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FILE - Volunteers from the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank line up in a parking lot adjacent to Oracle Park to hand out boxes of food to lined up cars. Four of the food bank's delivery trucks at the Marin facility were vandalized early Monday morning, their fuel tanks filled with an "acid-like detergent" that prevented them from running, according to spokesperson Keely Hopkins. … [Read more...] about ‘Heartbroken’: Four Bay Area food pantry delivery trucks vandalized

A pickup truck arrives with food and essentials for residents in an area cordoned off to contain the spread of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam. Photo: Linh Trang / Tuoi Tre The effort is scheduled to last 14 days, during which supplies will be brought to a gathering point before being disseminated to each household by volunteers on a daily basis.  … [Read more...] about Trucks distribute essentials to Hoi An residents under COVID-19 social distancing rules

Sara Ali Khan has been self-quarantined at home with her mother Amrita Singh and brother Ibrahim Ali Khan from the past four months due to the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. Apart from spending quality time with her family, Sara is also often seen interacting with her fans and entertaining them on social media with her posts. Read Also:Sara Ali Khan shares sweet pictures with mom Amrita Singh and brother Ibrahim Ali Khan; sends out Eid and Friendship day wishes … [Read more...] about THESE pictures of Sara Ali Khan enjoying the rains with her unicorn will drive away your lockdown blues

TOKYO: Honda Motor Co upgraded its full-year operating profit forecast on Tuesday by 11.3 percent as the Japanese automaker expects higher motorcycle sales in Asia will offset stagnant vehicle sales, while a weaker yen will also help. The company recovered from a quarterly profit slump a year ago when earnings were hurt by pension accounting changes and litigation settlements. The latest quarter's profit was higher than the average estimate of 164.4 billion yen in a poll of 10 analysts, according to Refinitiv data.The full-year profit upgrade was based on a revised assumption that the yen will trade around 110 yen to the U.S. dollar compared to 107 yen earlier.Despite the upgrade, Honda's profit would be 5.2 percent lower from last year, marking the second consecutive year of easing profits following a record high 840.7 billion yen in the year ended March 2017.Falling annual profits would make it harder for Honda to catch up with its bigger Japanese rivals and other automakers in the … [Read more...] about Honda upgrades annual profit forecast on weaker yen, solid second quarter

Ford Motor's new chief executive faces no easy task. The $27 billion automaker revealed on Tuesday that Chief Operating Officer Jim Farley, who joined the company in 2007, is to take the wheel at the start of October.Farley needs to cut costs while also trying to speed up the company's investments in electric and self-driving tech. Trouble is, that's the same challenge faced by Jim Hackett, the man he's replacing - and he's the second boss in six years to leave after underperforming peers.Hackett and his predecessor, Mark Fields, both ran Ford for around three years, and both presided over a share-price drop of more than a third. Ford's main rivals, meanwhile, performed better. General Motors shares have fallen by just over a fifth since Hackett took over at Ford in May 2017, while Volkswagen is almost flat. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is up 12%.Granted, Hackett inherited a number of problems from Fields and arguably even from Alan Mulally, who helmed the company until 2014. Ford was not … [Read more...] about Ford’s new CEO needs deft maneuvering skills