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24
Feb

CN rail lockout averted

Canada’s biggest railway reached a last-minute tentative agreement with one of its unions on Monday, averting a lockout that threatened to delay imports from Asia and compound a U.S. West Coast port logjam. Canadian National Railway Co and Unifor, the union representing its 4,800 mechanical, clerical and trucking workers, struck a deal just before the […]

23
Feb

Texas: DFW: winter storm

Winter Storm Quantum is glazing over roadways in the South and the Rockies Monday morning, leaving one dead and spawning a major pileup among many other accidents in Texas.  As NBC 4 reports, at least 25 vehicles collided on I-40 near the New Mexico/Texas state line and shut down eastbound travel on the highway.  In […]

23
Feb

Italy: Strike update for March/April

Airport personnel   Wednesday, March 4, 2015   Some airport personnel will be on strike for 4 hours, from 13:00 to 17:00. Please check with your ticket office whether this will affect your flight. Trenitalia     Saturday, March 14, 2015   Some Trenitalia personnel will be on strike for 24 hours, starting 21:00 on March 14th. Please check with […]

23
Feb

IHG® announces locations of first two HUALUXE® Hotels and Resorts properties

Shanghai – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announces the locations of its first two HUALUXE® Hotels and Resorts properties in Greater China. HUALUXE Hotels and Resorts is the world’s first international luxury hotel brand specifically designed for Chinese consumers. – HUALUXE Nanchang High Tech Zone is located in Nanchang, […]

19
Feb

German Rail Strike threat: update

Berlin (dpa) – Germany‘s rail company Deutsche Bahn attempted Thursday to avert a planned four-day train strike in the country by reopening talks with union leaders.   “Yes, we are talking; we are in contact,” said Deutsche Bahn personnel director Ulrich Weber.   “We will do our best not to close off the channels of […]

19
Feb

Australia: Cyclones Marcia and Lam

Wild weather hits Queensland and Northern Territory as Cyclone Marcia and Cyclone Lam attack  FIERCE winds have torn trees out by their roots and hundreds of families have fled their homes as a “cyclone sandwich” approaches the north of Australia. WHAT WE KNOW: * Cyclone Lam near the Northern Territory is category 4 and Cyclone […]