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Steve Houghton

World news snapshot: Ukrainian refugees given free rail travel, New Zealand faces a long-Covid 'tsunami' and a tower block in San Francisco is sinking

The Brussels Times, Belgium

The newspaper reports that all Ukrainian refugees travelling to Germany and Austria can go on long-distance trains without charge, according to transport authorities in both countries.

In Germany, the public national railway company, Deutsche Bahn, made the announcement yesterday (Sunday) and stated that it was collaborating with railways in Poland to place additional special carriages and trains on the rails in case Ukrainians, fleeing war, arrive in huge numbers.

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