Tag: strikes
Ukraine targeted by new ‘massive’ Russian missile strikes
Ukraine was targeted by a new salvo of Russian missiles on Thursday (December 29th) as explosions were heard in several cities following fire from Ukraine’s anti-aircraft defense system, as reported…
UK strikes continue – travel chaos feared
The widespread strikes in the UK continue to grow and risk leading to flight and train chaos ahead of the Christmas holiday. The nurses are on strike since last Tuesday,…
Strikes hit British Christmas holidaymakers
Published: Less than 30 min ago full screen Travelers at Kings Cross Station in London prepare to board the last train departures on Christmas Eve. Photo: Aaron Chown/AP/TT Thousands of…
Strikes hit British Christmas holidaymakers
The strike will last until December 27 and has forced many holidaymakers to find alternative modes of transport, such as cars and buses. Around 1,000 border guards at Heathrow, Gatwick…
SNCF strikes: is the New Year saved?
Faced with the debacle that reigns on the rail network this Christmas weekend, the SNCF has made new proposals to the unions of controllers. The latter have until noon this…
Pensions, 49.3, SNCF strikes… Elisabeth Borne, the moment of truth
Make no mistake about it: chance has nothing to do with it, she did everything to be at Matignon. But the circumstances wanted to add their two cents: she almost…
Qatargate: Michel Claise, the Belgian judge who strikes down financial offenders
After reading his attributes: a man who defies the powerful, a destroyer of financial crime, we would not have instinctively given him this jovial air. Yet Michel Claise has many…
Strikes in transport at Christmas: what to expect?
No call for a strike but notices maintained: travelers sail on sight. The situation becomes more complicated for Christmas and New Year weekends at the SNCF, where the two main…
opposition strikes deal to oust PM
The Fijian opposition reached an agreement on Tuesday (December 20th) to form a coalition government, Social Democratic Party politicians announced, marking the end of the reign of Frank Bainimarama. It…
War in Ukraine: kyiv tries to restore electricity after massive Russian strikes
Ukraine was working on Saturday, December 17, to restore electricity after the new Russian missile strikes which caused power cuts across the country. These targeted bombings have been denounced as…