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Swiss International Air Lines has an unusual problem: Its new first-class seats are too heavy for some of its widebody planes.Everything started in 2023 with the announcement of “Swiss Senses,” an initiative that includes new premium and economy cabins for Swiss’ future Airbus A350-900s and its current Airbus A330-300s and…
By Abhirup Roy and Marie Mannes (Reuters) – Swedish electric-vehicle (EV) maker Polestar (NASDAQ:) moved one step further in avoiding major tariffs imposed on Chinese-made cars on Wednesday when the automaker said it began production of its Polestar 3 SUV in the United States. Steep tariffs recently imposed by U.S.…
Mount Everest looks more like a landfill every year as crowds of adventurous climbers flock to its slopes.Visitors have left an estimated 50 metric tons of waste on Everest. The mountain is so full of garbage that people have called it “the world’s highest garbage dump.”Nepal has tried all kinds…
By Nia Williams (Reuters) – The Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion (TMX) was meant to shrink the discount on Canadian oil versus but three months in the differential is wider than when commercial operations on the project started. Many analysts had forecast the differential on Western Canada Select (WCS) versus…
SOCOM and the Marine Corps are gearing up to field a new machine gun — one that will break the traditional mold.Machine guns come in three types: we have light machine guns that chamber intermediate rounds and maximize weight savings; medium machine guns that offer more power with full-powered rifle…
By Ana Mano and Roberto SamoraSAO PAULO (Reuters) -Torrential rainfall in Brazil’s second-largest soybean and sixth-largest corn state is disrupting the final stages of the harvest, according to a meteorologist’s bulletin on Thursday, a grains broker and an analyst.Historically, soy farmers in Rio Grande do Sul would have harvested 83%…
Federal prosecutors in Oregon have brought charges against seven defendants conspiracy to defraud Home Depot.The complaint says the group rented equipment from the retailer using stolen credit card numbers.Instead of returning the items, prosecutors say the crew sold it on Facebook and other marketplaces. Home Depot’s rental department continues to…
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Prices for heavier along the U.S. Gulf Coast have climbed in recent weeks, trading at a rare near-par with lighter oil, a sign of supply tightness that could add to rising gasoline prices. Refineries along the Gulf Coast, which account for more than 55%…
