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A look at some of the world's longest railway tunnels

Edit The Jakarta Post 02 Jun 2016
The inauguration of the 57-kilometer ( 35.4-mile ) Gotthard Base Tunnel through the Alps and central Switzerland drew the leaders of France, Germany and Italy for the celebration Wednesday. At its maximum point, the tunnel is more than 2.3 kilometers ( 1.4 miles ) underground, deeper than any other rail tunnel ... It travels 53.9 kilometers ( 33.5 miles ) under the Tsugaru Straits, linking the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido....

6.5 Magnitude Quake Hits off West Coast of Sumatra, Says USGS

Edit Bloomberg 02 Jun 2016
local time, was at a depth of 50 kilometers (31 miles), the USGS said in a statement on its website....

Strong earthquake hits western Indonesia

Edit The Miami Herald 02 Jun 2016
The magnitude-6.5 quake early Thursday was centered 91 kilometers (56 miles) west of ... It said the quake had a depth of 50.8 kilometers (31.5 miles)....

Goldstar Completes a Detailed Airborne Geophysical Survey on Its Lake George Property in New Brunswick, Canada

Edit Stockhouse 02 Jun 2016
Eagle Geophysics from Sorel, Québec was commissioned last April to fly a helicopter-borne Quadrimag, VLF and AFMAG survey consisting of 995 line-kilometers at a line spacing of 75 meters that covered the entire property ... Goldstar will soon undertake a short field campaign to verify the most prominent anomalies outlined by the geophysical survey and already 10 to 15 high-priority areas were selected for careful examination....

Army aware of hostility against CPEC, will protect it at any cost: Gen Raheel

Edit Dawn 02 Jun 2016
The CPEC is a 3,000-kilometer network of roads, railways and pipelines to transport oil and gas from Gwadar Port to Kashgar city, northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region ... The CPEC will reduce China's routes of oil and gas imports from Africa and the Middle East by thousands of kilometers, making Gwadar a potentially vital link in China's supply chain....

President Mukherjee arrives in Shimla on five-day visit

Edit The Times of India 02 Jun 2016
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) June 2 (ANI). President Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Shimla on a five-day visit to Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. He reached by a special helicopter of the Indian Air Force at Kalayani Helipad in Chharabra area, about 10 kilometers from Shimla ... (ANI) ... RELATED. From around the web....

Belarusians have run half of equator to help disabled children (JV Mobile Digital Communications Ltd - Velcom)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
(Source. JV Mobile Digital Communications Ltd - Velcom). More than 2 thousands of Belarusians came forward to run for the sake of helping disabled children on 28-29 of May. The distance covered is twice as much as last year ... «Frankly speaking, we didn't even expected «Kilometers of help» to cause such a resonance ... On the average, every action participant has run 10 km ... This year «Kilometers of help» has reached international scale ... (noodl....

The Latest: Bavaria pledges support for those hit by floods

Edit Springfield News-Sun 02 Jun 2016
The Latest on the flooding that's affected parts of Europe. (all times local).. 10.50 a.m ... There are warnings of more storms in the forecast. ___. 9.45 a.m ... Media reported of evacuations in the town of Nemours, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Paris ... Loiret and Seine-et-Marne ... ....

The Latest: Belgium sees water levels rise in eastern areas

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 02 Jun 2016
PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the flooding that's affected parts of Europe. (all times local).. 11.10 a.m. Belgium endured a fourth day of heavy rain, with flooding reported in several areas across the country ... One major train line linking eastern Limburg to the capital had to be temporarily suspended early Thursday ... ___. 10.50 a.m ... ___ ... Media reported of evacuations in the town of Nemours, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Paris ... ....

The Latest: Body of 5th victim found after German flooding

Edit The Oklahoman 02 Jun 2016
PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the flooding that's affected parts of Europe. (all times local).. 1.35 p.m. Police in Germany say they've found the body of a fifth victim after floods swept part of Bavaria. The police said in a statement that the body of a man was found Thursday at a property in the town of Simbach am Inn ... 11.10 a.m ... 10.50 a.m ... Media reported of evacuations in the town of Nemours, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Paris ... ....

This U.S. City Is a Sustainable Utopia—Here's What They Have Accomplished & Where They Are Headed

Edit Alternet 02 Jun 2016
In addition, Portland now has 513 kilometers of bikeways, including 95 kilometers of neighborhood greenways; 291 kilometers of bike lanes, cycle tracks, and buffered bike lanes; and 127 kilometers of dedicated bike paths ... Aimed at reducing energy consumption by 10–30 percent, CEW provides long-term, low-interest financing to homeowners for whole-home energy upgrades, with on-bill utility repayment of the loan....

Mogadishu attack: 13 dead after gunmen storm hotel

Edit CNN 02 Jun 2016
"Almost every 10 minutes they brought new people and bodies in," said Bashir Ali Mohamed, who was at the hospital visiting family members injured in the blast ... He felt the blast from his office a kilometer away, posting a photo on Twitter showing smoke rising in the distance ... Been friends with MPs Kaboweyne & Gure for 10 yrs....

Gotthard Base Tunnel - World's longest tunnel opens beneath Swiss Alps

Edit CNTV 02 Jun 2016
The Gotthard Base Tunnel through the Swiss Alps has been opened, after nearly two decades of construction. With a route length of 57 kilometers, it is now the world's longest tunnel ... ....
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