High-speed train crash in Spain kills at least 39
More than 400 passengers were on board the trains that derailed near the city of Córdoba, in Spain's worst rail crash in more than a decade.
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More than 400 passengers were on board the trains that derailed near the city of Córdoba, in Spain's worst rail crash in more than a decade.
At least 39 people killed after high-speed train comes off rails and slams into another serviceSam Jones is Madrid correspondent for the GuardianSpain’s transport minister, Óscar Puente, said the cause of the accident had yet to be established. Speaking at a press conference at Atocha station in Madrid, he added it was “really strange” that a derailment should have happened on a straight stretch of track. This section of track was renewed in May, he said. Continue reading…
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More than 400 passengers were on board the trains that derailed near the city of Córdoba, in Spain's worst rail crash in more than a decade.
At least 39 people killed after high-speed train comes off rails and slams into another serviceSam Jones is Madrid correspondent for the GuardianSpain’s transport minister, Óscar Puente, said the cause of the accident had yet to be established. Speaking at a press conference at Atocha station in Madrid, he added it was “really strange” that a derailment should have happened on a straight stretch of track. This section of track was renewed in May, he said. Continue reading…
Despite much soul-searching over UK’s inability to build infrastructure, two sections of HS2 under Chilterns are being hailed for their engineeringSeventy metres down, in deep incognito beneath a disguised ventilation shaft in the Chilterns countryside, lies HS2’s buried treasure: two 10-mile tunnels, built to avoid an area of outstanding natural beauty, eerily spectacular in gleaming concrete.They are, laments a staffer on the high-speed railway scheme, what all of the route should look like by now: pristine, fully constructed, and just waiting for a railway to run through them. Continue reading…
Ambulance NSW treat man at Manly beach in Sydney’s north after attack by shark on Monday eveningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man is in a critical condition after being bitten by a shark in the third attack at Sydney beaches in two days.Ambulance NSW confirmed they are treating a man at Manly beach in Sydney’s north after he was attacked by a shark on Monday evening. Continue reading…
Sir Keir Starmer is due to respond to US President Donald Trump's latest move to take over the Danish territory.
Massive week of global diplomacy begins across Brussels, Washington and Davos.
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The Ifab's annual business meeting in London will discuss changes to the laws for the Fifa World Cup and domestic leagues.
Since taking office last October, Sanae Takaichi has enjoyed high public support.
Yoweri Museveni, Paul Biya, and other leaders use tactics including elections to cement their long rule, experts say.