Around 4.9 million passengers travelled on long-distance trains in Germany over the Christmas holidays, the country’s national rail operator Deutsche Bahn told dpa on Friday. This was 8% more than during the same period last year, it said. It evaluated booking data for the period from December 18 to December 28. Germany’s InterCity Expr
Brazil bridge collapse death toll rises to 9, with 8 other people unaccounted for
SAO PAULO (AP) — A woman’s body has been found after a bridge linking two northern states on Brazil collapsedbringing the death toll so far to nine. Brazil’s navy said on Friday that the body was found 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) from the Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge. Another eight people remain unaccounted for. Several […]
Germany’s former central banker Schlesinger dies at 100
The former president of Germany’s Bundesbank, Helmut Schlesinger, has died at the age of 100, the central bank in Frankfurt said on Friday. The native Bavarian passed on Monday, the institution said, honouring Schlesinger’s commitment to a stable Deutschmark in the post-war years and the international recognition this earned him. Helmut
Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank en route to Spain, a Malian minister says
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank as they tried to reach Spain earlier this month, Mali’s Minister for Malians Living Abroad said. In a press release on Thursday, Mossa Ag Attaher announced that a migrant boat bound for Spain sank on Dec. 19. The migrants in this boat “numbered […]
Eurostar passengers ‘trapped for hours’ in Channel Tunnel after train breaks down between London and Paris | UK News
Passengers on a Eurostar from London to Paris say they were stuck for hours in the Channel Tunnel after a train broke down. The 06.01am train left on time – but travellers will not arrive at Gare du Nord until 2.20pm. Eurostar said on its live departures and arrivals page: “Due to a technical problem, […]
