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German Industrial Output Rises More Than Expected in February

German Industrial Output Rises More Than Expected in February

After growing 3.7% in January, German industrial production rose for a second consecutive month in February, jumping 2% from the previous month at a significantly higher percentage than the 0.1% increase analysts expected....

Germany

Greece Train Collision Kills At Least 40

Greece Train Collision Kills At Least 40

At least 40 people were killed after a passenger and cargo train collided head-on outside the town of Tempe in central Greece late on Tuesday....

Accidents

Spain: Transport Secretary Quits After Train Design Error

Spain: Transport Secretary Quits After Train Design Error

Spanish secretary of state for transport, Isabel Pardo de Vera, and the head of the state rail operator Renfe, Isaías Táboas, both resigned Monday following backlash over an order of 31 commuter trains too wide for some tunnels in the north of the country....

Spain

Train Derailment Causes Massive Fire in Ohio

Train Derailment Causes Massive Fire in Ohio

A roughly 50-car-long Norfolk Southern freight train headed from Illinois to Pennsylvania derailed on Friday night near the town of East Palestine, Ohio

Palestine