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Ride-sharing services begin in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, April 8 Kyodo - Ride-sharing services begin in Tokyo on a limited basis on April 8, 2024, with transport minister Tetsuo Saito (L) and digital minister Taro Kono (R) attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the launch of Japan's first such service. The app-based services are managed by taxi companies with drivers allowed to operate only when there is a taxi shortage in an area. (Kyodo)

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Ride-sharing services begin in Tokyo

Ride-sharing services begin in Tokyo on a limited basis on April 8, 2024, with transport minister Tetsuo Saito speaking at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the launch of Japan's first such service. The app-based services are managed by taxi companies with drivers allowed to operate only when there is a taxi shortage in an area.

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Ride-sharing services begin in Tokyo

Ride-sharing services begin in Tokyo on a limited basis on April 8, 2024, with transport minister Tetsuo Saito (L) and digital minister Taro Kono (R) attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the launch of Japan's first such service. The app-based services are managed by taxi companies with drivers allowed to operate only when there is a taxi shortage in an area.

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Ride-sharing services begin in Tokyo

Ride-sharing services begin in Tokyo on a limited basis on April 8, 2024, with digital minister Taro Kono speaking at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the launch of Japan's first such service. The app-based services are managed by taxi companies with drivers allowed to operate only when there is a taxi shortage in an area.

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-UBER-COMPENSATION

(240318) -- SYDNEY, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A taxi runs on a road in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2024. After a five-year class action, the ride-sharing giant Uber has agreed to pay 272 million Australian dollars (about 178.5 million U.S. dollars) to compensate taxi drivers in the country for operating services without being licensed. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-UBER-COMPENSATION

(240318) -- SYDNEY, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman gets on a taxi at a taxi rank in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2024. After a five-year class action, the ride-sharing giant Uber has agreed to pay 272 million Australian dollars (about 178.5 million U.S. dollars) to compensate taxi drivers in the country for operating services without being licensed. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-UBER-COMPENSATION

(240318) -- SYDNEY, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A taxi runs on a road in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2024. After a five-year class action, the ride-sharing giant Uber has agreed to pay 272 million Australian dollars (about 178.5 million U.S. dollars) to compensate taxi drivers in the country for operating services without being licensed. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-UBER-CLASS ACTION-SETTLEMENT

(240318) -- SYDNEY, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer gets on a taxi in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2024. After a five-year class action, the ride-sharing giant Uber has agreed to pay 272 million Australian dollars (about 178.5 million U.S. dollars) to compensate taxi drivers in the country for operating services without being licensed. TO GO WITH "Uber to pay Aussie taxi drivers about 178.5 mln USD in class action settlement" (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-UBER-CLASS ACTION-SETTLEMENT

(240318) -- SYDNEY, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A taxi stops at a red light in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2024. After a five-year class action, the ride-sharing giant Uber has agreed to pay 272 million Australian dollars (about 178.5 million U.S. dollars) to compensate taxi drivers in the country for operating services without being licensed. TO GO WITH "Uber to pay Aussie taxi drivers about 178.5 mln USD in class action settlement" (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

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Uber to pay Aussie taxi drivers about 178.5 mln USD in class action settlement

STORY: Uber to pay Aussie taxi drivers about 178.5 mln USD in class action settlement SHOOTING TIME: March 17, 2024 DATELINE: March 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of vehicles and taxi cars on streets in Sydney, Australia STORYLINE: After a five-year class action, the ride-sharing giant Uber has agreed to pay 272 million Australian dollars (about 178.5 million U.S. dollars) to compensate taxi drivers in the country for operating services without being licensed. "There has been a historic settlement reached in the Uber class action, with Uber to pay 272 million Australian dollars - the fifth-highest class action resolution ever in Australian legal history," Maurice Blackburn, the plaintiff firm that filed the case in 2019, announced on Monday. "As a result, the Supreme Court (of Victoria) trial due to begin today will not be proceeding. The Court will need to approve the settlement as being in the best interests of group members, and work