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A France's national rail company SNCF's employee holds a CGT labour union as he takes part in a protest at the Marne-La-Vallee railway station outside Paris on February 19, 2013, during the presentation to the press of the new low-cost TGV high-speed train 'Ouigo'. France's state rail firm SNCF opened its online booking service for its new budget train service 'Ouigo' on February 19 inspired by the budget airline model. The train will start transporting its first passengers from April 2, with the Ouigo service operating from Marne-la-Vallée near Disneyland Paris, Lyon-Saint-Exupéry airport, Marseilles and Montpellier.

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  • OUTDOORS: Finally, back on the river

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  • PHOTO: Marseilles' graduation relocates

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  • NULL Riding to Remember

    — For the third time, Bill Luft rode his motorcycle into Marseilles for the National Veterans Awareness Ride to lay a wreath at the memorial wall for those lost in Middle East conflicts. Luft had been on five deployments, and knew seven of the individuals   from Morris Daily Herald Read more »

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About Marseilles

Marseille, (English alt. Marseilles — French: pronounced /maʀsɛj/ or [mɑxˈsɛjɐ] locally — Occitan: Marselha [maʀˈsejɔ, maʀˈsijɔ] in classical norm or in Provençal: Marsiho [maʀˈsijɔ] in Mistralian norm — Latin: Massilia) is the second largest city in France and the third metropolitan area, with 1,516,340 inhabitants at the 1999 census. Located in the former province of Provence and on the Mediterranean Sea, it is France's largest commercial port. It is considered the Provençale capital, one of the Occitan capitals of Occitania and France. Marseille is also the capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région, as well as the préfecture (capital) of the Bouches-du-Rhône département.

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