Until a few days ago, Volker Wissing was optimistic about his prestige project. The start date of the nationwide 49-euro ticket, which was actually planned for the beginning of the year, which has been postponed several times, is now finally fixed, the Federal Minister of Transport, who was involved, made clear ten days ago at the exam of the FDP parliamentary group in Bavaria. It is clear to him that the ticket will not come later than May 1st, said...
Chamber is now working on a catalog of questions The chamber now wants to draw up a list of questions by January 27th. The trial date on January 24 is canceled. Two more dates are planned for the beginning of February. According to the presiding judge Andreas Ziegel, after a break, the hearing will not continue until February 20th. There are appointment problems with the lawyers. The chamber expressed its surprise at the lawyers' announcement that they would only accept...
Status: 01/20/2023 12:21 p.m In the collective bargaining dispute at Deutsche Post, thousands of employees in letter and parcel centers across Germany have stopped working. The trade union ver.di had called for nationwide strikes. She demands a 15 percent increase in salary. The wage dispute between ver.di and Deutsche Post is in full swing. Thousands of Swiss Post employees responded to ver.di's call: they stopped working and are demonstrating for higher wages. After failed collective bargaining talks, the union had...
delays reported Major disruption to US air traffic control: domestic flights are suspended for hours A major disruption has occurred at the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). © Jacquelyn Martin/AP/DPA Massive problems in air traffic are currently being reported in the USA, and planes are grounded nationwide. The reason is computer malfunctions, write US media. A major disruption has occurred at the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The system that provides pilots and ground staff with information about disruptions in...
Cryptocurrency Development The central bank of Mexico (CBDC) is still in its infancy. And it's unlikely to be ready to launch in time by 2024. followlocal media reports Mexico's central bank, known as Banxico, is working on legal, administrative and technological requirements for a digital version of the peso. In December 2021, the local government announced plans to launch a national digital currency. It stated in a Twitter post that “this is a new technology and next-generation payment infrastructure” that...
Japan Girl plays subway driver in Japan – 23 trains are delayed No departure: In Japan, a little girl caused delays. ©Getty Images It was probably a unique opportunity: In Japan, a little girl secretly snuck into the driver's cab of a subway train. The excursion had unpleasant consequences for the otherwise punctual traffic in Kobe: 23 trains were delayed. There is hardly a country that is as famous for its punctuality as Japan. In recent years, reports have caused...
local transport Japanese girl plays subway driver - trains are delayed Commuters crowd into a wagon in Tokyo (symbol image). photo © Kiichiro Sato/AP/dpa Japan's railways are known for their punctuality. But in the city of Kobe, a child slips out of the cab and messes up the timetable. In Japan, a little girl snuck into the unlocked cab of a subway train, disrupting station operations. As the Japanese newspaper "Yomiuri Shimbun" reported, after arriving at the Seishin-chuo terminus in...
The yellow-green bus stop sign is already there - but only in the form of a dummy hanging on the construction board. Behind it stretches a still untouched field on Ludwig-Bölkow-Allee on the outskirts of Taufkirchen. According to the original plans, a means of transport should already be doing its test rounds on the site there, from which the makers expect nothing less than a "revolution of mobility".What is meant is the Ottobahn from the company of the same name...
The yellow-green bus stop sign is already there - but only in the form of a dummy hanging on the construction board. Behind it stretches a still untouched field on Ludwig-Bölkow-Allee on the outskirts of Taufkirchen. According to the original plans, a means of transport should already be doing its test rounds on the site there, from which the makers expect nothing less than a "revolution of mobility".What is meant is the Ottobahn from the company of the same name...
The Civaux site (Vienne), one of three nuclear power plants completely shut down. Thomas JOUHANNAUD/PHOTOPQR/POPULAR DU CENTER/MAXPPPANALYSIS - EDF has not finished with maintenance problems.Cracks of a few millimeters, almost undetectable, threaten to plunge France into darkness in January. This phenomenon of "corrosion under stress" has silently weakened the emergency pipes at the heart of at least 16 EDF nuclear reactors.An industrial accident which was added to the heavy maintenance program of the power stations. As a result today, the...
