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London's cabbies hope to fare better after Covid
AFP, Published on 06/06/2021
» LONDON - Barry Ivens, who has been driving London's iconic black taxi cabs for a quarter of a century, has never experienced anything like the past tumultuous year in the British capital.
Virus measures hit London black cab business
AFP, Published on 20/11/2020
» EPPING: Tony Georgiou sighed as he stood in front of a field full of parked taxi cabs, admitting he has lost count of how many are there.
Massive risks to world economy as virus battle rages
AFP, Published on 26/03/2020
» LONDON - The coronavirus outbreak and resulting lockdown of billions of people threatens the global economy to the point where economists are predicting the most violent recession in recent history, perhaps even eclipsing the Great Depression.
Uber launches carpooling service in traffic-choked Jakarta
AFP, Published on 18/05/2016
» JAKARTA - Uber launched Wednesday a carpooling service in Jakarta allowing commuters to share journeys, as competition between ride-hailing apps intensifies in the traffic-choked Indonesian capital.
Havana spiffs up for Obama, Rolling Stones
AFP, Published on 17/03/2016
» HAVANA - Hundreds of workers have been scrambling for days to touch up building facades, patch potholes and spiff up Havana's monuments ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit.
Uber and Ola race to offer motorbike taxis in India
AFP, Published on 03/03/2016
» BANGALORE (INDIA) - Uber and its Indian rival Ola on Thursday launched pilot taxi motorbike services within hours of each other, as competition between the two taxi apps ramps up.
Uber wins English court case on taximeters
AFP, Published on 16/10/2015
» LONDON - England's High Court ruled Friday that the ride-sharing smartphone app Uber does not infringe a law on the use of taximeters to calculate fares.
Motorbike-hailing app revs up in traffic-choked Jakarta
AFP, Published on 17/06/2015
» JAKARTA - A popular motorbike-hailing app is putting a new, two-wheeled spin on smartphone taxi services in the Indonesian capital, with thousands of motorcyclists in distinctive green jackets and helmets offering commuters an escape from Jakarta's notorious traffic gridlock.
Hungary latest EU country to probe Uber
AFP, Published on 01/05/2015
» BUDAPEST - Hungary on Thursday became the latest European Union country to launch a probe into Uber, the popular but controversial taxi app for mobile phones.
US cabbie gets big tip for brief ride
AFP, Published on 15/01/2015
» NEW YORK - A quick chat and a two-minute drive is all it took for an American cab driver to be tipped nearly $1,000.