Tag: europe

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Two fined for German fatal train crash

Two train track managers were convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter and fined in connection with a 2006 high-speed train crash that killed 23 people....
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Violence breaks out over Italy trash crisis

Tensions remained high Saturday after a night of clashes between police and protesters furious at Italian government plans to dump mountains of uncollected trash from Naples in their towns....
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North Sea oil platform evacuated over leak

More than 150 people were evacuated from an oil platform in the North Sea on Saturday because of an oil and gas leak that rescuers feared could result in an explosion....
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Boeing 747 splits in two on take off

A large cargo plane crashed at the end of a runway and split in two while trying to take off Sunday at Brussels airport, authorities said....
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New London Mayor scraps Venezuela oil deal

The British capital's new mayor, Boris Johnson is ending a controversial deal that has provided cheap Venezuelan fuel for London's transport network....
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U.N.: Russian jet downed Georgia spy drone

The United Nations observer mission in Georgia on Monday concluded that the plane that shot down an unmanned Georgian reconnaissance aircraft last month belonged to the Russian military....
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49 'mobsters' held in raid on Italy crime clans

Italian police have arrested 49 suspected mobsters in raids on Camorra crime clans near Naples....
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