Jul. 4—Repeated ferry cancellations caused by staffing shortages at the Maine State Ferry Service are frustrating residents of the Penobscot Bay islands. The service — which runs seven boats that transport passengers to Vinalhaven, North Haven, Matinicus, Swans Island, French Island and Islesboro — has been struggling to retain workers. Fourteen of its 64 full-time […]
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus is facing new pressure on its planned production ramp-up for passenger jets as the world’s largest planemaker struggles to overcome continued parts and labour shortages, industry sources said on Thursday. It was not immediately clear whether the slowdown would put at risk overall delivery targets for 2024 since […]
By Sakshi Dayal, Tanvi Mehta and Anushree Fadnavis NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Animals collapsed, people jumped on water tankers with buckets amid shortages and government employees changed their work hours as blistering summer heat kept its grip on north India on Thursday. Although Thursday’s readings were marginally lower in Delhi than the previous day when […]
When a severe drought hit the Indian city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, in 2016, residents including student Swapnil Shrivastav had access to a limited amount of water each day. “We were rationed to two buckets of water a day, which we collected from water tanks,” he says. While he says it’s not uncommon […]
Congress is setting aside $240 million to fix pilot shortages, a problem that has dogged the airline industry in recent years and caused delays for travelers trying to get to their destinations. The new money was tucked inside the recent reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration. It will flow to schools and other groups focused […]
Food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah has been suspended due to a lack of supplies and insecurity, the UN says. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, warned its distribution centre and a World Food Programme warehouse were now inaccessible because of the ongoing Israeli military against Hamas in eastern Rafah. An […]
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian general who was relieved of duty last year after complaining about problems faced by his troops in Ukraine has been arrested on charges of widescale bribery, Russian news reports said Tuesday. The arrest of Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov, who had commanded the 58th Guards Combined Arms Army, follows the […]
Ukraine reported no shortages of artillery shells for the first time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Ukrainian forces have been suffering from severe shortages of shells in recent months. Ukraine has been unable to fire more than 2,000 artillery shells a day, its defense minister said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this week that […]
Districts nationwide are shortening school weeks and packing more students into classrooms because there aren’t enough teachers. Arizona is just one state where almost a quarter of their teaching jobs are consistently vacant. School districts are fighting to fill some of those jobs in Arizona and half of the time they are filled by people who aren’t properly certified. Representatives for school […]
Lawmakers are considering spending $6 million to test the use of “sprint” paramedics in three northern Minnesota counties and confront the state’s worsening rural emergency response. The hope is that paramedics, roving the Iron Range and northwest lakes region in cars and trucks, could shave minutes off response times, and sort out calls that don’t […]
LINCOLN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A popular recreation area in the Lincoln National Forest is closed due to staffing shortages, according to a spokesperson for the forest. The Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area in the Guadalupe Ranger District is closed at the access point until further notice. Forest officials said they are working to be fully staffed […]
Nigerians have been queuing for hours to buy fuel across major cities amid the West African nation’s latest fuel shortage, which is causing more hardship for millions already struggling in an economic crisis. The fuel shortage has led to an increase in transportation costs in the country where many people rely on public transportation. Authorities […]