"News" is an uncountable noun. It refers to information about recent events or developments and is generally used without an article such as "a" or "the." For example, you would say "I heard some news" instead of "I heard a news."
Transport is both countable and uncountable as a noun.
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The gerund painting is a countable noun, as in "There are 12 paintings in this room."
few is countable
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The noun 'steel' is an uncountable (mass) noun, a word for a substance.
he asked me if the word fire wood countable or uncountable?
Pasta is a countable noun