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Outdated rules, limited metro collide for 'unbearable' Athens gridlock
Outdated rules, limited metro collide for 'unbearable' Athens gridlock
by  AFP

Straining to squeeze his taxi between two hulking trucks blocking an Athens street, 66-year-old cabbie Damianos says he's never seen traffic congestion in the Greek capital this bad. According to transport ministry data analysed by AMVIR, there are over 2.2 million cars in the greater Athens area, in addition to over 16,000 taxis and tens of thousands of trucks of various sizes.

Volkswagen crisis pits homegrown leaders against each other
Volkswagen crisis pits homegrown leaders against each other
by  AFP

Volkswagen managers and workers representatives will start crunch talks in Hanover on Wednesday, following the German group's announcement that drastic cost-cutting measures are needed to keep the carmaker competitive. So it was all the more surprising when Volkswagen announced this month that it could cut thousands of jobs by closing factories in Germany.

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