FILE PHOTO - Tesla's new electric semi truck is unveiled during a presentation in Hawthorne, California, U.S., November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandria Sage/File Photo DETROIT (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc said on Tuesday it is buying 125 Tesla Inc all-electric semi-trucks, the largest known order for the big rig so far, as the
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BA and Iberia parent IAG still showing an interest in Austrian carrier Niki – sources
Frankfurt (Reuters) - British Airways and Iberia parent IAG are again interested in Austrian holiday airline Niki after it filed for insolvency, according to two sources familiar with the matter. “IAG is back again. It’s seeking to strengthen (IAG’s Spanish budget airline) Vueling in Duesseldorf, Berlin and Mallorca,” one of the people
Uber’s license in UK city Cambridge extended for five years
How Uber and Its Rivals Are Beating the Middle East’s Most Notorious Traffic
UberBoat in Cairo, Egypt Cairo Egypt(Bloomberg) - Late to a meeting on the other side of Cairo, student Abdel-Kader Shehade opted for the fastest ride-hailing service in town: Careem Scooter. “It was like the traffic jam didn’t exist,” said the 19-year-old, whose trip took a fraction of the usual time at half the
Kenya Railways suspends SGR ticket booking from Jan 1 pending reschedule
Passengers alighting from Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Passenger Train Kenya - (BD) Kenya Railways Corporation has temporarily suspended booking of Madaraka Express tickets that are operational from January 1, 2018. Kenya Railways, through a public notice on Monday, said it would be rescheduling the passenger train service from January, occasioning the suspension. “As MNSGR will adjust
Kenya launches Sh22b upgraded depot
President Uhuru Kenyatta flags off a loaded container during the Launch of the Upgraded Inland Container Depot (ICD) Embakasi, Nairobi County Kenya has launched an ultra-modern inland container depot upgraded at a cost of Sh22 billion and offered 50 percent discount to exporters who will use the facility. He also directed the
NNPC petroleum products distribution, sale increase by 29% as PENGASSAN suspends strike
PENGASSAN suspends strike amid long queues at fuel stations Oil workers meet govt in Jan, NNPC cautions against panic buying DPR seals off 12 filling stations in Borno, Yobe Abuja, Lagos - The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) distributed and sold about 1.3 billion litres of petroleum products throughout the
GM urges judge to throw out disputed ignition switch deal
FILE PHOTO: The GM logo is seen at the General Motors Warren Transmission Operations Plant in Warren, Michigan October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook New York (Reuters) - Lawyers for General Motors on Monday urged a federal bankruptcy judge in Manhattan to throw out a settlement that would require the company to pay $1
Lithium battery limits included in DGR revisions
New restrictions will come into force at beginning of 2018 According to the latest update by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), measures have been introduced in the latest IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) to reduce the risk caused by carrying lithium batteries. If the batteries overheat, they carry a fire risk.
