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Singapore former transport minister faces eight additional charges for corruption

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The Singaporean Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) announced Monday that former Minister for Transport S. The alleged offenses occurred between November 2021 and November 2022, when Iswaran was the incumbent Minister for Transport, and involved the construction of a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Singapore.

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Martinique protesters take up arms over cost of living

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This is a continuation of the protests that began in September after two powerful local unions, one representing transportation and another representing health workers, local authorities, and the private sector, began protests over the high cost of living.

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Argentina labor union strike leads to stoppage of public transportation services

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The strike led to the shutdown of transportation services and the emptying of streets as millions of workers joined the stoppage. The post Argentina labor union strike leads to stoppage of public transportation services appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Advocates for homeless New Yorkers sue public transportation authority over subway station restrictions

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Homeless advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Friday, challenging a rule that “target[s] the manner in which homeless persons use the subway system.”

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Commonwealth leaders announce discussions on UK slavery reparations

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The system operated on a triangular route; British ships transported goods to Africa, exchanged them for enslaved Africans, and then carried those individuals across the Atlantic to work on plantations in the Americas, particularly in the Caribbean and North America.

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Afghanistan dispatch: unaccompanied women now banned from public transport

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Now, today, May 29, the Taliban have ordered that women are not allowed to use public transport if they are alone. The post Afghanistan dispatch: unaccompanied women now banned from public transport appeared first on JURIST - News. A Taliban official with the Ministry of Vice and Virtue made the announcement Saturday.

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Hawai‘i court allows lawsuit against state transportation department for failing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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The First Circuit Court of the State of Hawai’i Thursday rejected a motion to dismiss by the Hawai’i Department of Transportation to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the department is violating the state constitution by failing to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.