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Added on the 28/02/2022 11:16:21 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Frankfurt airport, Germany's largest, has cancelled more than half of its 1,047 flights planned for today as a result of severe winter weather warnings predicting heavy snow fall and freezing rain. Low pressure system Gertrud bearing down on southwestern and central Germany promises up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) of snow and treacherously icy road conditions, particularly in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. IMAGES
The boards at at an empty Munich airport announce a litany of cancellations as as transport staff across Germany stage a major strike to push for wage hikes in the face of brisk inflation. Workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines throughout much of Europe's top economy are expected to heed a call by the Verdi and EVG unions to the 24-hour walkout. IMAGES
Terminal 2F at Paris' Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport is showing little disruption as dozens of flights have been cancelled due to a labour dispute over wages. IMAGES
Views of Kyiv, 100 days into Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv has said Moscow now controls 20 percent of Ukrainian territory, including Crimea and parts of the Donbas seized in 2014. IMAGES
Protesters in Moscow's Pushkin Square are quickly detained by a large force of armed police officers as they demonstrate against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine says it has agreed to talks with Russia after four days of conflict, as Russian President Vladimir Putin orders his defence chiefs to put nuclear "deterrence forces" on alert. IMAGES