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Passenger train derails in Spain; 21 hurt

SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) — A passenger train derailed in the Spanish province of Seville on Wednesday (November 29), leaving 21 people injured, one seriously, according to the Andalusia emergency services. The medium-distance train was traveling between Malaga and Seville and slid off the tracks in the municipality of Arahal due to adverse conditions caused by heavy rain, a spokesperson for the national transporter Renfe said. Andalusia emergency services said earlier on Wednesday that they had […]

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Senate approves Duterte’s first tax reform package on third reading

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Senate on Tuesday approved on third reading the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion that will exempt around 6.8 million workers in the country from paying income taxes. Seventeen senators voted in favor of Senate Bill No. 1592 sponsored by ways and means committee chairman Sonny Angara. In the approved version, workers who earn up to P250,000 each year will no longer pay income tax. Apart from […]

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Woman trapped on train track saved by police in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) — Victoria Police released CCTV footage on Thursday (November 23) showing a woman being pulled out from train tracks seconds before a train arrives at a Melbourne’s suburban station. The woman wearing black can be seen trying to climb on the platform. A male commuter and three Protective Service Officers at the station managed to pull the woman from the track just in time. The woman was drunk, according to local media. […]

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Watch: Snake on a train: Indonesian kills serpent with bare hands

    JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian man who used his bare hands to kill a snake that was discovered slithering on a busy commuter train has become an Internet hero. The train made an emergency stop after the reptile was spotted lurking on a baggage rack in a carriage headed to Jakarta from Bogor, south of the capital. Smartphone footage, which quickly went viral, showed the bespectacled man casually snatch the snake’s tail […]

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Japan railway ‘deeply sorry’ after train leaves 20 seconds early

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A Japanese railway operator has issued a deep apology for the “tremendous nuisance” caused by a train departing 20 seconds early, surprising even a nation renowned for both punctuality and politeness. The Tsukuba Express train linking Tokyo and the capital’s northern suburbs pulled out of Minami Nagareyama Station at 9:44:20 instead of 9:44:40. “We deeply apologize for causing tremendous nuisance to customers,” said the Tsukuba Express company. “There was no complaint […]

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Singapore train collision leaves 25 injured

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — At least 25 people were injured in a train collision in Singapore on Wednesday, officials said, in the latest incident to hit the troubled metro system. The Singapore Civil Defense Force (SCDF) said the injured passengers were taken to hospital, with most sustaining minor injuries. Transport officials said a moving train collided with a stationary faulty train at the elevated Joo Koon station in the far west of the city state. […]

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Morocco prepares to test ‘fastest train in Africa’

RABAT, Morocco (AFP) — Engineers in Morocco are preparing to test the Arab world’s first high-speed railway this week with trains reaching 320 kilometers (200 miles) per hour, the country’s rail office said Monday. One train reached 275 kph (170 mph) on Monday along a stretch of track between the northern cities of Kenitra and Tangier, the ONCF said. “This is already the fastest train on the African continent,” said French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le […]

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At least 16 killed as train hits bus in Russia

by Theo Merz Agence France Presse At least 16 people were killed on Friday when a train slammed into a bus that had broken down on a level crossing east of Moscow, authorities said. Uzbekistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement that 19 Uzbek citizens had died in the crash, but Russia’s Investigative Committee reported a lower figure. The accident occurred before dawn on Friday near the town of Pokrov, some 110 kilometres (70 miles) […]

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Duterte gives nod to certification of BBL, tax reform act as urgent

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to certify the Bangsamoro Basic Law as urgent. Apart from the BBL, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a statement that the chief executive has agreed to certify the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act as such. According to Abella, the President made this position known during his latest meeting with the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council in Malacañang on Wednesday night. That was the third LEDAC […]

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Manhunt for London bomber as threat level raised

  by Alexandra Del Peral Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British police raced Saturday to track down whoever planted a bomb on a packed London Underground train, as authorities raised the national threat level to maximum, meaning another attack may be imminent. Friday morning’s blast, which left 29 people injured, was Britain’s fifth terror attack in six months and was claimed by the Islamic State group. Prime Minister Theresa May announced late […]

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Passengers enjoy Japan’s first cat cafe on a moving train.

GIFU PREFECTURE, Japan (Reuters) — Passengers on a local train in Gifu prefecture were pleasantly welcomed by meowing companions on Sunday (September 10) at an event hosted by a local train operator and an NGO hoping to bring awareness to the culling of stray cats. About thirty cats roamed freely on a moving train, where some passengers mingled with the felines while others enjoyed lunch boxes and tea. Mikiko Hayashi, a passenger from Hyogo prefecture […]

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At least 23 killed after train derails in India

UTTAR, India (CCTV) — At least 23 people were killed and over 90 others injured after a passenger train derailed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. According to an Indian railway spokesperson, 14 coaches of the train derailed during the accident, which took place in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, around 100 kilometers from New Delhi, India’s national capital. One derailed coach hit a nearby house, causing a huge amount of […]

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