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iPhone Factory Workers' Protest: Over 20,000 New Hires Said to Leave Foxconn's Zhengzhou Plant
Foxconn is said to have seen over 20,000 new hires leave the company's Zhengzhou iPhone plant in China, after widespread worker protests that rocked the facility over a pay dispute. The company apologised for committing a pay-related "technical error" when hiring new recruits, offered remuneration to employees who wanted to resign and leave the cha...
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iPhone Supplier Foxconn Told to Hire Retired Government Workers in China: Report
Foxconn's iPhone factory in Zhengzhou may say retired soldiers and government workers as employers soon as the local authorities in China's Henan province are urging them to take on stints at the iPhone manufacturing facility, as per Shanghai Securities News. Foxconn declined to comment on the hiring schemes.
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Foxconn Continues Closed Loop Production as China Imposes Lockdown on 600,000 People Around iPhone Plant
Foxconn on Wednesday said that its Zhengzhou park, the largest iPhone manufacturing plant in the world "maintains closed-loop operation", as Chinese authorities imposed lockdowns on 600,000 people in the area surrounding the factory. China is the last major economy committed to a zero-Covid strategy, persisting with snap lockdowns, mass testing and...
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iPhone November Shipments Said to See 30 Percent Slash Due to COVID-19 Woes in Foxconn China Plant
Apple supplier Foxconn's COVID-19 woes at its vast iPhone manufacturing facility in China's Zhengzhou city could slash the site's November iPhone shipments by up to 30 percent, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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Google Mandates Weekly COVID-19 Tests for People Entering US Offices
Google is temporarily mandating weekly COVID-19 tests for any person entering Google offices or facilities in the US, the tech giant said.
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Sanofi To Invest 400 Million Euros In A mRNA Vaccines Facility
The French drug giant and its British counterpart GlaxoSmithKline surprised investors and customers last year when they announced a one-year delay to the launch of their joint COVID vaccine, based on a more conventional technology.
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Tata Nexon Achieves New Production Milestone With The Roll Out Of 2,00,000th Unit
Home-grown automaker Tata Motors has announced rolling out the 2,00,000th Nexon subcompact SUV from its Ranjangaon facility, near Pune, Maharashtra. The company claims that it was able to achieve this production milestone while adhering to Covid 19 safety protocols and hygiene norms.
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Need Army Help For Covid Facilities: Delhi Government To Rajnath Singh
The Delhi government has sought the Indian Army's help and a DRDO-style hospital to deal with the raging COVID-19 crisis in the city. It has also sought the Centre's assistance in making available more oxygen to its hospitals.
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Bombay High Court Orders Installation Of CCTVs In Nagpur Covid Facilities
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has expressed its displeasure over institutionally quarantined COVID-19 patients not following isolation norms, and directed for CCTVs to be installed in all such facilities in Nagpur.
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Amazon Canada Warehouse Ordered to Close Down Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
Canadian authorities ordered an Amazon warehouse to close and for its 5,000 employees to self-isolate after a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Google to Open US Offices as COVID-19 Vaccination Centres, Spend $150 Million on Vaccine Awareness: CEO Sundar Pichai
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced via a blog post that the company’s offices in the US will be used as COVID-19 vaccination centres. Google has also pledged $150 million (roughly Rs. 1,090 crores) for programmes to promote vaccine education.
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King George Medical University Begins Gene Sequencing Of Coronavirus To Detect Its New Strains
King George Medical University (KGMU) has begun probing the gene sequencing of coronavirus to detect its new strains found abroad in some countries. The facility will soon start at BHU, Varanasi, and Lucknow’s CDRI and NBRI.
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"Exactly What Does PM Stand By?'': Rahul Gandhi's Dig On 3 Vaccine Quotes
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today attacked the centre over its statement that it had never spoken about inoculating everyonewith the COVID-19 vaccine in his latest attack on the government amid the pandemic which has affected 95.3 lakh people in the country.
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Tesla Tries to Assure Workers There's No Big Virus Outbreak
Tesla is trying to assure its 55,000 employees that there hasn't been a big coronavirus outbreak at company facilities worldwide, despite a report by an electric vehicle industry website that over 130 Tesla employees or contractors have tested positive.
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Centre Targets 6 Lakh Rapid COVID-19 Tests In Delhi; To Add 500 Ventilators
The Centre plans to conduct six lakh rapid antigen COVID-19 tests in Delhi at 169 new facilities, where 50,000 kits have already been supplied, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Thursday.
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iPhone Factory Workers' Protest: Over 20,000 New Hires Said to Leave Foxconn's Zhengzhou Plant
Foxconn is said to have seen over 20,000 new hires leave the company's Zhengzhou iPhone plant in China, after widespread worker protests that rocked the facility over a pay dispute. The company apologised for committing a pay-related "technical error" when hiring new recruits, offered remuneration to employees who wanted to resign and leave the cha...
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iPhone Supplier Foxconn Told to Hire Retired Government Workers in China: Report
Foxconn's iPhone factory in Zhengzhou may say retired soldiers and government workers as employers soon as the local authorities in China's Henan province are urging them to take on stints at the iPhone manufacturing facility, as per Shanghai Securities News. Foxconn declined to comment on the hiring schemes.
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Foxconn Continues Closed Loop Production as China Imposes Lockdown on 600,000 People Around iPhone Plant
Foxconn on Wednesday said that its Zhengzhou park, the largest iPhone manufacturing plant in the world "maintains closed-loop operation", as Chinese authorities imposed lockdowns on 600,000 people in the area surrounding the factory. China is the last major economy committed to a zero-Covid strategy, persisting with snap lockdowns, mass testing and...
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iPhone November Shipments Said to See 30 Percent Slash Due to COVID-19 Woes in Foxconn China Plant
Apple supplier Foxconn's COVID-19 woes at its vast iPhone manufacturing facility in China's Zhengzhou city could slash the site's November iPhone shipments by up to 30 percent, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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Google Mandates Weekly COVID-19 Tests for People Entering US Offices
Google is temporarily mandating weekly COVID-19 tests for any person entering Google offices or facilities in the US, the tech giant said.
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Sanofi To Invest 400 Million Euros In A mRNA Vaccines Facility
The French drug giant and its British counterpart GlaxoSmithKline surprised investors and customers last year when they announced a one-year delay to the launch of their joint COVID vaccine, based on a more conventional technology.
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Tata Nexon Achieves New Production Milestone With The Roll Out Of 2,00,000th Unit
Home-grown automaker Tata Motors has announced rolling out the 2,00,000th Nexon subcompact SUV from its Ranjangaon facility, near Pune, Maharashtra. The company claims that it was able to achieve this production milestone while adhering to Covid 19 safety protocols and hygiene norms.
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Need Army Help For Covid Facilities: Delhi Government To Rajnath Singh
The Delhi government has sought the Indian Army's help and a DRDO-style hospital to deal with the raging COVID-19 crisis in the city. It has also sought the Centre's assistance in making available more oxygen to its hospitals.
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Bombay High Court Orders Installation Of CCTVs In Nagpur Covid Facilities
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has expressed its displeasure over institutionally quarantined COVID-19 patients not following isolation norms, and directed for CCTVs to be installed in all such facilities in Nagpur.
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Amazon Canada Warehouse Ordered to Close Down Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
Canadian authorities ordered an Amazon warehouse to close and for its 5,000 employees to self-isolate after a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Google to Open US Offices as COVID-19 Vaccination Centres, Spend $150 Million on Vaccine Awareness: CEO Sundar Pichai
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced via a blog post that the company’s offices in the US will be used as COVID-19 vaccination centres. Google has also pledged $150 million (roughly Rs. 1,090 crores) for programmes to promote vaccine education.
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King George Medical University Begins Gene Sequencing Of Coronavirus To Detect Its New Strains
King George Medical University (KGMU) has begun probing the gene sequencing of coronavirus to detect its new strains found abroad in some countries. The facility will soon start at BHU, Varanasi, and Lucknow’s CDRI and NBRI.
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"Exactly What Does PM Stand By?'': Rahul Gandhi's Dig On 3 Vaccine Quotes
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today attacked the centre over its statement that it had never spoken about inoculating everyonewith the COVID-19 vaccine in his latest attack on the government amid the pandemic which has affected 95.3 lakh people in the country.
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Tesla Tries to Assure Workers There's No Big Virus Outbreak
Tesla is trying to assure its 55,000 employees that there hasn't been a big coronavirus outbreak at company facilities worldwide, despite a report by an electric vehicle industry website that over 130 Tesla employees or contractors have tested positive.
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Centre Targets 6 Lakh Rapid COVID-19 Tests In Delhi; To Add 500 Ventilators
The Centre plans to conduct six lakh rapid antigen COVID-19 tests in Delhi at 169 new facilities, where 50,000 kits have already been supplied, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Thursday.
