German rail strikes spread, cause mass disruptions
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German rail workers extended strikes over pay on Tuesday, causing what operator Deutsche Bahn described as "massive disruptions" for millions of morning rush hour commuters across the country.
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German union leaders say more than 12,000 workers have staged warning strikes at three Volkswagen plants, while a sixth round of contract talks was scheduled in Hannover.
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LATHEN, Germany  - A high tech German train   carrying 29 people smashed into a maintenance vehicle on a   trial run in northern Germany on Friday, killing at least one   and trapping 10 more in the wreckage, a local official said.
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Rail workers join France's rolling campaign of strikes in the public sector, with massive disruptions expected.
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Commuters crammed aboard the few trains left running and surgeons operated on only emergency cases as strikes over job cuts and pay disrupted French rail service and hospitals Wednesday.
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German rail workers extended strikes  over pay on Tuesday, causing what operator Deutsche Bahn said  were &quot;massive&quot; disruptions for early morning commuters in big  cities including Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich.
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Railway regulators launch an inquiry into engineering works which have disrupted thousands of rail passengers.
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Rail commuters are going on "fares strike" to protest about prices, overcrowding and unreliability.
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Commuters in Germany's largest cities sat for hours in traffic jams on Thursday, after more than 1,000 train drivers walked off their jobs on the country's dense local rail network.
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Dhaka, Aug 22. (PTI, UNI, AP): Angry opposition protestors set fire to a passenger train and clashed with police in southern Bangladesh today amid general strikes in several cities to protest the series of
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PARIS, Oct 23 (IPS) - The joint strike action by French and German  railways workers Oct. 18 disguises wide differences in approach  to industrial action in the two countries.
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Tens of thousands of people hit the streets of several German cities Monday to protest looming cuts in unemployment benefits, continuing a series of weekly protests against government reforms.
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An upsurge in far-right attacks is causing concern in Germany as the soccer tournament nears
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A high tech German train  carrying 29 people smashed into a maintenance vehicle on a  trial run in northern Germany on Friday, killing at least one  and trapping 10 more in the wreckage, a local official said.
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A strike at a General Motors plant in Germany began to squeeze the company&#39;s European production Tuesday as a lack of parts halted two other factories, while thousands of
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French rail travellers faced a difficult morning commute as a strike by train workers disrupted service across the country, on day two of a rolling campaign of public sector work stoppages.
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French railway workers severely reduced  train traffic Wednesday due to a strike over working  conditions, and the country geared up for separate protests by  energy workers and hospital surgeons.