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Move over, rickshaw: Cambodia launches public buses
AFP, Published on 09/02/2014
» Motorcycles, cars, tuk-tuks and the humble rickshaw dominate its traffic-clogged roads, but now the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh is launching a new weapon in the fight against chronic congestion: its first public buses in over a decade.
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'Uber get out,' say protesting Uruguay taxi drivers
AFP, Published on 14/11/2015
» MONTEVIDEO - Taxi drivers blocked a central street in Montevideo on Friday to prevent ride-sharing service Uber from training new drivers as it seeks to roll out service in Uruguay.
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Taxi drivers block streets in Buenos Aires after Uber launch
AFP, Published on 13/04/2016
» BUENOS AIRES - Uber, the smartphone app that connects riders and drivers, launched Tuesday in Buenos Aires without authorization, triggering protests by taxi drivers who blocked major avenues and snarled traffic.
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Syrian drivers count on truce to rev up Aleppo's taxi trade
AFP, Published on 05/03/2016
» ALEPPO (SYRIA) - Driving fearlessly under skies free of warplanes and bombs, taxi drivers in Syria's divided second city Aleppo are counting on a fragile truce to revive their trade.
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Europe's taxi drivers protest Uber, unlicensed car services
AFP, Published on 11/06/2014
» Taxi drivers in London, Paris and other European capitals plan to bring chaos to the streets on Wednesday in protest against unlicensed mobile car-hailing services such as Uber which have shaken up the industry.
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Taxi drivers hospitalised after Beijing pesticide protest: police
AFP, Published on 04/04/2015
» BEIJING - More than 30 taxi drivers were hospitalised after apparently drinking pesticide during a protest in central Beijing over a dispute with authorities, police said Saturday.
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Sao Paulo court backs taxi drivers, bans Uber
AFP, Published on 30/04/2015
» SAO PAULO - A judge on Wednesday barred Uber from operating in Sao Paulo, siding with the city's taxi drivers who complained that the popular ride-sharing service enjoys an unfair competitive advantage.
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Tokyo's taxi drivers face fan-free Olympics
AFP, Published on 12/07/2021
» TOKYO - In his white gloves, dark suit and tie, taxi driver Yuki Kawaguchi is ready to ferry passengers around Tokyo in style.
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Sri Lanka taxi drivers support removal of top judge
AFP, Published on 30/11/2012
» Hundreds of government-supporting rickshaw drivers choked the capital demanding the sacking of Sri Lanka's chief justice on Friday as the supreme court debated the legality of moves to impeach her.
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Taxi drivers, Uber square up on Istanbul's roads
AFP, Published on 22/04/2018
» ISTANBUL - Istanbul's bright yellow taxis, ubiquitous and perennially honking for custom, appear ingrained in the daily life of the Turkish metropolis.
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