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8
Aug

Italy: Strike updates for September

Trenitalia     Saturday, September 20, 2014   Some Trenitalia personnel will be on strike for 24 hours, starting 21:00 on September 20th. Please check with your ticket office whether this will affect your journey. Airport personnel   Saturday, September 27, 2014   Airport personnel will be on strike for 8 hours, from 10:00 to 18:00. Please check with your […]

7
Aug

Russia – Banning Ukrainian Airlines & embargo on food imports – August 8, 2014

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said it would include fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, milk and dairy imports. Australia, Canada and Norway are also affected. Russia is also banning Ukrainian airlines from transit across its territory, he said in televised comments to the government. Furthermore, the Russian government is considering banning transit flights for EU and US […]

6
Aug

Japan – Typhoon Halong – August 6, 2014

Halong rapidly intensified this weekend, becoming a super typhoon early Saturday night, local time. Though it has since weakened, Halong is expected to remain a very dangerous typhoon as it approaches Japan later this week. There is currently some wind shear affecting the storm which, if strong enough, typically weakens tropical systems. However, Halong is […]

5
Aug

Hawaii: Hurricane Iselle

Hurricane Iselle barreled towards Hawaii early Tuesday, with forecasters warning that the islands could face a one-two punch as Tropical Storm Julio is trailing not far behind. It is extremely rare to have such major storms in such quick succession, according toWeather Channel lead meteorologist Kevin Roth. He said the most recent example was in 1982 […]

5
Aug

Hurricane Bertha: could bring wind/rain to UK

Hurricane Bertha growing in size and could hit UK with torrential rain and high winds this weekend. Strong winds, torrential rains and large waves next weekend could put the brakes on the recent glorious weather experienced in the UK, thanks to a hurricane making its way over from the Caribbean. Hurricane Bertha began heading north […]