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Powerful explosion hits optical equipment factory in Moscow Region

A powerful explosion has rocked an optical equipment factory in the town of Sergiyev Posad outside of Moscow, with evacuation efforts underway, the local authorities have said. The incident took place at the Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant, which designs and produces optical and electronic equipment for military purposes, manufacturing, and healthcare. …

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US factory accused of using child labor

A vehicle part supplier for the South Korean carmaker Hyundai’s car assembly line in Montgomery, Alabama, was accused of using underage migrant labor in a damning Reuters investigation published on Friday, that cited the minors’ families, multiple factory employees and police sources. One former employee told Reuters she had worked …

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Swiss cops seize half-ton of cocaine from espresso factory

More than 500kg of cocaine was discovered in a shipment of coffee beans at a Nespresso factory in Fribourg, Switzerland, local police revealed on Thursday. A group of workers at the factory, located in the town of Romont, discovered the white powder packaged with bags of coffee beans freshly delivered …

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China’s factory and services activity loses steam

Widespread lockdowns introduced by the Chinese authorities to tackle the latest surge in Covid-19 cases have dragged down China’s April manufacturing and services activity. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 47.4 this month from 49.5 in March, according to data published by the National Bureau of Statistics …

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Munitions factory destroyed outside Kiev – Russia

The Russian military has used “high-precision air-launched missiles” to destroy a munitions factory in Brovary, a town outside the Ukrainian capital, Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov told a daily press briefing on Sunday. He also claimed that 68 targets were hit overnight, including two S-300 air defense missile …

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Russia says it destroyed tank factory in Kiev

Russia used high-precision strikes to destroy an armored-vehicle manufacturing plant in Kiev and a military repair depot in the city of Nikolaev in southern Ukraine, Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday. He added that 16 targets were hit overnight, including Ukrainian military units, weapons and ammunition …

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Russia says it destroyed missile factory outside Kiev

Moscow has said that its Kalibr cruise missiles struck a missile factory outside Kiev and promised more strikes on the Ukrainian capital should Ukraine continue its attacks on Russian territory. Russia earlier accused Ukraine of shelling its Belgorod and Bryansk regions on Thursday, leaving seven residents injured, including a two-year-old …

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5 killed by guardsman at Ukraine’s aerospace factory

A member of Ukraine’s National Guard used his weapon to fire on fellow service members and employees of a rocket factory, which the unit was guarding, the country’s Interior Ministry reported. The incident happened at the Yuzhmash facility in the city of Dnepr. The trooper killed five people, including two women, …

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Tesla sued over ‘nightmarish conditions’ at California factory

Former Tesla employee Jessica Barraza filed a lawsuit against Tesla on Thursday, claiming she was subject to catcalling and “aggressive physical touching,” as well as a slew of inappropriate comments when working at the carmaker’s factory in Fremont, California, the Washington Post reported. In an interview with the Post, Barraza …

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