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Factbox-Spain's Deadliest Train Disasters
Date: January 19, 2026
Jan 19 (Reuters) - At least 39 people died in southern Spain after a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming one on Sunday night near Adamuz, in the province of Cordoba, in the worst...
Gunman Kills One, Wounds Six Others in Czech Town Hall Before Killing Self
Date: January 19, 2026
PRAGUE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A woman was killed and at least four other people including a police officer were wounded in a shooting at a Czech village's town hall on Monday, police said, adding the...
UK PM Starmer: More Action Is Needed to Protect Children on Social Media
Date: January 19, 2026
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday more needed to be done to protect children on social media following the worldwide scandal of Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot...
Olympics-Passion and Debts: The Mixed Legacy of the 2006 Turin Games
Date: January 19, 2026
TURIN, Italy, Jan 19 (Reuters) - When Turin hosted the Winter Olympics 20 years ago, it transformed the city's image from grey industrial home of the troubled Fiat car-making empire to smart Mecca for...
UK Must Be Bold on Reforms After Policy U-Turns, Think Tank Says
Date: January 19, 2026
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain's government must stop flip-flopping on key policies and be bold on trade, house-building and employment reforms if it wants to build on some nascent signs of...
Two High-Speed Trains Collide in Spain, 21 Killed
Date: January 18, 2026
MADRID, Jan 18 (Reuters) - At least two people have died and an unknown number are trapped after two high-speed trains derailed on Sunday in southern Spain, Spanish police said. The accident happened...