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What's being billed as the world's largest model airport opened this week in Hamburg. It's described in nearly every media account as a spectacular display with a stunning attention to detail.
President Barack Obama wants to upgrade America's transport system using high-speed trains, bringing a taste of what is a part of everyday life in Europe and Asia to the United States. But the car-obsessed nation is divided over the plans. Is the mammoth project doomed to failure?
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There's an adage that says the man who loves what he does never has to work a day in his life. That's Bob McBratney in a nutshell. McBratney, owner of The Western Depot model train store, has always done what he loved, from piloting planes in the Air...
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Store's trains go 'round world
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Nurses are taking on doctors' roles and community leaders are receiving rudimentary medical training to fight AIDS in Swaziland, a tiny kingdom with the world's highest incidence of HIV, an international medical aid group said Wednesday.
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HUNDREDS of model trains were carefully displayed across Ipswich's iconic Workshops Rail Museum for a unique glimpse into the miniature world.
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French unions rallied again in protest of President Sarkozy's proposal to increase the minimum retirement age to 62.
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Malaysia plans to develop a nuclear energy industry, build a mass rail network and create a shopping district to rival Singapore’s Orchard Road as part of efforts to boost investment and spur growth.
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Even before the skating season kicks off, there has been plenty of kicking and screaming from the rink over the split between Korean Olympic champ Kim Yu-na and her Canadian coach Brian Orser. Granted, Kim's mother, Park Mi-hee has always been a strong presence in her life, but she and Orser co-existed peacefully during Kim's run to the Olympic title in Vancouver last year despite their ...
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