Could the fabled Orient Express take to the rails again?

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What they left behind: Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombing victims Most of the victims were Sri Lankan, from all walks of life: a top chef, a teenage basketball player, an auto-rickshaw driver, a carpenter. Nepali sherpa set for new attempt to scale Mt Everest after creating record Kami Rita Sherpa, the veteran mountain guide who scripted history by scaling the Mount Everest 23 times, has decided to attempt summiting the peak once again, a media report said on Thursday. Dismayed or grieving, 'Game of Thrones' fans want something different from the finale episode Some 600,000 fans worldwide had signed a Change.org petition by Thursday criticizing Season 8 of the HBO series and calling for a remake. Could the fabled Orient Express take to the rails again? The last true Orient Express travelled from Paris to Istanbul in 1977, drawing the curtain on almost a century of taking travellers on the fabled route from western Europe to the shores of the Bosphorus in Turkey. Peru's military tries to curb illegal gold mining in Amazon For a decade, a gold rush accelerated in Peru's Tambopata province, a center for an illicit activity that is among the most lucrative, and destructive, in the Amazonian wilderness. Security forces came and went; miners scattered and returned. Then Peru announced something different: It installed long-term military bases in hopes of curbing not just illegal mining but also human trafficking and other associated crimes. First driverless truck hits the road in Sweden An electric truck without a driver is being tested for the first time on Sweden's roads after the vehicle built by Swedish startup Einride got permission from the regulator to mix with other traffic within an industrial area. Five things to know about 5G It is heralded as an essential step to a brave new world of technology, but in the here and now, super-fast 5G networking is already pitting China against the West. Here are five things to know about the fifth-generation successor to today's 4G technology, which is a decade old and struggling to keep pace with global broadband demand. Coming soon: Flying taxis to solve traffic woes The world's first all-electric vertical takeoff and landing passenger jet has been unveiled after completing its first flight. German startup Lilium aims to have a fleet of the five-seat aircraft flying in cities worldwide by 2025. Cannes: Desi girls Deepika, Priyanka give major fashion goals; Kangana goes royal Like every year, the red carpet at 72nd Cannes Film Festival will see an endless line-up of A-list celebrities for 10 days. The festival will be held from May 14 to 25. Here's a look at all the A-listers who added glamour to the 10-day event. Health insurance for a newborn On the birth of a child, the parents need to allocate finances for his milestones. While doing so, they must consider buying a health insurance plan as well.

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