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La Liga season in jeopardy

The Spanish Football Association has announced that it was to suspend all domestic competitions from May 16 due to a dispute with the government

Germany

German rail's longest train stoppage strands and angers millions

Rail passengers in Germany face one week of disruption after train drivers’ union GDL called a seven-day strike. It wants more pay and shorter hours

Germany

German train drivers start week-long strike

Railway stations across Germany were silent and all but empty as the country faced its longest strike. The walkout by drivers threatens chaos and

Germany

Trains paralysed in Germany by week-long GDL strike

Germany’s GDL Train drivers union has begun its biggest strike yet as it continues a dispute with Deutsche Bahn over pay and negotiating rights. The

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Germany

Transport misery in Germany as rail union calls week-long strike

Rail passengers in Germany face a week of disruption following a call by GDL train drivers for a a seven-day strike. The union is in dispute with

Portugal

TAP pilots strike grounds 25% of Saturday's flights in Portugal

Portugal

Portugal: TAP pilots to begin 10-day strike as talks fail

Portugal’s flagship air carrier TAP looks set to be grounded for ten days from now because of a strike by pilots. Last-minute talks between the

Germany

German rail strike causes major disruption nationwide

German rail union GDL has extended a 66-hour strike to passenger routes, causing hundreds of commuter and long-distance trains to be cancelled. Some

France

Anti-austerity, anti-Macron Law: Thousands protest on streets of France

France

France: Second day of strikes causes air-travel chaos

A second day of air traffic control strikes in France has seen hundreds more flights cancelled. Passengers have been left frustrated as French civil

France

Air traffic control strike in France grounds flights

A strike by air traffic controllers in France has left scores of flights grounded. The two-day stoppage is over working conditions and plans to

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Confrontation between police and protesters in Nepal

Germany

Lufthansa flight disruptions may continue into Sunday

Almost half of all flights operated by Lufthansa were grounded on Saturday (March 21). Pilots at the German airline stated a fourth straight day of

Germany

Dozens of long-haul flights cancelled on day two of Lufthansa pilots' strike

Thursday has brought more misery for passengers of German airline Lufthansa, as a pilots’ strike continues into its second day. After short and

Germany

Lufthansa pilots stage twelfth strike in a year

Hundreds of Lufthansa flights to and from Frankfurt and Munich have been cancelled, stranding tens of thousands of passengers, because of another

Brazil

Brazil truckers continue their strike

Lorry drivers are continuing to block roads in some Brazilian states in protest at the high cost of fuel and toll roads. The nine day-old protest

Italy

Police dispute brings much of Rome to a stop

Striking police officers brought much of the Italian capital Rome to a standstill as part of protests about working conditions and cutbacks.

Tunisia

Strike and protests on Tunisia-Libya border amid anger over tax

A strike has shut up shops and offices in large parts of southern Tunisia, bordering Libya. It follows clashes between police and protesters on

Tunisia

Deadly protests in Tunisia amid anger over border tax

A general strike has been declared in Tunisia’s flashpoint Tataouine region on Tuesday after clashes between protesters and security forces left at

Germany

Striking security staff shut down Hamburg Airport for hours

In Germany, a one-day strike by security staff forced the closure of Hamburg airport for several hours on Monday. Stuttgart and Hannover airports