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epa09409169 A passenger receives information from a Deutsche Bahn service employee during a warning strike in railway operations in Germany at Cologne Central Railway Station, in Cologne, Germany, early 11 August 2021. According to Deutsche Bahn, only about one in four normally scheduled long-distance trains will run on 11 and 12 August. The Union of German Train Drivers (GDL) has called its members to a warning strike to achieve a 1.4 per cent wage increase and a ‘coronavirus bonus' of 600 euros for 2021 and a 1.8 per cent increase for 2022. EPA/SASCHA STEINBACH