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Indonesia nickel plant explosion death toll rises to 18

The death toll after an explosion at a Chinese-funded nickel-processing plant in eastern Indonesia over the weekend has risen to 18 with dozens still being treated in hospital, a police official said Tuesday. Sulawesi Island (in red) in Indonesia. Graphic by Wikimedia The island of Sulawesi is a hub for …

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Toyota’s Daihatsu suspends all domestic production

Japanese car maker Daihatsu has suspended all its domestic production as the Toyota-owned company faces a massive safety testing scandal. Workers at a Daihatsu factory in Japan. Photo by Daihatsu The firm, which has about 9,000 factory workers in Japan, closed the last of its four domestic plants, a Daihatsu …

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