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Striking workers left German train stations and airports quiet on Thursday as the travel plans of millions of people were thrown into chaos by parallel transport sector strikes. Large parts of Germany’s long-distance and regional rail network came to a standstill when train drivers began a 35-hour strike over pay on Thursday morning. The industrial action on the railways coincided with the start of a two-day strike by ground staff at Lufthansa, with the German carrier only expected to fly 10% to 20% of its original schedule. Operations at its Frankfurt and Munich hubs will be severely hobbled….