Troubled times for rail operator

1. What was the most significant thing that happened this week?

A lot of newsworthy events have taken place in the past few days. New Zealand is poised to have its youngest prime minister in 150 years in the form of 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern, while Austria's Sebastian Kurz, at just 31 years of age, is set to be the world's youngest head of state and the first millennial to lead a country.

Over in Spain, the government has set in motion plans to take away Catalonia's local powers after its defiant regional president refused to give up his demands for Catalan independence.