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Ends meet. look at transportation in america right now, i assume that is big part of your business, especially being in the hotel business. people have to travel to get to stay with you. airfare is up and transportation up 16%, how is that causing strain on your business? do you see lack of people staying at hotels because it is too expensive to travel? >> every market is different. we have hotels in different markets and we have seen a pullback this year compared to last year and that is just g...

57 people died here, many of them teenagers and young people with their lives ahead of them and what was the worst train crash greece has ever seen. was the worst train crash greece has everseen. how was the worst train crash greece has ever seen. how could this happen? the question bring thousands of people onto the how could this happen? the question, bringing thousands of people onto the streets of greece. among the protests, this in athens. 12,000 people angry and demanding this never happen...

The National Rail Plan envisages that the share of freight traffic by rail should go up from the current share of 28 per cent to 44 per cent by 2051, Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw told Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Look, were talking about one railroad. there is a massive amount of freight that is moved safely and cheaply all across this country every day. what were talking about is a company that has had a safety record. their accident rate has gone up 80% in the last ten years. thats a profound metric. what business do you have an 80% delta on something thats important to your operations, and you dont say whats going on here? we need to do better. we need to do something different. >> i know theres been ...

Henri, i want to bring in the united states because we had another train derailment recently — in fact, according to the numbers, theres more than 1,000 derailments every year in that country. whats gone wrong with americas train system and that infrastructure needed? because im just wondering, is it simply a lack of investment over the years? 0r im wondering if its also just a lack of love for train travel, certainly compared to our european friends? there is a huge investment plan in the us,...

Because im just wondering, is it simply a lack of investment over the years? or im wondering if its also just a lack of love for train travel, certainly compared to our european friends? there is a huge investment plan in the us, as you know, and we have the infrastructure and job act — which, of course, aims at upgrading, significantly, all the infrastructure in the us. there was, in the past, as well, a lot of investment on what they call ptc, which is a signalling system in the us to ensure...

Ukraine counters that original Black Sea Grain Initiative foresees a 120-day extension.

Because we had another train derailment recently. in fact, according to the numbers, theres more than 1,000 derailments every year in that country. whats gone wrong with americas train system and that infrastructure needed? because im just wondering, is it simply a lack of investment over the years, or im wondering if its also just a lack of love for train travel, certainly compared to our european friends? there is a huge investment plan in the us, as you know, and we have the infrastructure an...

You can imagine people certainly want to know whether or not those rails that go through their communities are safe for these trains that are carrying freight in many cases carrying hazardous materials. >> the argument from some lawmakers who want to pass regulation to try to make railways safer now instead of waiting for the ntsb report to come back. thank you for the reporting. still ahead this morning, clashes over a police training facility in atlanta. activists are calling cop city they h...

Which is a signalling system in the us to ensure the safety of the trains. so, maybe the us would be seen as lagging behind in the past in terms of infrastructure, but i think a lot of money is being invested to catch up, both in terms of freight and in terms of mainline and also, i have to say, in terms of urban...urban systems, as well. so, yes, there is a need of investment, but this need is very well recognised by the current administration, which is investing a lot in infrastructure. now, y...