Stockholm to ban petrol, diesel cars from city centre

[ad_1] A diesel truck drives on the motorway through central Stockholm in this picture taken March 11, 2011. REUTERS/Bob Strong/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 10 (Reuters) – Stockholm will ban petrol and diesel-powered cars from key parts of the city centre from 2025 as it seeks to improve air quality and reduce traffic noise, … Read more

Thousands of tourists visit Macau, Hong Kong during Golden Week holidays

[ad_1] HONG KONG, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of visitors have flocked to the Chinese-controlled regions of Macau and Hong Kong since Sept. 29, data shows as China wraps up its Golden Week holiday, although the figures amounted to just about 85% of pre-pandemic levels. In the world’s biggest gambling hub of Macau, … Read more

US traffic deaths fall in 2023 but remain above pre-pandemic levels

[ad_1] Traffic is pictured at twilight along 2nd Ave. in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/ File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday said traffic deaths fell by 3.3% in the first half of 2023 but remain sharply higher than … Read more

Drought-hit Panama Canal lets more unbooked ships pass in bid to ease queue

[ad_1] Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER bulk carrier transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Aris Martinez/File Photo PANAMA CITY, Aug 10 (Reuters) – The drought-hit Panama Canal has temporarily limited the number of new reserved passage slots to help ease a bottleneck … Read more

Ukraine says U.S and German air defence systems ‘highly effective’

[ad_1] Zelenskiy says air defences helping Ukraine’s war effort Hit on blood transfusion point is war crime, president says Two bridges to Russian-occupied Crimea reported hit KYIV, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Ukraine is seeing “significant results” from U.S. and German air defence systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, despite waves of Russian air strikes … Read more

France riots: “all options” considered after third night of violence since fatal shooting

[ad_1] PM Borne says all options for restoring order on table Third night of unrest rocks major French cities Hundreds arrested, hundreds of police injured Macron convenes another cabinet crisis meeting President leaves Brussels summit early PARIS, June 30 (Reuters) – France vowed to examine “all options” to restore order on Friday, after rioters torched … Read more