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Power outage halts Tokyo commuter train lines, affecting 673,000 passengers
Reuters, Published on 16/01/2026
» TOKYO — A railway power outage in Tokyo disrupted the morning commute for roughly 673,000 passengers Friday as two main lines servicing some of the world's busiest stations were halted.
Calls for accountability over lethal Hong Kong fire silenced
AFP, Published on 30/11/2025
» HONG KONG - Not long before he was reportedly detained, Miles Kwan approached commuters outside a Hong Kong train station, urging them to demand accountability for the deadly inferno that tore through nearby apartment blocks.
Day of anti-Macron ‘anger’ disrupting France
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» PARIS - French protesters on Thursday staged a day of nationwide disruption in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron’s budget policies, with mass protests expected, transport chaos and clashes between police and demonstrators.
In mega-city Lagos, 20 million count on just 100 ambulances
AFP, Published on 16/09/2025
» LAGOS — Standing outside a public hospital in Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city, Michelin Hunsa is still "traumatised" from the two-hour wait it took to get an ambulance for her mother, found unconscious by her neighbours.
'Living in a cage': West Bank checkpoints proliferate after Gaza truce
AFP, Published on 24/01/2025
» TAYBEH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Father Bashar Basiel moved freely in and out of his parish in the occupied West Bank until Israeli troops installed gates at the entrance of his village Taybeh overnight, just hours after a ceasefire began in Gaza.
Hong Kongers bring mattress, fridge, oversized items on public transport
South China Morning Post, Published on 31/05/2024
» HONG KONG - A photo shared on social media showing a woman bringing a mattress onto a Hong Kong tram has sparked questions about what passengers can take on public transport.
Time running out for many Maldives islands
By Alex Travelli and Maahil Mohamed, The New York Times, Published on 06/04/2024
» MALÉ, Maldives — To live in the Maldives is to live in one of two worlds. Either you belong to the capital — Malé, a micro-Manhattan in the Indian Ocean — or you are out in “the islands,” among the quietest and most remote villages this side of the Arctic tundra.
S. Korea trainee doctors stage walkout
Reuters, Published on 20/02/2024
» SEOUL - More than 1,600 trainee doctors in South Korea's major hospitals staged a walkout on Tuesday to protest against a government plan to admit more students to medical schools, stoking fears of delays to surgical operations and patient treatment.
Storm Ciaran brings record winds to France, UK
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» RENNES, France - Storm Ciaran battered northern France with record winds of nearly 200 km per hour, killing a lorry driver, while southern England and other parts of western Europe remained on high alert Thursday amid warnings of flooding, blackouts and major travel disruptions.
Storm Ciaran brings record winds to France, UK
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» RENNES, France - Storm Ciaran battered northern France with record winds of nearly 200 km per hour killing a lorry driver as southern England remained on high alert Thursday and rail operators in several countries warned of traffic disruptions.