An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 shook a wide swath of central and western Japan on Friday. No tsunami warning was issued, and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake struck at 11:39 a.m. (0239 GMT) off the Pacific coast of Japan […]
A walk-out staged by rail conductors in protest of the sweeping lay-offs announced by VR will grind the majority of long-distance rail traffic to a halt on Thursday, VR states in a press release published on Wednesday. The conductors walked out of their workplaces at 3am on Thursday and are expected to return to work […]
Brussels airport will partially reopen for passenger flights on Friday evening after its closure following the March 22 bomb attacks, the company running the airport said. Belgian police, the fire brigade and the Belgian Civil Aviation Authority have been checking the airport, whose departure hall was badly damaged by the two blasts, to see if […]
PARIS — Some French train drivers, teachers and others are on strike to reject a government reform relaxing the 35-hour workweek and other labour rules. The strike is not affecting Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport, but 20 per cent of flights at Paris’ Orly airport have beencancelled. The strike also affects schools, public hospitals and […]
An overpass collapsed Thursday in the Indian city of Kolkata, crushing vehicles below it, killing 15 people and leaving dozens more missing, authorities said. More than 100 people were unaccounted for after the incident, which occurred in a busy commercial area north of the city’s center, said Sgt. Saurav Benerjee of Kolkata police. However, authorities […]