- At least 15 killed in crash on Lisbon’s historic ‘Gloria’ railway Reuters
- At Least 15 Dead After Lisbon Funicular Derails and Crashes, Officials Say The New York Times
- Lisbon funicular crash kills at least 15 people when popular streetcar…
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Lisbon funicular railway crash leaves at least 15 dead, over a dozen injured
At least 15 people were killed and more than a dozen were injured in a crash of the popular funicular railway in Lisbon on Wednesday, according to local authorities.
Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro expressed condolences for the victims…
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Landmark streetcar in Lisbon derails, killing 15 people
LISBON, Portugal — An electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s landmarks and a big draw for tourists derailed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, emergency services said.
Five of the injured are in serious condition, and a…
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Joint Statement on Security Cooperation between the United States and Mexico
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the United Mexican States on the occasion of Secretary Rubio’s official visit.
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The Governments of Mexico and the United…
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As Trump chills US-India ties, Modi warms to China and Russia – Reuters
- As Trump chills US-India ties, Modi warms to China and Russia Reuters
- Xi Jinping’s anti-American party The Economist
- China’s Anti-Western Bloc? Not So Fast Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
- Trump’s rebuke, Xi’s handshake, Putin’s…
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At least three people killed and 20 others injured after streetcar derails in Lisbon
The yellow-and-white streetcar, which travels up and down a steep city hill, was lying on its side on the narrow road that it travels along, Portuguese television showed.
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un debuts daughter – and potential successor – to the world
When North Korea‘s leader Kim Jong Un stepped off his armored train in Beijing to attend celebrations marking 80 years since the end of WWII in Asia, his young daughter Kim Ju Ae surprised the cameras as she appeared then followed alongside…
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Fears of Russian hit campaign grow as another nationalist politician is murdered in Ukraine
Andriy Parubiy among the protesters rally in front of the Prosecutor General’s Office in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 14, 2014. (Emeric Fohlen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The Aug. 30 murder of ex-Speaker and current lawmaker Andriy Parubiy was the…
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UAE warns Israel that annexation of West Bank would be ‘red line’
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday warned that any Israeli move to annex the occupied West Bank would be a “red line,” without specifying its possible impact on the landmark…
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