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Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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US-LABOUR: UPS Strike Is a Key Turning Point
A strike by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters against the United Parcel Service (UPS), the largest U.S. package-delivery company, is shaping up to be a major test of organised labour's strength, union analysts say.ANGOLA-TRANSPORT: Reviving a Former Lifeline
Scattered around a grimy third-floor flat in this city's downtown area are the relics of one of history's most famous railways.NIGERIA-TRANSPORT: A Railway Network That Used to be Good
Its 5.30 a.m. local time and the train station here is as busy as a market at noon: school children, workers and market women, some with babies strapped to their backs, jostle for a vantage point near the railway line.CHILE-CHILDREN: Day-Care Educators Should Play Key Role
Chile ranks third in the world behind Japan and Germany as the world's worst abusers of children, according to the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and the government is looking to day care providers to help end this problemETHIOPIA-TRANSPORT: Shake-up in the Skies
The Ethiopian government has announced a major shake-up in the top management at Ethiopian Airlines (EAL), in what is seen by observers here as a move to restore one of Africa's oldest airlines to its former glory.ASIA: Huge Cost of Untangling Traffic Jams Stumps Megacities
Mass rail-based transport systems are touted as the means to untangle traffic jams in Asia's megacities, but their steep cost often leaves developing countries with money- losing ventures difficult to keep afloat.ASIA-ENVIRONMENT: No Short-Cuts To Cleaning Polluted Air
"I went to (the resort island of) Pulau Langkawi for a short holiday and I actually started missing the Kuala Lumpur smog," remarked a jaded Malaysian journalist.NIGERIA-TRANSPORT: Buckling Up Doesn’t Guarantee Safety
Flight 071 to this ancient south- eastern port city this week had not one empty seat.ASIA-PACIFIC: Growth Won’t Be Green Under APEC Free Trade
Free trade in the Asia-Pacific is likely to cause even greater damage to the enviornment as the economic growth of region's economies accelerates.ZIMBABWE-TRANSPORT: Rest Room Turned Cockpit
The strike by Air Zimbabwe pilots entered its sixth day of turbulence Wednesday with the fliers favouring to report for duty in their rest room rather than the cockpit.PHILIPPINES: Growth Feeds Appetite For Luxury Cars
They make up a minute fraction of the Philippines' 70 million people, but their expensive tastes have revved up domestic sales of luxury cars.MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur Tackles Traffic Woes Ahead of Major Games
Malaysian motorists are starting to face head-on what drivers in Thailand and the Philippines have been confronted with for some time now -- gridlocked traffic on unaccommodating city streets.AFRICA-AVIATION: Dangerous Skies
Few of the people who fly over or to Africa know just how dangerous its skies are, but Cathy Bill does.VENEZUELA: Iberia Cancels VIASA Operations//REPEATING//
The operations of VIASA airline, the Venezuelan flag carrier that is controlled by Iberia of Spain, were suspended Thursday as a preventative measure while a general assembly decides on the destiny of the company.ZIMBABWE-TRANSPORT: Airline Tries To Clean Up Its Act
Changes are underway to make Zimbabwe's national airline -- increasingly slammed for unreliability and mismanagement -- live up to its mottos of commitment to excellent, customer care.TRADE: Simmering Disputes Coming To A Head At WTO Meeting
A string of long-simmering fissures in the debate over the rules of world trade, which has split developed and developing countries, is expected to come to a head at next week's meeting of trade ministers in Singapore.NIGERIA-TRANSPORT: Search and Rescue Operations Not Up To Scratch
The snail-pace rescue and search operation following the recent crash of a Nigerian airliner has heightened once again the need for measures to revamp the aviation industry.CONGO-TRANSPORT: Reviving the Idea of a Bridge On the River Zaire
The idea of building a bridge over the river that separates Congo and Zaire, and their capitals, is once again on the cards here, according to the Congolese authorities.BURUNDI-TRANSPORT: Bikes Beat Fuel Shortage
A fuel shortage resulting from a three-month old embargo has put many people in Burundi on their bikes - a mode of transport previously spurned by in capital.CHINA: Mobility Measured in Wheels – Two For Slow, Four For Fast
It now takes four wheels instead of two to be counted among those traveling the fast lane to prosperity in China.NIGERIA-TRANSPORT: Help Underway for Injured Accident Victims
People injured in traffic accidents are often left untended, so when itinerant trader David Odeon woke up in a hospital after a road mishap he considered himself lucky.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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