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France Braces for Another Major Transportation Strike

November 13, 2007 Voice of America

France is bracing for its second major transportation strike in a month, beginning Tuesday evening. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports – although most French do not support the strike – it reflects wider discontent against reforms proposed by the country’s conservative government.

Transportation Strike Cripples France

October 18, 2007 Voice of America

A massive transportation strike has crippled France, as public transportation and other workers took to the streets to protest pension reform plans proposed by the country’s center-right government.

History Comes to Life in South Dakota’s Black Hills

October 10, 2007 Voice of America

A ride on Hill City’s 1880s train is always like a step back in time. But during the Western Heritage Festival, the entire town seems to be in a “time-warp” mode with cowboys, miners, a horse-drawn wagon rumbling down Main Street, even a robbery at the local bank!

Busy New York Commuters Leave Thousands of Items Behind

September 18, 2007 Voice of America

New York City’s metropolitan population of roughly 22 million people is the largest in the United States. Millions of others commute from outlying areas, riding trains into Manhattan each morning, riding them home again each night. In those journeys, some things get lost.

Articles by Voice of America

France Braces for Another Major Transportation Strike

Transportation Strike Cripples France

History Comes to Life in South Dakota’s Black Hills

Busy New York Commuters Leave Thousands of Items Behind

Kenya to Seek Return of Famous Lion Remains

Zimbabwe Railway Collision Leaves One Person Dead, 55 Injured

9 Missing in Flooded Chinese Railroad Tunnel