Month: August 2016

Italy: Efforts to rebuild broken lives begin as region grapples with devastation caused by earthquake

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

A week after the devastating earthquake struck Amatrice, the local people are trying to pick up their broken lives. Mass funerals and a national day of mourning...

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Quick Read: Hundreds of Pokemon Go incidents logged by police

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

Pokemon Go players have been involved in hundreds of police incidents since the gaming app phenomenon launched, the BBC has learned. Robberies, thefts, assault...

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Quick Read: Suspected Kurdish militants fire rockets at Turkey’s Diyarbakir airport – media

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

ISTANBUL Suspected Kurdish militants fired rockets at the airport in Turkey's main southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Saturday, sending passengers and staff scrambling for shelter, Dogan news agency said, but there were no immediate reports of casual...

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Quick Read: H5N2 Avian influenza confirmed in a wild mallard duck in Alaska

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H5N2 avi...

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Quick Read: Cardiff man arrested in Germany for kidnap plot

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

Gwent Police said the man was arrested in Hamburg on 12 August and will be extradited to the UK. The man is believed to be Thomas Doran, who is wanted as part...

Quick Read: Mediterranean Resort Island of Mallorca Suffering Worst Drought in 10 Years

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

PALMA, Spain Mallorca is suffering its worst drought in the last decade with water reserves barely at 44 percent of total capacity, authorities said on Monday.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2bB4uMe Like what y...

Quick Read: Parents keep closer eye on kids after U.S. Open abduction attempt

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

A day after an 11-year-old girl was nearly abducted during a Kids’ Day event to kick off the U.S. Open, parents were keeping a closer eye and tighter grip on th...

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Quick Read: Myanmar earthquake damages nearly 400 ancient temples, restoration to take more than a year

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

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Quick Read: At Least 36 Have Contracted Mumps in Long Beach Outbreak: Officials

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

Three dozen people have contracted mumps in one Long Island town in recent months, officials said. Health officials in Long Beach said that there have been at least 36 suspected cases of the virus in a limited outbreak that hasn't spread elsewhere o...

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Quick Read: U.S. Parks Plagued by Rising Visitor Misbehavior, from Vandalism and Theft to Harassment of Wildlife

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Tourist John Gleason crept through the grass, four small children close behind, inching toward a bull elk with antlers li...

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Quick Read: Zimbabwe Protests Intensify, But Will It Bring Change?

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

The grievances of the opposition protesters who marched in Zimbabwe’s capital Friday can be summed up in one word: In the Shona language, zvakwana, in Ndebele, ...

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Quick Read: Togo slaughters 11,500 chickens after H5N1 bird flu outbreak

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

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Quick Read: Jabalpur: AI plane’s wing brush past SpiceJet airport shuttle, none hurt

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

Scores of passengers travelling on an internal airport shuttle escaped unhurt when a taxiing Air India flight’s wing narrowly missed their coach at Jabalpur air...

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Quick Read: More parents believe vaccines are ‘unnecessary,’ while a mumps outbreak grows

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

The contrast between parents’ attitudes about vaccines today and a decade ago is striking. A survey published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows...

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Quick Read: Peru running of the bulls ends in gore, injuries

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

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Quick Read: After visa on arrival, tourists traveling to India will get a local SIM card too

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

As the holiday season nears, India is fixing one of the most annoying problems that tourists visiting the country face - getting a local SIM card. India's Unio...

Quick Read: Mexico federal police chief Galindo fired over Michoacan ranch killings

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

Mexico's federal police chief, Enrique Galindo, has been sacked following allegations police killed at least 22 suspected members of a drugs cartel. The killi...

Quick Read: 3 Canadians on cruise ship arrested with 95kg cocaine by Australian police

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

Three Canadian nationals on a cruise ship have been arrested and charged with possession of a commercial quantity of cocaine by Australian authorities.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2bBj1CV Like what you re...

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Quick Read: Zika warning: Thailand named region’s ‘red alert’ country

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

Department of Disease Control chief Dr. Amnuay Gajeena on Sunday urged Thais to help control the breeding of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Provinces where Zika vir...

Quick Read: Nephew of Sinaloa cartel leader killed in Mexico

News TeamAugust 31, 2016

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Feature: Richard C Pendry at RCP International – South Sudan: Assessment after the violence

News TeamAugust 30, 2016

Please note - the views in the following feature are those of the author and are not necessarily endorsed by Safe Travels Magazine. Before travel, we recommend that you always do your own research, read travel advisories and buy appropriate travel in...

AfricaFeatures + AnalysisNewsNGOsWar, Violence + Unrest

Quick Read: 70 police killed in Rio de Janeiro in 2016

News TeamAugust 30, 2016

The number of police agents that have died in 2016 so far has increased to 70 in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the most touristic in Brazil and the location of t...