Taxi operators in Namibia plan a country-wide strike within the next two weeks. The President of the Namibia Transport and Taxi Union, NTTU says, his union is unhappy about traffic fines issued to taxi-operators, who intend to hand over a petition for the attention of the National Assembly . Werner January says the NTTU feels […]
A number of airlines have announced flight cancellations to Taiwan as Typhoon Soulik (initial report here) continues to bring violent weather to the region. Cathay Pacific has warned that the majority of flights between Hong Kong and Taipei scheduled from 2100 today to 1400 tomorrow will be cancelled. The airline also anticipates delays to a […]
At least eight people are reported dead in a train crash at Bretigny-sur-Orge, south of the French capital Paris. The intercity train had just left Paris and was heading towards Limoges when it derailed, crashing into a station platform at about 16:00 GMT. Passengers were said to be trapped inside the train and a local […]
10:50 AM EDT Wednesday 10 July 2013 Severe thunderstorm watch for Potential for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening along a cold front. This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds or heavy rainfall..Monitor weather conditions and listen for updated bulletins. A cold front will cross Southern […]
BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032013 1000 AM EST WED JUL 10 2013 …AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE FINDS THAT CHANTAL IS STILL A TROPICAL STORM… SUMMARY OF 1000 AM EST…1500 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…16.5N 72.0W ABOUT 335 MI…535 KM ESE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA ABOUT 145 MI…235 KM S […]
Major unions in Greece have announced plans to wage a general strike on July 16 to protest a new government scheme to slash civil service jobs in an effort to secure EU-IMF loans. “An emergency meeting of the executive committee has decided to call a 24-hour general strike on July 16” in response to a […]