla broke ground on a new manufacturing plant in Shanghai on Thursday, just weeks after CEO Elon Musk made a surprise visit to China in a bid to shore up the carmaker’s slumping sales. The factory, which was announced in April last year, aims to begin production in the first quarter …

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Egypt Independent May 25, 2024

SCZONE marks €175 million milestone with groundbreaking of new glass factory, solar power plant

Saint-Gobain breaks ground on its third glass factory in Egypt’s Sokhna zone, investing €175 million on a 200,000 sqm facility in the presence of Waleid Gamal al-Dien, Chairman of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), Eric Chevallier, French Ambassador to Cairo, and Hadi Nassif, CEO of Saint-Gobain for the East Mediterranean …

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Egypt Independent March 23, 2024

Tesla’s giant Berlin factory without power after arsonists attack electricity supply

Berlin/London CNN — Power supply to Tesla’s factory near Berlin has been cut following an arson attack on a high-voltage electricity pylon nearby, a German official said Tuesday. “If the initial findings are confirmed, this is a perfidious attack on our electricity infrastructure. This will have consequences,” Michael Stuebgen, the interior minister for the state …

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Egypt Independent March 6, 2024

Boeing executives to convene all-hands safety meeting at its 737 Max factory after yet another crisis

New York CNN — Executives at Boeing are hosting an all-hands safety meeting with staffers on Tuesday, just days after a harrowing inflight blowout on a 737 Max 9 jet shortly after takeoff that led to a grounding of certain Boeing aircraft. The company-wide “Safety Webcast” will be hosted by CEO Dave Calhoun and other …

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Egypt Independent January 10, 2024