For days, truckers had blocked roads in protest against the end of COVID-era fuel subsidies, snarling transport. Truckers in Colombia have reached a deal with the government and agreed to lift a five-day road blockade, according to President Gustavo Petro. The deal, announced on Friday, is aimed at assuaging concerns…
The missing helicopter had picked up passengers near the Vachkajec ancient volcano in a scenic area of the peninsula known for its wild landscapes. A helicopter with 22 people on board, most of them tourists, has gone missing in Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula in the far east, authorities say. Kamchatka Governor…
Pakistan’s leaders expressed sorrow over the road accidents, frequent occurrences in the country largely due to poor infrastructure. At least 34 people have been killed in two separate bus accidents in northeast and southwest Pakistan, according to local authorities. Twelve people died on the Makran Coastal Highway in the southwest…
Hondeklip Bay, South Africa – Before day breaks on a cloudy morning in Hondeklip Bay, a small fishing village in South Africa’s semi-arid Namaqualand region, Patrick Rulph rushes out of his front door in track pants, a loose-fitting hoodie and a dark cap. The 61-year-old moves with urgency as he…
The union representing workers at the Canadian National Railway (CN) says they will strike next week, in a new threat to the economy after promising to challenge a government decision to end an unprecedented rail stoppage. The Teamsters union filed notice on Friday, just days after returning to work, that…
Ottawa orders railroads to enter arbitration with labour union to avert prolonged disruption to services. Canada’s government has intervened to end a shutdown of freight rail services that had raised fears of supply-chain chaos across North America. Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon said on Thursday that freight rail operations could resume…
Accident in central province of Yazd was blamed on a defective braking system, according to preliminary police probe. At least 28 pilgrims from Pakistan have been killed and 23 injured after their bus overturned in central Iran, according to Iranian state media. The accident took place late on Tuesday in…
BREAKINGBREAKING, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says all passengers appear to have died, offers condolences to families. The Brazilian airline Voepass has confirmed that a plane carrying 62 people crashed in Vinhedo, near the city of Sao Paulo. In a statement on Friday, the airline said it had…
EXPLAINER A growing number of airports are imposing restrictions on these electric suitcases over safety concerns. Rideable motorised suitcases, which emerged almost 10 years ago as something futuristically novel as well as functional, have increasingly become popular among travellers. But the rideable suitcase craze is getting pushback in some Japanese…
Probe ongoing into attack on high-speed train network which disrupted busiest lines on Paris Olympics opening day. France’s high-speed TGV rail service is expected to return to normal by Monday, the government and railway operator said, a day after sabotaged signal stations and cables caused widespread chaos hours before the…
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