The previous record for the world's most expensive tyres was held by Michelin's Bugatti Veyron tyres, which were priced at 10,000 pounds for a set of four tyres.
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After carving out the industrial tyres business, it left Pirelli to focus on more upmarket tyres for brands such as Mercedes MERCBZ.
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Citing internal emails and company sources, Kauppalehti said that for the past decade Nokian Tyres had systematically provided car magazines and other media testing its tyres with better quality tyres than its standard models to increase grip and performance in tests.
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Nokian Tyres, which makes tyres for major car manufacturers for passenger cars, vans and trucks, has flagged its strong test results extensively in its marketing and advertising.
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Global sales rose 0.5 percent in car tyres, 2 percent in trucks and 16.1 percent in specialty tyres, a category including mining equipment, agricultural vehicles and aircraft.
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Nokian Tyres has defended its practises, saying that the use of special tyres happened in the past and tests in its main markets have been reliable for years.
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Autonomous driving - and the eventual introduction of self-driving taxis - could mean greater demand for puncture-resistant tyres as greater usage of vehicles exposes them to more flat tyres.
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HELSINKI, March 9 (Reuters) - Finnish tyre maker Nokian Tyres has begun producing tyres for commercial sale at its new U.S. factory in Dayton, Tennessee, the company said on Monday.
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Uptis tyres are also different from "run-flat" tyres, which use beefed-up sidewalls to remain upright if punctured and must be driven at reduced speeds for a limited distance only.
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Television footage from western Paris showed a number of protesters dropping tyres from a higher byroad down onto the four-lane Paris ring-road, while others burned tyres that blocked some lanes.
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Nokian Tyres has said the use of special tyres happened in the past but they have discontinued the practice and that their tests in its main markets have been reliable for years.
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Nokian said the complex would produce premium all-season and all-weather tyres tailored to the needs of North American drivers and production should reach four million tyres per year by 2023.
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Nokian said the complex would produce premium all-season and all-weather tyres tailored to the needs of North American drivers and production should reach four million tyres per year by 2023.
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"These tyres have no value but protect (the fighters) and keep the enemy busy," said Abu Abdo, as two of sons sat atop the pile of tyres in the back of the truck.
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Schumpeter has kicked the tyres of the five big banks.
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Electric and autonomous cars, after all, will still need tyres.
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Imported goods, such as tyres, have a reference dollar price.
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Firestone overcame the rollover issues caused by its delaminating tyres.
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Imagine that; pitstop, climb out, change the tyres, back in.
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The device heats the tyres until they reach evaporation point.
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Roads were blocked by burning tyres, rocks and uprooted billboards.
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Some set fire to tyres and threw rocks and stones.
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Three villagers first walked up and started deflating their tyres.
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It also comes after fellow Finnish company Nokian Tyres last month admitted it had supplied special high quality tyres for tests by motoring journalists, leading to stronger test scores that helped to garner good publicity.
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Wartsila's statement comes after another Finnish company, Nokian Tyres, admitted last month it had supplied special high quality tyres for tests by motoring journalists, leading to stronger test scores that helped to garner good publicity.
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Fleet managers tend to go for their harder-wearing, safer tyres.
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Winter tyres account for around 13% of the Finnish company's sales.
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Tyre supplier Pirelli currently supplies Formula One with 13-inch tyres.
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Victory now depended on whichever driver could make their tyres last.
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Supporters blocked roads and burned tyres as the army stood by.
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Petrol and car tyres had been placed there and set alight.
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The company reckons that as 200m tyres have to be scrapped worldwide every year because of punctures or the uneven wear caused by incorrect air-pressure, the Uptis will be more environmentally sustainable than standard tyres.
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Bottas had pitted three laps earlier but Hamilton had yet to come in for fresh tyres and was able to take advantage and pit without losing position for hard tyres that took him to the finish.
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Demand for truck and car tyres rose across most regions in the first half, barring Latin America, although demand for outsize mining equipment tyres "fell back sharply for the third year in a row", Michelin said.
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HELSINKI, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Finland's Nokian Tyres said on Friday that it had supplied special high quality tyres for tests by motoring journalists until last year, leading to stronger test scores that helped to garner good publicity.
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Evonik's silica are mainly used to improve the wet grip of tyres.
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Apollo Tyres Ltd gained 2.9 percent and CEAT Ltd rose 4 percent.
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Unlike these however, the Michelin tyres were valued for the Veyron rubber.
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Earlier on Tuesday a few demonstrators burned tyres at Kinshasa city intersections.
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He had driven a smooth, calm race and managed his tyres well.
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Universal Tyres has a turnover of 14 million pounds annually and employs 45 staff, selling tyres and parts to about 600 customers, typically garages, dealerships and stations that conduct the annual MOT test to ensure cars are roadworthy.
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Chinese tyres are cheap but lack the performance or longevity of pricier brands.
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Thirty-six states in America, for example, charge for the disposal of tyres.
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TOKYO, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Makers of airless tyres such as Japan's Bridgestone Corp.
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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said making the tyres work was the problem.
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That will mean tyres being subjected to heavier loading and faster cornering speeds.
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Protesters near Deir al-Zour's oil wells have blocked access with burning tyres.
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Its supporters are now blocking roads and burning tyres in most big cities.
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"As it turned out, I think, Ricciardo's tyres went off first," said Lowe.
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In the capital, Brasília, protesters burned tyres in front of the presidential palace.
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A peeved merchant of second-hand tyres says he is doing "zero business".
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In Lahore investors blocked the road to the city's exchange with burning tyres.
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The Finn's pace on fading tyres was dropping off and hurting his race.
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Inside Aleppo, tyres were also burnt to create a smokescreen against air strikes.
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The two dueled, going wheel to wheel at times, until Hamilton's tyres faded.
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"The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has opened a criminal investigation into suspected securities market offences related to tyres manufactured by Nokian Tyres plc and the tyre test results in different magazines," the police said in a statement on Friday.
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"We go to places where tyres are repaired, collect them and take them to the fighters," said Abu Abdo, 51, as he piled tyres into the back of a truck with the help of his sons in the town of Salqin.
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Many of the tyres are blended into road surfaces or burned in cement kilns.
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Clouds of black smoke from tyres set alight by demonstrators rose in the air.
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Hamilton, who will start on the soft tyres as will Ferrari, sounded less sure.
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Policemen also threw sand to put out tyres that the protesters had set ablaze.
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DSG's market share also benefits from high tariffs on imports of tyres and footwear.
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Inside was an obstacle course of tyres and monkey bars, and a shooting range.
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Abu Jamea' said that he and his friends had collected about a thousand tyres.
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The hash tag "Jomaat Al-Kawshook", or "Friday of Tyres", was trending on Twitter.
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A lone engine with dents around the edges and several damaged tyres lay nearby.
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While fading tyres meant he ultimately had to settle for fifth, Leclerc took the extra point for fastest lap after making a second stop for fresh tyres late on with a comfortable buffer to those behind and no risk of losing the position.
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One woman who challenged him in a primary, in 2012, had her car tyres slashed.
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He said afterwards that he was warming up the tyres and accidentally bumped a switch.
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Dealers in the replacement market also, were reluctant to off take tyres before GST introduction.
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High-margin earthmover tyres are rebounding after a third straight year of decline, Michelin said.
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Those over 17 inches in diameter require the premium tyres mostly made by established firms.
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This should have been easy: Wanda had been selling its tyres in Europe since 2006.
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Within hours, many of their vehicles were driving on wheel rims, their tyres shot out.
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The tyres on each one are more than twice the height of a tall man.
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Among the throngs, women sit sewing prayer hats and children roll tyres through the dust.
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Vettel took the opportunity to dive into the pits to change to dry weather tyres.
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Hundreds of young men and women blocked streets and alleyways with burning tyres, witnesses said.
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He was convicted of trying to smuggle 222kg of methamphetamine to Australia, hidden in tyres.
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"I was injured two weeks ago in my thigh as I rolled tyres," she said.
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"There was a scramble with the mechanics, originally having the soft tyres ready," he said.
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He was fifth on worn tyres until Albon passed him eight laps from the end.
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"Cold tyres, and when I removed the pitlane limiter, the car spun," he told reporters.
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"It was the wrong move to drive alongside him and hit his tyres," he said.
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The Obama administration in 2009 employed a similar manoeuvre to restrict imports of Chinese tyres.
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Finland's Nokian Tyres fell 7.6% after revising down its sales and profit guidance for 2020.
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Dr Young hopes to take this further, for example by dismantling piles of burning tyres.
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They set tyres on fire, hurled stones at security forces and torched cars, witnesses said.
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In the coastal city of Mombasa, protesters lit tyres and timber along the main highway.
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Frustrated by his lack of progress, Hamilton changed to the medium compound tyres shortly before the race was halted and his one-stop gamble paid dividends as the durable tyres held out and gave him enough breathing room to see off third-placed Vettel.
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Tougher standards apply to parts on a special "tracing" list, such as axles, brakes and tyres.
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Hundreds, instead of thousands, gathered at the border camps, burning tyres as Israelis fired tear gas.
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Mr Handal and his neighbours dragged trees and tyres to an intersection to build a barricade.
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We are being asked to make very significant changes, by changing the driveability of the tyres.
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Palestinians hurled stones and burning tyres near the frontier fence, where Israeli army sharpshooters are deployed.
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HELSINKI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Nokian Tyres said on Tuesday that climate change was driving it to develop new products as demand for winter tyres slipped in the fourth quarter due to warmer than usual weather in the key markets of Russia, the Nordics and Central Europe.
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On the other hand, there is nothing wrong with kicking the tyres before writing a huge cheque.
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Mosquitoes lay their eggs in the tyres and they hatch when rain moistens them at their destination.
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Tariffs imposed on Chinese tyres in 2009 under President Barack Obama, a free-trader, lasted three years.
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Teams are each allowed two such 'filming days' a year, with limited mileage and on special tyres.
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You can fall out of the window by the tyres getting too hot or being too cold.
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This week a subsidiary said it had faked inspections on reinforcement cords used to strengthen car tyres.
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Smaller crowds gathered in a couple of West Bank cities where protesters threw stones and burned tyres.
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Finally, Joaillier Prive, an artisan jeweller in Italy, has added specially-chosen diamond stones to the tyres.
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Protesters set fire to tyres, filling the air with acrid smoke, and pelted the police with stones.
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Ferrari's Finn had been second quickest in the morning, but on slower medium tyres than Hamilton's supersofts.
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Pirelli's Formula One head Mario Isola said he wanted to start testing the new tyres in September.
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The photographer was caught by the tyres of the vehicle as it turned out of a driveway.
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Hamilton was unhappy with the performance of his car's tyres, also setting his best lap on softs.
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If a driver has to drive the car alone and unaided, should he change his own tyres?
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As part of the plans, wider tyres will be subjected to heavier loading and faster cornering speeds.
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The rules have been rewritten this year, with cars expected to lap significantly faster on wider tyres.
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The sport has a new look, with fatter tyres and wider cars that also look more aggressive.
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For a while, Nick, Michael Smiley [who played Tyres], and I all lived together in Kentish Town.
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Obviously following so closely for such a long time, the tyres eventually just went off the cliff.
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Many of the tyres that end up in Indian villages like Nabipur start their lives in Britain.
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Schumacher won in Belgium in 1995 with a famously defensive drive on dry tyres in the wet.
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Michelin said demand was robust in mature markets for passenger car and truck tyres in the first quarter.
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Some ex-dividend stocks, including Swedish Match, Sampo, Nokian Tyres, were among the biggest weights on the index.
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Once the drivers began setting up roadblocks on highways and burning tyres in protest, however, he backed down.
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IN KIBERA, a slum in the south of Nairobi, Kenya's capital, the tyres were burning by mid-afternoon.
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Then, in 1923, B.F. Goodrich, an American company best known for tyres, put zips on its rubber galoshes.
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Riding on a donkey cart, 48-year-old Jehad Abu Muhsen brought the youths 15 tyres to burn.
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And then, switching from soft to medium tyres, the Monegasque hit the wall and it all went wrong.
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Anti-government protests erupted in several cities; in Brasília the night sky was lit up with burning tyres.
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Elsewhere, underwhelming results weighed on Finland's Nokian Tyres, down 4.8 percent after it missed estimates for operating profit.
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The Finn had stopped one lap earlier and made use of his fresher tyres to bridge the gap.
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"Instead of polluting the environment, we recycle them {the tyres} properly in an eco-friendly manner," Saeed said.
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This article originally appeared on Noisey UK. It's the sound of slick tyres sliding along a wet street.
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Among top performers, Nokian Tyres jumped 5.5 percent after beating earnings expectations and Dutch bank ABN Amro
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Picture: Goodyear You've probably seen spherical tyres on cars in any number of futuristic movies or concept drawings.
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Within a month of his arrival, a 'four-figure' deal had been agreed with local firm Kettering Tyres.
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Top products that received GSP benefits were tyres, gold necklaces, fatty acids and leather handbags, the data showed.
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The groom's father retired as a driver and dispatcher at Treadwell Tyres Ireland, a tire distributor in Cork.
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Some initiatives to recycle have been launched, including one to turn spent tyres into "rubber asphalt" on roads.
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Presented with offers from unfamiliar Chinese firms, sellers are kicking the tyres thoroughly to check on credibility and financing.
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The Briton's time, on the slower soft tyres, was 1.417 seconds off Vettel's and he was only fifth fastest.
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In Sderot, a town close to the border with Gaza, hundreds of residents came out in protest, burning tyres.
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Moreover, unabated imports of cheap Chinese radial tyres impacted both volumes as well as prices of Truck/Bus radials.
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Next year, with new rules bringing wider tyres and faster cars with more aggressive handling, promises even more excitement.
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The rest comes from replacing tyres on vehicles on the road, which wear out every four years or so.
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Some protesters set fire to tyres and pulled down posters of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the leader of Zanu-PF.
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The next day, thousands of people took to the streets in cities across Papua, blocking roads and burning tyres.
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Thousands of Papuans protested in the cities of Manokwari and Sorong, blocking streets by burning tyres and tree branches.
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This year the rules have changed with wider tyres and revised aerodynamics making the cars quicker and more aggressive.
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They must be replaced; just as motorists need new tyres every so often, so it is with these words.
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Before pneumatic tyres, city streets were full of the deafening clang of metal-rimmed wheels and horseshoes on stone.
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In Mr Odinga's strongholds, in the slums of Nairobi and in Western Kenya, protesters blocked roads and burned tyres.
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That time, set on supersoft tyres, was more than a second quicker than the Briton's 2015 pole position time.
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This was a fantastic F1 race by any standards, one where tyres and strategy played a crucial role throughout.
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Fisherman have blocked major island roads with burning tyres to protest the marea roja three times in recent years.
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Supporters of Berri from the Amal movement he has led for decades protested by setting tyres ablaze in Beirut.
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Car tyre sales gained 10.5 percent to 3.2 billion euros, while truck tyres rose 6.1 percent to 1.52 billion.
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Sales of replacement tyres were weaker, but should see renewed growth in the final months of 2017, Michelin said.
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In one, several hooded individuals stop a tourist bus in Barcelona, slashing the tyres and spray-painting the windscreen.
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"They look at what kind of tyres were fitted and whether the air conditioning is switched on," Diess explained.
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Indicated 20.2 percent higher The tyre maker announced the safety recall of approximately 27.07 tyres in the United States.
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Citing internal emails and company sources, Kauppalehti said the company systematically provided testers with modified tyres from 2005 onwards.
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They have looked quick in testing, but lap times can flatter to deceive with soft tyres and low fuel.
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Shares of tyre makers such as MRF Ltd and Apollo Tyres Ltd also gained due to falling rubber prices.
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Jessica Hynes: Tyres was based on a guy I met in Bath when I was about 16 or 17.
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But in an unfortunate twist, Kettering Tyres were no longer interested; the club's hard work did not bear fruit.
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The Israeli army said hundreds of Palestinians were rolling burning tyres and throwing rocks at soldiers across the border.
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To prevent the spreading of the virus Nokian Tyres will close its factory for two weeks starting April 6.
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In Quito, burned tyres and rocks littered the streets on Friday morning, while lamp-posts were bent and broken.
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"In the dirty places the tyres were good but in the dry they were overheating a bit," he said.
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A second witness saw smoldering tyres strewn across city streets, filling the air with the smell of burnt rubber.
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He soon found that local Taiwanese suppliers were not reliable: rubber tyres had a habit of falling off rims.
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HELSINKI, March 28 (Reuters) - Finnish tyremaker Nokian Tyres on Tuesday appointed Hille Korhonen as the company's new chief executive.
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"Service delivery" protests over the shoddy provision of electricity and basic sanitation regularly see major highways barricaded with burning tyres.
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The Aedes aegypti species blamed for transmitting Zika breeds in car tyres, tin cans, dog bowls and cemetery flower vases.
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High-profile defendants all, but the most striking characteristic of the deals is how gently their tyres were let down.
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Continental, which makes auto parts and tyres, will break itself up into three divisions: Continental Rubber, Continental Automotive and Powertrain.
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Slash the tyres, put sugar in the tank, block the exhaust… When he died, there were plenty of poets left.
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On Monday, veterans fearing cuts to their pensions and benefits burned tyres outside the parliament building where the cabinet met.
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In 2009, after Barack Obama imposed safeguards on Chinese tyres, China responded with (illegal) restrictions on America's chicken-feet exports.
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Provided the trials in Michigan go well, the two partners reckon Uptis tyres could be available for cars by 2024.
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Triple champion Hamilton was second quickest in 1:19.352, 0.328 slower, with both men lapping on the fastest ultrasoft tyres.
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Isis fighters remaining in Manbij have reportedly been burning tyres in a bid to obscure visibility and prevent air strikes.
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That sum matches the reported 40 million pounds a year deal London rivals Chelsea signed with Yokohama tyres in 2015.
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Israel said it was defending the frontier against crowds that threw stones and burned tyres in an attempt to cross.
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A company from Dubai has set a new record for the world's most expensive tyres according to Guinness World Records.
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"Probably with about seven laps to go, I started applying more pressure, because the tyres were getting worse," he explained.
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Protests by taxi drivers against the smartphone app turned violent in 2015 when Paris cabbies overturned cars and burned tyres.
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They can also carry out two filming days, using special tyres and not exceeding 100km, for promotional and marketing purposes.
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Sales of specialty tyres for vehicles including agricultural and mining equipment rose 14.9 percent to 848 million euros, Michelin said.
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Not to be outdone, Mr Affleck stars in a semi-nude and perspiration-filled training montage featuring tyres and chains.
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Last year, shares in the tyre maker fell after the company admitted the use of high quality tyres in tests.
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The Briton finally emerged to post the eighth fastest lap on intermediate tyres behind seventh placed team mate Valtteri Bottas.
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In motor racing, we've come to expect and accept the bleeped-out radio message swearing about tyres/rivals/engines etc.
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" It said its troops were confronted with burning tyres and "large amounts of rocks" and "responded with riot dispersal means.
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Around 200 people set tyres ablaze during a protest rally on Sunday, regional police spokesman Harry Goldenhard said by telephone.
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"We had talked about it but didn't really react quickly enough to how fast Charles' tyres were dropping," said Shovlin.
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It's very strange, difficult to explain... I don't think it's the package but something is not making the tyres work.
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As plumes of black smoke rose from burning tyres, unionists in fluorescent jackets awaited his arrival in a hostile, muscular block.
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Bridgestone previously owned a 10 percent stake in Nokian Tyres but has reduced its stake significantly over the past few months.
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Global demand for truck and so-called specialty tyres - for mining and agriculture - will pick up in 20.9419, the company forecast.
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The death sparked riots the following day, with a mob of local people burning tyres and destroying shops frequented by refugees.
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Almost a third of them come from India and include MRF Tyres, beer brand Bira 91 and food company Britannia Industries.
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Yokohama Rubber says affected products from Kobe Steel have not been used in their tyres and they will check other products.
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Many of the roadblocks and stacks of burning tyres were in place within minutes of the end of the football match.
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While Bottas enjoyed an exceptional weekend in Sochi, Hamilton struggled to get performance out of the Pirelli tyres and finished fourth.
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Its signature policy has been a barrage of tariffs, which cover a huge range of goods, from tyres to edible offal.
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In 2009, when Barack Obama imposed tariffs on Chinese tyres, China slapped anti-dumping duties on American exports of chicken feet.
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They were just too fast on the fresh tyres, so I didn't want to compromise my race to the guys behind.
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Jerry Eatherton said that tariffs on Chinese tyres have "helped a ton", and voted for Mr Obama's re-election in 2012.
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The lakeside circuit is likely to dry out further and encourage teams to push for quick times on the slick tyres.
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FROM BRITAIN TO INDIA Many of the tyres that end up in Indian villages like Nabipur start their lives in Britain.
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Elsewhere in southern Iraq, hundreds of protesters burned tyres and blocked main roads in several cities, including Nassiriya, Kerbala and Amara.
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Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel completed more than a race distance before lunchtime, doing 69 laps on medium tyres, and was fourth fastest.
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"Like driving on ice," said Max of his final laps on well-worn, eventually 32-lap-old, medium tyres on Sunday.
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Toddlers roll tyres down the red-earth roads, teenagers carry handfuls of firewood on their heads, and adults herd cows and goats.
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The military said some had shot at them, rolled burning tyres and hurled rocks and fire bombs toward troops across the border.
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The car also features subtle security features, including front and rear blue flashing lights, Kevlar-reinforced tyres and armor protection and glass.
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He said Pirelli needed to test the new wider 2017 tyres in hot conditions and were concerned about what might happen otherwise.
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They tend to home in on particular products without justification (tyres, after all, are not among the biggest threats to the planet).
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"This is the first, first version," he said, speaking in front of a demonstration car to show off the bigger prototype tyres.
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By setting old tyres on fire, they hope to conceal targets from Syrian government and Russian aircraft that are pounding them relentlessly.
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Police officers playing the role of protesters built barricades out of car tyres, threw stones and sticks, and took an officer hostage.
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Outside Beit El, a group of paramilitary Israeli police had driven back hundreds of Palestinians who were throwing rocks and burning tyres.
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Most Gaza protesters stay around tent camps but groups have ventured closer to the border fence, rolling burning tyres and throwing stones.
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During the 10-hour ride to Busu-Mandji, the convoy was halted by three flat tyres, engine trouble and a broken chain.
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During the 10-hour ride to Busu-Mandji, the convoy was halted by three flat tyres, engine trouble and a broken chain.
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"The whole weekend has gone well," said Rosberg who may have another advantage in starting the race on more durable soft tyres.
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This was after Finnish police decided to start a criminal investigation into the tire-maker Nokian Tyres for alleged product test manipulation.
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Across Gauteng province, where the commercial hub Johannesburg and capital Pretoria are located, protesters blocked major roads with burning tyres and rocks.
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It also offered further evidence of how much quicker the new, wider cars are with their more aggressive aerodynamics and fatter tyres.
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Hankook employs around 3,300 people at its factory making tyres for cars and smaller trucks near the central Hungarian town of Dunaujvaros.
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The thick, black smoke emitted by burning tyres can reduce the effects of tear gas used by Israel security forces, they say.
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China's Zhaoqing Junhong Co. Ltd will invest 1.6 billion ringgit for a facility to manufacture semi steel radial tyres at the MCKIP 2.
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Alfa Romeo were third with Italian newcomer Antonio Giovinazzi taking over from Raikkonen who tested on Monday and using harder tyres than others.
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Vettel's time was the fastest lap yet of the Red Bull Ring, with a time of one minute 05.092 seconds on ultrasoft tyres.
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"It's tricky with the tyres to get good lap times and save them, there was a bit of everything going on," Stroll added.
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At the Chinese Grand Prix in April, they changed all four tyres on Brazilian Felipe Massa's car in the space of 2.10 seconds.
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Finnish tyre maker Nokian Tyres, which reported better-than- expected quarterly profits, was one of the best performers with a 5.7 percent gain.
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Guards burned tyres and pallets outside several of the 188 jails in France ahead of talks hastily convened by Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet.
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One drags a large plastic barrier into the road, while a couple of others pour fuel into old tyres to make burning barricades.
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Practice Two I struggled with a bit of grip and wasn't really able to extract the most from the tyres for some reason.
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Britain's Cal Crutchlow was fourth for LCR Honda, the best non-factory rider, with Zarco dropping to eighth as his tyres lost performance.
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On April 7th dozens of protests took place across the Sudanese capital, with car tyres set alight, and some roads and bridges blocked.
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The dusty black Suburban SUV was in good condition: one officer looked sadly at the tyres, musing that they could still be useful.
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Aerodynamics is in the spotlight this season with the introduction of new regulations that will see cars cornering faster on much bigger tyres.
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The NOC said in a statement the arson was carried out with rocket-propelled grenades, gasoline and burnt car tyres by "unknown criminals".
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The announcement came as no surprise to Phipps, a purchaser for Universal Tyres, a medium-sized firm on the western outskirts of London.
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They charge them rent in the ghettos, they even make them pay for old tyres to burn for heat and warmth in winter.
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Software and electronics products are the biggest drivers of growth at Hanover-based Continental which also makes fuel-injection systems and vehicle tyres.
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Vettel braked late into the first corner in a bid to seize the lead but went wide and damaged his tyres, causing vibrations.
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The migrants said the truck driver left the vehicle at the side of the road after unknown gunmen began firing at the tyres.
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Whether they can overtake any more easily remains an open question, and the more durable tyres are likely to lead to fewer pitstops.
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Service delivery protests take many forms—roads, even motorways, can be blocked for hours, sometimes by burning tyres; buildings can become targets, too.
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The government is also trying to persuade producers to make use of alternative fuels, including municipal solid waste, tyres or methane from landfills.
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"We've got through our programme today, finished all the sessions and got all the information we needed from the tyres," the Briton said.
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The military said its troops used live fire only against people trying to sabotage the fence or rolling burning tyres and throwing rocks.
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But Hamilton was soon complaining on the team radio about his car's grip and was first to pit on lap 18 to change tyres.
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The report followed an interview Lehtoranta gave to Kauppalehti on Wednesday, in which he said custom-made tyres had been used in media tests.
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HELSINKI, May 18 (Reuters) - Finland's financial watchdog wants the police to investigate tyre maker Nokian Tyres , the National Bureau of Investigations said on Thursday.
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Retired soldiers have been among the most vocal opponents of draft budget proposals, blocking roads with burning tyres on several occasions in recent weeks.
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The tyre was from the airplane's rear landing gear, which has two sets of tyres that enabled it to land safely without any trouble.
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When America imposed tariffs on surging imports of Chinese tyres in 2009, China started importing chicken's feet from Argentina and Brazil instead of America.
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The airline also needs to improve training on handling burst tyres, engine fires, emergency decompression and traffic collision avoidance system warnings, the regulator added.
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Michelin and General Motors Co have announced a joint research agreement aiming to have airless tyres on passenger cars by as early as 2024.
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He made the right call on the tyres, with a late change to slicks, and got more mileage out of the ultrasofts than expected.
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At Malaka, east of Gaza City (see map), protesters ran up a raised bank to burn tyres or cut through coils of barbed wire.
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THEY ran up the hill to burn tyres or cut the coils of barbed wire that mark the start of Israel's frontier with Gaza.
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A little way down the street, in Kisumu, a large city in western Kenya, piles of burning tyres spew black smoke into the air.
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Drivers on other teams have raved about new technical changes, including fatter tyres and aerodynamic upgrades, which have made the cars faster this season.
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The Finnish firm, which makes most of its tyres in Russia, is now expanding production there to supply the local market while cutting exports.
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Quartararo came under pressure at the finish on fading tyres, with Dovizioso closing the gap but running out of time to make a move.
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They see the protests, with their burning cars and tyres, as theatre staged by losers of a vote that was flawed but not rigged.
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The company is selling the business as it looks to focus on faster-growing sectors, such as feed additives and rubber silica for tyres.
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The two-day test, following last Sunday's season-ending race at the circuit, allows teams to try out the 2019 Pirelli range of tyres.
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But the protesters came out again on Wednesday, blocking roads and burning tyres in the Savar industrial district just north of the capital, Dhaka.
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The market for passenger car and light truck tyres rose 2 percent in Europe, including Russia, in the first quarter, the French tyremaker said.
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Software and electronics products are providing the strongest tailwind to growth at Hanover-based Continental which also makes fuel-injection systems and vehicle tyres.
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Police fired tear gas to disperse crowds in Ennerdale township, south of the economic capital, after residents blocked roads with rocks and burnt tyres.
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Items that will be completely prohibited from imports include tyres, textiles, plastic, glass and old medicines, as disclosed in a filing to the WTO.
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On Friday, groups of youths waved Palestinian flags and burnt hundreds of tyres and Israeli flags near the fenced-off border after Friday prayers.
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Doing the parallel parking, I managed not to brush the sidewalk (pavement) with the tires (tyres) — a potentially fatal mistake, even on Staten Island.
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Fifth in the standings last year, they have struggled to extract speed from their cars in the races and to get the tyres performing.
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Dozens of residents of bombarded southern villages blocked an Israeli traffic junction and burned tyres in protest at what they deemed a government capitulation.
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The train reportedly runs on rubber tyres with air suspension units, and produce a mere 203 decibels of sound — 10 dB above a normal conversation.
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Nokian Tyres apologized for its actions in a press release on Friday afternoon, and said the company regrets the mistakes it made in the past.
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Vettel lapped the Sakhir Circuit in a best time of one minute 31.683 seconds, 0.040 faster than team mate Kimi Raikkonen on the supersoft tyres.
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Alas he arrived at the Red Bull garage on lap 32 to find no one home, amid a mad scramble to locate his supersoft tyres.
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He saved a half-spin, and stayed ahead until pitting for intermediate tyres on lap 43 — an error that the team rectified 11 laps later.
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Daimler and BMW first started cooperating on purchasing of parts that aren't crucial to their brand identity in 2008, such as tyres and seat frames.
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Reflecting anger at the findings, dozens of protesters chanted slogans against the committee in Khartoum's Burri district and burned tyres in the street, witnesses said.
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There are now more than 500 such towns, making products such as buttons, ties, plastic shoes, car tyres, toys, Christmas decorations and toilets (see map).
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Everything from wide-screen televisions and blocks of ice to bricks and car tyres is tied to a short pole and hoisted onto willing shoulders.
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The Finn, 31 points behind the five-times world champion after nine races, lapped the former airfield in one minute 26.732 seconds on soft tyres.
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"I was trying to have the tyres warmer than any car around to be able to attack and I went too far," Bottas told reporters.
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Whiting also clarified why marshals placed tyres at turn 14 after the second of the three sessions and then removed them again before qualifying resumed.
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Police said 83 people were detained after skirmishes that saw drivers smash taxi windshields, attack other drivers and burn tyres in parts of the city.
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Daily Helsingin Sanomat later reported that some members of the company's management team had sold options before it went public about the specially designed tyres.
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He added that Pirelli could only provide more tyres, at an extra cost to teams, from the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on April 17.
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Bottas led briefly when Hamilton and then Leclerc pitted, with the Finn stopping later and his fresher tyres coming into play in the closing stages.
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Hamilton finally got past Vettel on the 32nd lap, with the German a sitting duck on fading tyres, and set off in pursuit of Leclerc.
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Video footage showed Murtaja being placed in an ambulance with crowds around and black smoke billowing in the distance, where protesters had set tyres alight.
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The Briton, 65 points clear of Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas with six races to go, opted for the medium tyres with Leclerc on softs.
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"Today was very positive and the car worked really well on both tyres," said Verstappen, who is carrying a five-place engine-related grid penalty.
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Riding on donkey carts and rickshaws, protesters scoured towns and villages across Gaza on Tuesday collecting old tyres from mechanics' shops, fields and garbage dumps.
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The move came after Japan's Bridgestone, previously Nokian Tyres' largest stakeholder, reduced its ownership in the Finnish company, leaving it vulnerable to stakebuilding by other groups.
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Martin Stuchtey of SystemIQ, a consultancy, says that nine out of ten boardrooms he visits are debating "how to sell freshness, not fridges; kilometres, not tyres".
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He was knocked over as the Finn was wrongly given the signal to leave with only three tyres replaced and the other still to be removed.
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Last year, Nokian admitted it had supplied special high quality tyres for tests by motoring journalists, leading to stronger test scores that helped garner good publicity.
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Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat later reported that some members of the company's management team had sold options before it went public about the specially-designed tyres.
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"Winter tyre demand in October-December was negatively impacted by the warm winter in Nokian Tyres' key markets," Chief Executive Hille Korhonen said in a statement.
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Speculation of cuts to public-sector salaries and pensions has triggered small protests this week, with retired army officers blocking highways with burning tyres on Tuesday.
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Security forces used tear gas to disperse angry crowds that erected barricades and burned tyres inside the city of Kasserine in protest, an eyewitness told Reuters.
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"Winter tire demand in October-December was negatively impacted by the warm winter in Nokian Tyres' key markets," Chief Executive Hille Korhonen said in a statement.
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A deodorant brand chose the punchline "attraction has no rules" for its advert while a company selling tyres is using #RideWithPride for its social media campaign.
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In Muzaffarabad, 45 km (28 miles) from the two countries' contested border, dozens of protesters held black flags and burnt car tyres, chanting "Down with India".
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Their stage is a slab of concrete in front of a half-painted wall, a collection of old car tyres propped up against it (see picture).
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The tyres have been designed by Dubai's Z Tyre and produced by a Chinese tyre factory, but their staggering price tag comes from their glittering embellishments.
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The tyres are decorated with 24-carat gold leaf work, done by the same craftsmen who are working on a new presidential palace in Abu Dhabi.
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Supplier Michelin, who have replaced Bridgestone this season, withdrew the rear tyres they had planned to use and instead introduced an emergency specification for the race.
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Mercedes struggled in Monaco with getting performance out of the tyres but, after a huge effort at the factory, were back to their best in Montreal.
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Apart from the heavily garrisoned police station, whose approach road is strewn with rocks, tyres and barbed wire, the town is bereft of a government presence.
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Restrictions remain for businesses bringing in non-essentials, such as tyres, but they are finding loopholes and say the black market is booming more than ever.
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The world's second-biggest tyre maker Michelin said on Thursday its quarterly sales rose 3 percent, helped by price increases and buoyant sales of premium tyres.
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The Monegasque Leclerc dropped to seventh after lunch on medium tyres, with Australian Daniel Ricciardo fifth for Renault and Kimi Raikkonen sixth in an Alfa Romeo.
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"I think both Red Bull and Mercedes look a bit stronger managing tyres but we've got the speed and we've got the power," added the German.
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The Israeli army said soldiers had come under attack by Palestinians who hurled grenades, explosive devices, burning tyres and rocks at them and the border fence.
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CEO Ari Lehtoranta told Kauppalehti that custom-made tyres were used prior to 2014, but that the company has set new guidelines to stop such actions.
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Road blocks and demonstrations in streets and highways in and around São Paulo, including burning tyres close to the city's international airport, have also been reported.
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The pre-race Pirelli recommendation had been 28, but those early laps on a still-damp track had in effect extended the life of everyone's tyres.
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In January 1976, Kettering Town of the Southern League Premier Division walked out for their game against Bath City with 'Kettering Tyres' emblazoned across their shirts.
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Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel completed more than a race distance before lunchtime, doing 69 laps on medium tyres, and ended the day with a tally of 139.
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Protesters in the Lome suburb of Be, flanked by rundown buildings and palm trees, set up barricades, burned tyres and threw stones at the security forces.
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Shares of Indian tyre companies, including Apollo Tyres Ltd , JK Tyre & Industries Ltd, CEAT Ltd and MRF Ltd, were trading lower in a firm Mumbai market.
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Hartley, who has yet to score a point since his debut late last year, had started near the back and was struggling on the ultrasoft tyres.
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But yeah, qualifying is the place where in Q3 you have two sets of new tyres so you want to go for the best lap time.
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Abu Abdo, 3003, says he is playing his part by collecting old tyres to be burned by fighters to create a smoke screen from hostile warplanes.
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He managed to shoulder barge the driverâs door open and leap from the car moments before the engine exploded and melted the tyres to the road.
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Manufacturing costs are also a little higher than for pneumatic tyres, but both Sumitomo Rubber and Bridgestone expect an eventual move to mass production would solve that.
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Indorama's main business is the production of PET resin, a polymer used to make plastic bottles and fibres used in products such as seat belts and tyres.
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Had Mr David's colleagues not been on the scene, the mob might have beaten the suspects, wrapped them in petrol-soaked car tyres and set them ablaze.
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We decided to pit again, with a fresh set of tyres, and it was a bit more exciting but overall it was not the result we needed.
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Indorama's main business is the production of PET resin, a polymer used to make plastic bottles and fibers used in products such as seat belts and tyres.
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When arrivals in Europe peaked in 2015, dozens of cars came to his workshop each day to get their tyres changed before setting off across the desert.
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For instance, he's brought six spare tyres and a pump, just in case of a flat tyre — something a walking participant wouldn't even have to think about.
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"Our troops fired at the vehicle and burst its tyres," he said, declining to be identified because he is not authorised to speak openly to the media.
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The new, wider tyres have eight centimeters more at the rear and six at the front — equal to about a 20 percent increase on the current size.
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The demonstrations against Fayulu's candidacy, in which supporters of Tshisekedi burned tyres and branches, hint at the difficulty in uniting a historically splintered opposition behind one candidate.
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China is the world's top importer and consumer of TSR 20 rubber, which is mainly used to make tyres, and is already traded on the Singapore Exchange.
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The win would elude him, ultimately going to team mate Valtteri Bottas, but only after Hamilton's fading tyres saw him surrender the lead in the dying laps.
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"We ended up with accounts in six banks," said Mohamed, whose family-owned firm sells tyres directly to vehicle owners as well as running a wholesale operation.
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"Right now there are legal taxis and illegal taxis," said Mat Ali, 54, an Express taxi driver who marched in front of parliament as others burned tyres.
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The plans are for cars and tyres to be wider and more aggressive looking, making them more exciting and harder to handle while also producing closer racing.
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In Mabvuku township, to the east of the capital, police fired teargas as taxi operators blocked roads with stones and burning tyres, taxi driver Aaron Mapani said.
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And while it all sounds like someone at Goodyear was just having a slow day, in theory, there's actually some interesting aspects to rolling on spherical tyres.
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Ricciardo started 14th after an engine-related grid penalty, tangled with Stoffel Vandoorne and Kevin Magnussen at the start, spun and then fought back on fresh tyres.
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Four-times world champion Vettel said the Ferrari drivers eschewed the chance to challenge Hamilton's time to preserve their tyres for Sunday rather than throw in the towel.
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Some protesters also set fire to tyres outside the building and there were minor clashes with riot police who fired tear gas to try to quell the protest.
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The German pitted at lap 23 and exited the pit-lane just in front of Verstappen, who was still gamely holding off Hamilton while riding his tyres thin.
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"I was telling you I had a problem with the tyres, I wanted to pit first," he said on the team radio before muttering a number of expletives.
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Local residents said police clashed with several hundred young men in the center of Ben Guerdane, and that protesters lobbed rocks and petrol bombs and set tyres ablaze.
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Though selling for as little as half the price of premium tyres, distributors made margins of up to 20% (compared with as little as 5% for established brands).
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The declines came as a meeting of the top producers, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, decided not to curb output of the commodity mainly used to make vehicle tyres.
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Many slum dwellers store water in buckets and collect rain water in root-top tanks, and water also collects in discarded tyres, making ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
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"Maybe we didn't get the tyres absolutely perfect for the lap but I don't think it would have been enough for us to beat the Ferraris," he said.
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Vettel's best lap for Ferrari before lunchtime was the fastest time from eight days of testing — a lap of one minute 16.221 seconds on the softest C5 tyres.
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Some provide food, water and social media support - and some, although in much smaller numbers than men, roll burning tyres and hurl stones at the Israeli border fence.
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And Finnish tyre maker Nokian Tyres reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings sending shares into positive territory, climbing 11 percent to the top of the STOXX 600.
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The FPM accused Amal members of attacking the FPM office east of Beirut, saying they had thrown rocks, burned tyres and opened fire, forcing guards "to defend themselves".
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Previously the company sold only winter tyres in North America, mainly in Canada and some northern U.S. states, but has gradually ramped up its all-season tire sales.
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Ricciardo had a three place grid drop carried over from Azerbaijan and started 13th, passing Sainz early before pitting for hard tyres and then losing the place again.
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German Vettel lapped the damp Albert Park circuit in one minute 26.067 seconds on slick tyres, more than two seconds ahead of second-fastest team mate Kimi Raikkonen.
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Minutes after the court announced it could not hear the case, hundreds of Odinga supporters poured onto Kisumu streets, blocking roads with logs and stones and lighting tyres.
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The Israeli military said Friday's protesters were throwing burning tyres, stones, explosive devices and fire bombs at its soldiers and that one of its officers was wounded by
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A "Vehicle with 18 tyres, maybe" is a LORRY, which, according to the Resident South African, I still don't pronounce correctly even after nine years of living together.
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The new cars are expected to lap significantly faster on fatter tyres, and Renault are confident that their power unit has also made big gains on last year.
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Some of the measures have stirred public anger: on Thursday army veterans burned tyres and blocked highways to protest against a tax on their pensions and other cuts.
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Tyres screech, bullets fly—and then one of those bullets must have found a petrol tank because there's a flash and a bulge of black smoke and then boom.
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The Finnish driver has met the call once already in the first three races, letting team mate Hamilton chase Ferrari's eventual winner Sebastian Vettel on fresher tyres in Bahrain.
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Made to be "maintenance-free" for four years, the bikes are full aluminium to prevent rust or corrosion, and airless tyres mean they're not going to get a flat.
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The solar panel powers the lock, the body is full aluminium so it doesn't rust, the tyres are airless so they're puncture free — all these help keep costs down.
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Hamilton and Bottas posted their fastest laps on the quicker ultra-soft tyres, while other drivers stuck with the super softs, leaving the true pace of the cars unclear.
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THE ALLEYS of the 150-year-old Chor (Thieves') Bazaar, a colourfully named flea market in Mumbai, are crammed with goats, used tyres, speakers, drills and other assorted ephemera.
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That let Hamilton to switch to dry weather tyres without losing position and also allowed both Red Bulls and Vettel's Ferrari team mate Kimi Raikkonen to jump the German.
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The track action this season has changed, however, with champions Mercedes facing their biggest external challenge in years and fans enjoying the spectacle of faster cars on fatter tyres.
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To the northeast in Atbara, they hid their faces behind scarves as they came out for a second day, chanting "freedom" and setting car tyres alight, video footage showed.
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"I'm not saying I have suspended (expansion plans) but I'm working at a slower pace," Ghabour said, adding that the company was working on manufacturing tyres and alloy-wheels.
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While such poor durability was a step too far, the Briton recognized there was still a risk that the new tyres would be criticized as much as the old.
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Poor blacks might have no guns but they had stones, matches, and old tyres to fill with petrol, jam over a collaborator's head and set alight, necklaces of fire.
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Still on the earnings front, forecast-beating third quarter results drove up shares in Finnish tyre maker Nokian Tyres by some 6 percent, while British bookmaker Paddy Power PPB.
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Nokian Tyres rose 7.8 percent after better-than-expected earnings, while French builder Vinci rose 2 percent after predicting higher profits and a slight fall in revenues this year.
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In the last 15 laps, after a change to extreme wet tyres, Verstappen passed more than half the starting grid as he went from 16th place to the podium.
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"If we can get a red flag, and then change tyres right at the red flag it would be perfect," Haas said of the chances of repeating the feat.
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The Kurds still celebrate by lighting fires—and, in the case of Kurdish soldiers near Mosul, sending flaming tyres down the hillside toward the trenches of Islamic State (IS).
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Premium tyres accounted for 57.5 percent of 2017 revenue of 5.35 billion euros, the company said, adding that it expects to lift the contribution to 60 percent this year.
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Both Red Bull drivers have an effectively fresh set of soft compound tyres available to them in the race, having done only a slow lap on them in qualifying.
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Improvements to the existing trucking fleet could also be made, from better aerodynamics and the use of lightweight materials to low rolling resistance tyres and technologies to cut idling.
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HELSINKI, March 18 (Reuters) - Finnish tyre maker Nokian Tyres will implement temporary layoffs for up to 1,630 employees in Finland because of the coronavirus outbreak, it said on Wednesday.
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Tidal waves, known locally as "king tides" or "inundations", flood the land regularly with increasing ferocity, leaving behind piles of car tyres, tin cans and other waste and debris.
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Rather than being one lap flat out and the next being about keeping the tyres alive, it will probably be quicker overall to do two laps at 95 percent.
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Larger Chinese tyremakers are also spending to make bigger tyres but most of China's minnows, after years of competing furiously on price, have precious little spare cash for such investment.
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Retired soldiers have been among the most vocal opponents of reported cuts in the draft budget, blocking roads with burning tyres to protest any cuts to their pensions and benefits.
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While E10 has about 3 percent less energy than the equivalent amount of RON 91 petrol, this has about the same effect as driving on tyres with inadequate air pressure.
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Petronas Chemicals has been looking to grow rapidly in specialty chemicals, which are raw materials used to manufacture consumer products such as high-performance tyres, medical gloves and LED televisions.
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Petronas Chemicals has been looking to grow rapidly in speciality chemicals, which are raw materials used to manufacture consumer products such as high-performance tyres, medical gloves and LED televisions.
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This is despite our assumption of an erosion of the tyres business' operating margin towards 18.5% in 2018 from 0003% in 2015 and continual profitability issues in the powertrain divisions.
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PUBLIC ANGER Some of the measures have stirred public anger: on Thursday army veterans burned tyres and blocked highways to protest against a tax on their pensions and other cuts.
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About two years ago, it started manufacturing some tyres in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia to take advantage of lower labour and raw material costs and avoid U.S. anti-dumping duties.
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Instead of burning tyres and mounting barricades, young people wrap themselves in Armenian flags, dance in the streets and block the roads by playing volleyball or simply sitting on carpets.
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Angry Sinhalese mobs, urged on by Buddhist monks, began attacking mosques and businesses owned by Muslims, hurling rocks, burning tyres and setting fires, leading to at least two more deaths.
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Vettel moved slightly before the lights went out and then stopped, escaping punishment because his tyres did not cross the line to trigger a sensor — a decision Verstappen also questioned.
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Under new regulations Formula One cars are lower and wider this season, and with bigger front and rear tyres, that should allow them to shave several seconds off each lap.
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At night, people express their fury by burning tyres and running wires to block traffic along the road that leads from Puerto Ordaz to San Félix, its older, poorer neighbour.
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Verstappen even cracked a joke about the one hairy moment he suffered, when he spun his Red Bull 360 degrees shortly after the first time he changed to dry tyres.
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The used tyres, one of the firm's most commonly used materials, are acquired from mechanics before they can be sent off for burning - one of the causes of Cairo's smog.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - A preliminary anti-dumping ruling by the United States targeting Chinese truck and bus tyres is "an abuse of trade measures", China's Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.
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The cars are faster, wider and more aggressive-looking with fatter tyres and revised aerodynamics but, behind the scenes, more far-reaching changes are being mapped out to drive expansion.
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Triangle Group, a major tyre manufacturer headquartered in Weihai, a port city in eastern Shandong province, said it was not aware its tyres had been used in the military parade.
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Anglo-Thai driver Alexander Albon was second fastest on the penultimate day with a lap of 1:16.882, also on C5 tyres, with McLaren's Lando Norris third in 1:16.882.
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The 2017 regulations, with wider tyres and revised aerodynamics, should make the cars faster through the corners and harder to handle, which puts more of a premium on driver strength.
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In a reminder of the hurdles facing Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri's government, plumes of smoke rose early on Thursday as veterans blocked highways for several hours with burning tyres.
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The German, who leads Mercedes driver Hamilton by a single point ahead of the last race before the August break, lapped the Hungaroring in one minute 17.017 seconds on supersoft tyres.
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In speciality tyres, which generate 15 percent of group sales, the market for the mining industry contracted significantly for the third year in a row, Michelin said, as operators cut inventory.
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The Israeli military said troops opened fire to hold off thousands of Palestinians, some of whom threw rocks and rolled burning tyres at the border fence in attempts to sabotage it.
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Consumer companies Stirling backed for MMC include Gousto, AlexandAlexa (acquired by The Luxury Kids Group), Wool and the Gang (acquired by Crafts Group Holdings), Pact, Tyres on the Drive and PayasUgym.
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The lure of a trophy asset also tempted ChemChina, a Chinese chemicals giant, to acquire Pirelli, the sole supplier of tyres to Formula 1 motor racing, for €7.1bn ($7.7bn) in 2015.
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Demand for high-margin earthmover tyres saw a third straight year of decline in 2016, Michelin said, although the company saw signs of improvement in that particular segment of the market.
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Supporters poured onto the streets, bringing cities to a halt with blockades of burning tyres and shutting down the motorway between Islamabad, the capital, and Lahore, the country's second-biggest city.
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In a reminder of the political issues facing Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri's government, plumes of smoke rose early on Thursday as veterans blocked highways for several hours with burning tyres.
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With industry officials saying that a quick rebound in local rubber output is unlikely, tire makers like MRF, JK Tyre, Apollo Tyres and Ceat will have to rely more on imports.
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In the early 20th century, Michelin developed its guides to encourage touring motorists to potter along them, making the odd detour for a steak frites (and to wear out their tyres).
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LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One's governing body formally approved rule changes on Wednesday that will allow sole supplier Pirelli to carry out more testing of next year's wider tyres during the season.
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From an aesthetic perspective, however, the wider tyres are already winners and Pirelli are happy with the amount of tire testing they can carry out after years of calling for more.
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Ricciardo came in for supersoft tyres on the following lap but his hopes of getting out ahead of the Briton were dashed when Red Bull were not ready for the change.
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The Finnish firm, which makes 13 percent of its tyres over the border in Russia to capitalize on lower energy costs, weathered Russia's economic crisis better than many other foreign companies.
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Nokian was ahead of its Western rivals Michelin and Continental in establishing a large factory in Russia, which has been a prime market for Nokian's mainstay products, high-margin winter tyres.
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The Mercedes driver crossed the line 1.2 seconds ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, after picking up vibrations on his tyres in the dying stages of an otherwise trouble-free race.
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HELSINKI, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Finnish tyre maker Nokian Tyres on Tuesday reported a 4.4 percent fall in fourth-quarter operating profit to 117.2 million euros ($133.85 million) but beat analysts forecasts.
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In the insider trading case, prosecutors said Kanodia learned details about India-based Apollo Tyres Ltd's 2013 attempt to buy Cooper Tire & Rubber Co from his wife, then Apollo's general counsel.
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PARIS (Reuters) - Michelin's revenue rose 9.9 percent in the first quarter, buoyed by European auto-market growth and a rebound in demand for outsize mining tyres, the company said on Thursday.
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Formula One is going through a major rule change this season, with wider tyres and revised aerodynamics that will see the cars generating much more downforce and cornering faster than before.
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The German group last year transferred a business that makes synthetic rubber for tyres into a joint venture with Saudi Aramco to reduce its exposure to tough competition in the sector.
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The young Monegasque's best time of one minute 16.231 seconds on a sunny morning with ambient temperatures of 21 degrees celsius was set on the softest, and fastest, C5 compound tyres.
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That was a significant step up from the 1:20.960 set by Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen on soft tyres on Tuesday, which had ranked as the fastest of the opening 2017 test.
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User groups say the Mobikes, with their solid tyres, a driveshaft rather than a chain, and solid wheel struts instead of wire spokes, appear more resilient against vandalism and heavy use.
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China had 340 million cars on its roads by the end of the first half of 2019, according to transport ministry data, and handling spent tyres has become a growing challenge.
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That was a significant step up from the 1:183 set by Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen on soft tyres on Tuesday, which had ranked as the fastest of the opening 2017 test.
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But the reality is that teams and drivers will quickly work out exactly how best to maximise the life of tyres and energy recovery systems for whatever distance is called for.
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Teams earlier voted on whether to return to last year's thicker treaded tyres for the rest of the season, a move seen by some as an attempt to reduce Mercedes' advantage.
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Ferrari used the slower medium tyres, however, and were also running through a list of test items after a disappointing race in France last weekend while the Mercedes were on softs.
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