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T’s commuter rail plans electric, improved service in 2027: Electric trains, common throughout much of the world, can accelerate faster and hit higher maximum ...
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T’s commuter rail plans electric, improved service in 2027
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Today in Norway: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday: Norwegians stockpile eggs in Sweden, Storm Hans pushes up cabin insurance claims ...
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Today in Norway: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
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Hari Raya-themed trains and buses spread festive cheer: There are decorated buses on services 7, 12, 70, 99 and 960.
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Hari Raya-themed trains and buses spread festive cheer
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Taipei metro to offer special pet trains March 31 - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, March 24 (CNA) Two special trains reserved for pets will be operated March 31 on Taipei ...
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Taipei metro to offer special pet trains March 31 - Focus Taiwan
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Avanti train drivers Avanti train drivers to be paid £600 for overtime shifts : Drivers previously received a flat £125 payment on top of their hourly rate
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Avanti train drivers Avanti train drivers to be paid £600 for overtime ...
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Swiss Federal Railways successfully tests remote-controlled train: Swiss Federal Railways has carried out successful test runs with a remotely controlled train ...
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Swiss Federal Railways successfully tests remote-controlled train
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Biden claims he commuted over collapsed Baltimore Key Bridge by train ‘many times’ – but it doesn’t have any rail lines 
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Biden claims he commuted over collapsed Baltimore Key Bridge by train ...
Quick Glance: Survivors of Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Workers in Their Cars
  • Julio Cervantes survived bridge collapse, others missing or dead

  • Construction workers were in their cars when ship hit bridge

  • Two bodies found, four missing, presumed dead

  • President Biden promises bridge reconstruction
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Should you choose the ferry between Oslo and Copenhagen over flying?: Many are put off by the thought of packed airports, swamped motorways and overcrowded ...
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Should you choose the ferry between Oslo and Copenhagen over flying?
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Today in Norway: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday: Easter traffic as the masses head for the mountains, Oslo’s discount travel ticket to be phased out ...
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Today in Norway: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
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Today in Norway: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday: Norway set for mixed Easter weather, Oslo's new trams to be sent to Spain for repairs ...
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Today in Norway: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
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Why has the cost of renting in Oslo increased so much?: Oslo is the most expensive city in Norway to rent, and several factors mean the cost of being a tenant in ...
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Why has the cost of renting in Oslo increased so much?
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Man killed in New York after being pushed on to subway track: A man was killed on Monday when a stranger pushed him on to a New York City subway track in front ...
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Man killed in New York after being pushed on to subway track
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Train firm has 300 jobs paying up to £54k with no experience needed: Northern is looking to hire train drivers and conductors, including in Hull
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Train firm has 300 jobs paying up to £54k with no experience needed
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Subway train fatally hits 16-year-old girl in Brooklyn: She was walking on a catwalk inside the tunnel near the 4th Ave.-9th St. station in Park Slope as a ...
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Subway train fatally hits 16-year-old girl in Brooklyn
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Person pushed in front of train killed: A commuter was struck and killed by a Manhattan subway train on Monday after being shoved onto the tracks by an ...
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Person pushed in front of train killed
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What's open and what's closed in Norway over the Easter weekend?: Norwegians enjoy the world's longest Easter holiday, with four days off. But how are shops ...
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What's open and what's closed in Norway over the Easter weekend?
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Dakota Johnson Shares the Streaming Workout Class That Keeps Her Strong: The actor’s trainer, Megan Roup, gives us her exact workout routine—which is only 30 ...
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Dakota Johnson Shares the Streaming Workout Class That Keeps Her Strong
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Spring snowstorm batters southern Norway: Snow and strong winds caused travel chaos across southern Norway on Saturday, with Oslo airport forced to close its ...
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Spring snowstorm batters southern Norway
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Person Killed by Train After Being Pushed Onto Subway Tracks, Police Say: The attack at 125th Street in East Harlem was unprovoked, a police spokeswoman said.
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Person Killed by Train After Being Pushed Onto Subway Tracks, Police Say
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The five big differences between Trondheim and Bergen: Bergen and Trondheim, Norway's second and third-largest cities, respectively, share a number of ...
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The five big differences between Trondheim and Bergen
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Biden says he commuted over Baltimore bridge by train 'many times'. The problem? It has no rail tracks!
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Biden says he commuted over Baltimore bridge by train 'many ...
Quick Glance: Wife of Baltimore bridge collapse survivor reveals workers' situation during tragedy
  • The wife of a construction worker who survived the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse describes it as a miracle that he survived as he cannot swim.

  • Julio Cervantes was one of eight construction workers on the bridge when the Dali cargo ship crashed into a support pillar, causing the bridge to collapse into the Patapsco River.

  • Search teams successfully located two individuals in the Port of Baltimore related to the bridge collapse incident.

  • President Joe Biden has committed to rebuilding the bridge promptly, with the National Transportation Safety Board conducting an investigation into the incident.
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'Get outdoors': Essential tips for a better life in Norway: Norway is typically ranked as one of the hardest countries for foreigners to settle in ...
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'Get outdoors': Essential tips for a better life in Norway
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King's Cross: Network Rail removes Ramadan message after complaints: Network Rail says it is looking into why "general Ramadan celebratory messages" were not ...
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King's Cross: Network Rail removes Ramadan message after complaints
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Everything you need to know about travel in Norway for Easter 2024: Whether you're driving to the in-laws in Bergen, taking the train, or flying to your ...
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Everything you need to know about travel in Norway for Easter 2024
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'Påskekrim': Why Norwegians are obsessed with crime fiction at Easter: Norwegians read more crime novels during Easter than anyone else on Earth ...
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'Påskekrim': Why Norwegians are obsessed with crime fiction at Easter
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Today in Norway: A roundup of the latest news on Monday: Surge in Oslo rental prices, signal failure disrupts train services on main Norwegian rail lines ...
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Today in Norway: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
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EXPLAINED: What exactly is Kebabnorsk?: You may have heard it spoken by young people in Oslo or seen it mentioned as part of a broader public discourse in Norway ...
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EXPLAINED: What exactly is Kebabnorsk?
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Many of the world’s happiest countries are also the best for women, research shows—here’s why
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Many of the world’s happiest countries are also the best for women ...
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40 more Circle Line trains to get platform gap fillers by 2025: LTA is assessing if fillers can be fitted on 92 trains serving the North-South and East-West ...
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40 more Circle Line trains to get platform gap fillers by 2025
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Oslo gay pride shooting suspect pleads not guilty in court appearance: Two people were killed and nine others suffered gunshot wounds in the 2022 attack.
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Oslo gay pride shooting suspect pleads not guilty in court appearance
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How to save on transport: London tube and bus fares have been frozen until 2025 and a new pilot scheme has launched which will offer cheaper travel on Fridays.
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How to save on transport
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Landlord or tenant: Who pays for white goods in Norway when they break?: Aside from being expensive to replace, white goods can cause significant disruption when ...
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Landlord or tenant: Who pays for white goods in Norway when they break?
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Getting thrifty: How to buy second-hand and save money in Norway: The cost of living crisis that has squeezed the personal finances of many Norwegian households ...
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Getting thrifty: How to buy second-hand and save money in Norway
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Suspect charged with murder for fatal unprovoked East Harlem subway shove: Carlton Mcpherson, 24, is facing murder charges for the Monday evening random attack ...
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Suspect charged with murder for fatal unprovoked East Harlem subway shove
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The essential smartphone apps for living in Oslo: For anyone who lives, works or studies in Oslo or plans to visit the Norwegian capital ...
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The essential smartphone apps for living in Oslo
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25 speeding tickets in 19 days lands Frenchman in Norway jail: A Frenchman who had been in Norway for just over a month has been handed a 21-day prison sentence ...
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25 speeding tickets in 19 days lands Frenchman in Norway jail
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Armless man in Wuhan asked to produce proof of disability for free train ride: A man in Wuhan, who has no arms and uses his foot to tap a card to pass the gantry ...
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Armless man in Wuhan asked to produce proof of disability for free train ...
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'I had such fun!' says winner of Abel top maths prize: The Abel award was created by Norway’s government in 2003 to compensate for the lack of a Nobel prize in ...
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'I had such fun!' says winner of Abel top maths prize
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Six cool and cheap(ish) places to grab a bite to eat in Oslo: Norway's capital, Oslo, has a reputation for being expensive. Luckily, there are still plenty ...
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Six cool and cheap(ish) places to grab a bite to eat in Oslo
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Teenager charged with attempted murder after south London train stabbing: Distressing footage of the incident, which took place in front of horrified passengers ...
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Teenager charged with attempted murder after south London train stabbing
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Today in Norway: A roundup of the latest news on Monday: Norwegian government plans for better road and railway links to Sweden, Oslo Opera House to be renovated ...
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Today in Norway: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
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Woman’s feet amputated after boyfriend allegedly shoved her in front of NYC train
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Woman’s feet amputated after boyfriend allegedly shoved her in front of ...
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What are the alternatives to Norway's busiest flight routes?: Long, thin, mountainous Norway is one of the most difficult countries in Europe to travel around on ...
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What are the alternatives to Norway's busiest flight routes?
Quick Glance: Alternatives to Norway's Busiest Air Routes
  • Oslo-Copenhagen and Oslo-Stockholm routes were also highly busy in 2019, ranking 23rd and 29th, respectively.

  • A comfortable night train departs from Oslo at 11pm and arrives in Bergen shortly before 7am. It costs 379 kroner for seat-sleepers.

  • The train costs a little over 600 kroner per way when booked in advance, compared to an inflexible 50-minute Norwegian Airlines flight at a little over 800 kroner per way.

  • There is a bus from Vy that takes 8 hours and costs around 600 kroner.
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A trial begins in Norway of a man accused of a deadly shooting at a LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo
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A trial begins in Norway of a man accused of a deadly shooting at a LGBTQ+ ...
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Boys found rare silver treasure under church, kept it in box for 60 years — until now
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Boys found rare silver treasure under church, kept it in box for 60 years ...
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New attraction in UAE: Hanging Gardens opens in Sharjah - News | Khaleej Times: The massive park has a train, which can carry 55 people and has a length of 820m ...
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New attraction in UAE: Hanging Gardens opens in Sharjah - News | Khaleej ...
Quick Glance: New Attraction Unveiled in UAE: Hanging Gardens Launch in Sharjah
  • The Hanging Gardens in Kalba, hosting over 100,000 trees on a 1.6 million square meter area and reaching a height of 281 meters above sea level, are now accessible to residents.

  • Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the garden on March 8.

  • The introduction of the project is a crucial part of a comprehensive development strategy to enhance the economic, tourism, and cultural environment of Kalba city.

  • The gardens provide an excellent opportunity for leisure and enjoyment, boosting tourism and the economy, and adding value to other projects in the city.
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Suspect in NYC subway attack that left woman's feet severed was arrested in violent 2017 home invasion: Police
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Suspect in NYC subway attack that left woman's feet severed was arrested ...
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Upgrading of Sengkang LRT station set to begin; completion slated for end-2024: The works, announced earlier in March, will not affect the LRT’s operating hours.
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Upgrading of Sengkang LRT station set to begin; completion slated for ...
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New attraction in UAE: Hanging Gardens opens in Sharjah - News | Khaleej Times: The massive park has a train, which can carry 55 people and has a length of 820m ...
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New attraction in UAE: Hanging Gardens opens in Sharjah - News | Khaleej ...
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Exploring Europe: Train travel a winner for young Indians: Travelers from India now comprise the second-largest market for Rail Europe for the first time in 90 ...
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Exploring Europe: Train travel a winner for young Indians
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Women who do strength training live longer. How much is enough?: Strength training is good for everyone. But women who train regularly, reduce their risk of ...
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Women who do strength training live longer. How much is enough?
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The Train in GTA Online Is Finally Drivable: Rockstar added a mission to GTA Online that finally allows you and a group of friends to steal the famous train.
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The Train in GTA Online Is Finally Drivable
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'Go find other places to sit': Woman hogs MRT train priority seat with bags, 'swipes' away passenger with joint issues
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'Go find other places to sit': Woman hogs MRT train priority ...
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What will €539,000 buy in Portugal, South Africa, France, Norway and Limerick?: Holiday homes in Fossingfjord and Viano Do Castelo, a B&B in Chateau-Garnier ...
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What will €539,000 buy in Portugal, South Africa, France, Norway and ...
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Person dies on train tracks near Gloucester station: British Transport Police have confirmed the death of a person on the tracks near the station.
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Person dies on train tracks near Gloucester station
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Adopt South: Forever family needed for Noah, a loveable and endearing little boy: An adoption agency is looking for a forever family for a "sweet little boy" who ...
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Adopt South: Forever family needed for Noah, a loveable and endearing ...
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#Oslo, Norway to San Francisco, USA for only €347 roundtrip #Travel
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#Oslo, Norway to San Francisco, USA for only €347 roundtrip #Travel
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Investigation closed into Cumberland County train crash that killed 15-month-old: The boy wandered from his home in December onto the tracks, where he was hit by ...
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Investigation closed into Cumberland County train crash that killed ...
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Chennai Metro extends train services post midnight for CSK vs GT IPL match: Commuters are advised to buy their metro tickets in advance for return / round trip ...
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Chennai Metro extends train services post midnight for CSK vs GT IPL match
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Teenager arrested after man rushed to hospital after being stabbed on train: The 19-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
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Quick Glance: Teen apprehended for possible murder attempt post-train attack in Beckenham
  • Following a train attack, a 19-year-old was apprehended on suspicion of attempted murder.

  • Disturbing footage captures the instance where the victim, post-train stabbing between Beckenham Junction and Shortlands stations, was in a life-threatening situation in front of shocked passengers.

  • A distressed passenger's outcry 'Stop it now' precedes the report to the police about 'this man’s stabbing someone on the train'.

  • British Transport Police have initiated an investigation, urging witnesses to come forward after a man was severely injured at Beckenham Junction.
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South Korea hopes new speed train links will help boost birthrate | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Quick Glance: South Korea's High-Speed Train Project Aims to Boost Birthrate
  • South Korea is launching a high-speed train service to reduce travel time between central Seoul and its outskirts.

  • Officials are pinning their hopes on the Great Train eXpress (GTX) project to encourage more youth to live outside the city and start families.

  • The GTX will be one of the fastest underground systems globally, with trains reaching speeds of up to 180 km/h.

  • However, experts warn that the GTX could lead to further decline in rural areas as more people are drawn into the already overcrowded capital.
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Greek Premier Mitsotakis Survives Censure Motion on Train Crash: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis survived a censure motion over his government’s ...
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Greek Premier Mitsotakis Survives Censure Motion on Train Crash
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Northern issues warning ahead of Easter bank holiday weekend: Northern has urged people to check before they travel by train this Easter bank holiday weekend.
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Northern issues warning ahead of Easter bank holiday weekend