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

All trapped workers rescued from Himalayan tunnel, say officials

All trapped workers rescued from Himalayan tunnel, say officials

SILKYARA, India, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Indian rescuers on Tuesday pulled out all 41 construction workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas for 17 days, hours after drilling through the debris of rock, concrete and earth to reach them, officials said. The evacuation of the men – low-wage workers from some of India’s … Read more

New York gets $24 mln federal funding to bolster electric grid

New York gets $24 mln federal funding to bolster electric grid

The One World Trade Center building stands amid the Manhattan skyline in New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 27 (Reuters) – New York has been awarded nearly $24 million in federal funding to strengthen and improve the state’s electric infrastructure in order to minimize the effects of … Read more

Transport won’t be ready, Paris mayor says ahead of 2024 Games

Transport won’t be ready, Paris mayor says ahead of 2024 Games

Paris’ Mayor Anne Hidalgo attends the 105th session of the Congress of Mayors organised by the “France’s Mayors’ Association” (AMF), in Paris, France, November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights PARIS, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Paris will not be ready for the Olympics and Paralympics in terms of transport and sheltering the homeless, … Read more

New Delhi plans to make rain to tackle ‘hazardous’ smog

New Delhi plans to make rain to tackle ‘hazardous’ smog

NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (Reuters) – New Delhi plans for the first time to make rain to try improve air quality in the city, which is the world’s most polluted capital and has been gripped by smog for a week. The city has already shut all schools, stopped construction activities, and said it will impose … Read more

Estonia seeks China’s help over severed Baltic Sea telecom cables

Estonia seeks China’s help over severed Baltic Sea telecom cables

Finnish Navy Deep Divers support to civilian authorities in the investigation of the gas pipe damage in the Gulf of Finland, in this undated handout. Finnish Navy/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. Acquire Licensing Rights VILNIUS, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Estonia has contacted … Read more

Finland says ‘outside activity’ likely damaged gas pipeline, telecoms cable

Finland says ‘outside activity’ likely damaged gas pipeline, telecoms cable

Gas pipeline, telecoms cable connect Finland and Estonia Cause of the damage, and who did it, unclear – Finnish PM No threat to energy safety, telecommunications – Finnish PM European gas prices rise on the news HELSINKI, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A subsea gas pipeline and a telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia under the … Read more

US government shutdown could add misery to air travel

US government shutdown could add misery to air travel

[1/2]Travelers wait in lines at LaGuardia Airport in New York City after hundreds of flights were grounded or delayed at New York-area airports as more air traffic controllers called in sick on Friday, in one of the most tangible signs yet of disruption from a 35-day partial shutdown of the U.S. Acquire Licensing Rights Read … Read more

UK air traffic meltdown ‘one in 15 million’ event

UK air traffic meltdown ‘one in 15 million’ event

Passengers awaiting news on cancelled or delayed flights at London Stansted Airport gesture as they discuss the situation on Monday, in Stansted, Britain August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Raphael Satter/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – An air traffic meltdown in Britain was caused by a “one in 15 million” event, the boss of … 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