Taxi drivers are on strike in Moscow and other major Russian cities February 13-15. Expect public transportation to be very crowded.

As of October 1, 2015, drivers in England will be banned from smoking in cars if they are carrying young people under 18 as passengers.

Unionized air traffic controllers will strike nationwide 1300-1700 on Feb. 17. Unless averted, the industrial action could cause widespread disruptions to flights operating to, from, and within Italy, with domestic flights most likely to be affected. However, it is unlikely to be crippling as Italian law requires minimum services by …