People in Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent are bidding farewell to the city's trams after local officials decided to take them out of service. The move to close the 90km (56-mile) network and sell its fleet of 80 trams was announced in March. Tashkent mayor Rakhmonbek Usmavov said the trams were unprofitable and slowing down traffic on the city's busy roads. But many residents are lamenting the decision, and have taken...
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