Munich flights, long-distance trains cancelled due to snow

Munich flights, long-distance trains cancelled due to snow

A person walks past a departures board inside the Munich Airport in Munich, Germany, March 26, 2023. REUTERS/Lukas Barth/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Dec 2 (Reuters) – Long-distance trains and hundreds of flights in and out of the German city of Munich were cancelled on Saturday because of heavy snowfall, according to statements by Deutsche … Read more

Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen’s Hodeidah port area -owner

Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen’s Hodeidah port area -owner

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – The Galaxy Leader commercial ship was “illegally boarded by military personnel via a helicopter” on Nov. 19 and is now in the Hodeidah port area in Yemen, the vessel’s owner said on Monday. “All communications were subsequently lost with the vessel,” Isle of Man registered Galaxy Maritime Ltd, owner of … Read more

Renewed drilling begins to rescue 40 men trapped in Indian tunnel for fifth day

Renewed drilling begins to rescue 40 men trapped in Indian tunnel for fifth day

[1/4]Members of rescue teams stand at the entrance of a tunnel where 40 road workers are trapped after a portion of the tunnel collapsed, in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Shankar Prasad Nautiyal Acquire Licensing Rights UTTARKASHI, India, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Rescue workers renewed efforts on Thursday to … Read more

UK bus and rail operator FirstGroup raises annual profit outlook

UK bus and rail operator FirstGroup raises annual profit outlook

A Great Western Railway train passes in front of Windsor Castle in Eton, Britain, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 11 (Reuters) – British transport operator FirstGroup (FGP.L) on Wednesday forecast fiscal 2024 profit ahead of its prior expectations, partly helped by strong passenger numbers and increased leisure travel during the summer … Read more

First hydrogen train in Middle East to begin trials next week, Saudi energy minister says

First hydrogen train in Middle East to begin trials next week, Saudi energy minister says

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud speaks during 10th Arab-China Business Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 11, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights RIYADH, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Minister for Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Sunday that the first hydrogen train in the Middle East … Read more

Air France, motorway operators criticise French govt’s new tax plans

Air France, motorway operators criticise French govt’s new tax plans

Air France CEO Anne Rigail attends a pannel at the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society in Paris, France, November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/file photo Acquire Licensing Rights PARIS, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Air France (AIRF.PA), airport group ADP (ADP.PA) and motorway operators criticised the French government’s plans to impose a new tax on … Read more

Meta is developing a new, more powerful AI system, Wall Street Journal reports

Meta is developing a new, more powerful AI system, Wall Street Journal reports

The logo of Meta Platforms’ business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 10 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms (META.O) is working on a new artificial-intelligence system intended to be as powerful as the most advanced model offered by OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, … Read more

France’s Macron wants German-style public transport subscription

France’s Macron wants German-style public transport subscription

French President Emmanuel Macron walks with France’s assistant coach Raphael Ibanez and Mayor of Rueil-Malmaison Patrick Ollier as he arrives for a meeting with France’s rugby team at their base camp’s training pitch in Rueil-Malmaison, outside Paris, France September 4, 2023. Ludovic MARIN/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights PARIS, Sept 4 (Reuters) – French President … Read more

Crimean Bridge traffic resumes after brief suspension, Russia-installed operator says

Crimean Bridge traffic resumes after brief suspension, Russia-installed operator says

A view through a train window shows the section of a road split and sloping to one side following an alleged attack on the Crimea Bridge, that connects the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula across the Kerch Strait, in this still image from video taken July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept … Read more

Central Japan braces for Typhoon Lan arrival with air, rail cancellations

Central Japan braces for Typhoon Lan arrival with air, rail cancellations

[1/2]High waves caused by Typhoon Lan break on the shores of Senjojiki, Shirahama town, Wakayama prefecture, Japan, August 14, 2023. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Japan braced for Typhoon Lan to make landfall, with airlines and railways cancelling services in central areas of the country’s main island, where it is expected … Read more