AFP: Green taxis for US eco-commuters 07 March
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They're called "green" taxis and they're designed for the environmentally conscious. An all-hybrid taxi fleet has begun service in the Washington suburb of Arlington, Virginia, operating the environmentally friendly cabs. A sign of things to come? Perhaps. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced plans to replace the Big Apple's famous fleet of Yellow Cabs with hybrids by the year 2012. An AFPTV report.
Reuters: Women-only hotel opens in Riyadh 20 March
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The hotel's aim is to provide a space where women in the country can stay whilst travelling or simply go to for a day at the spa, un-chaperoned by a close male family member. It was opened on Wednesday by Prince Sultan bin Salman. Saudi Arabia is one of the most conservative countries in the world, where tradition and hardline clerics restrict women's movement, preventing them from meeting male friends in public, driving cars or taking up employment in many jobs.
Reuters: Japan's superior taxi service 06 March
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In Tokyo, taxi drivers with superior skills and a keen sense of service are given their own taxi stand. What is being called the "Superior Taxi" stands out as a first for Japan and possibly for cabs around the world.
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In Tokyo, taxi drivers with superior skills and a keen sense of service are given their own taxi stand. What is being called the "Superior Taxi" stands out as a first for Japan and possibly for cabs around the world.
AFP: Taxi driver arrested over Swedish student murder in Paris 26 April
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French police said Friday they have arrested a taxi driver in connection with the murder of a Swedish student whose charred body was found in a French forest at the weekend. Police searched his appartment in central Paris on Friday night. Images of the arrested carried out of the building by policemen after the search.
AFP: Conservative sweep Tehran, reformists call for recount 19 March
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Conservatives took 19 of the 30 parliamentary seats for Tehran in the first round of Iran's elections, to the surprise of reformists... who have called for a recount. The results reaffirm the dominance of the conservative majority, even if 67 seats have yet to be decided in a runoff vote next month.
Reuters: Women-only buses 22 January
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It's not an entirely exclusive program: some boys are allowed So far only bus drivers are men but the city has instituted a program to train female drivers.
Miami 08 – Taxi- Episode 12
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We speak to a taxi driver about what he likes about Miami....
Reuters: Rice extends olive branch to Iran 23 January
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