Day: 13 March 2018

Updated travel advice for Quintana Roo still suggests avoiding the ferries between Cozumel and Playa del Carmen.

Mexico: Authorities say ferry bomb was homemade, US updates advisory but still warns against Playa del Carmen-Cozumel ferry, limits personnel

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

On Friday, the American authorities updated the travel advisory for all of Mexico, and in Quintana Roo continued to warn visitors from using the Playa del Carme...

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Job: Emergency Response Manager (Myanmar) at Plan International

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

Role: Emergency Response Manager Company: Plan International Location: Yangon, Myanmar Deadline: March 18th 2018 Link: ht...

Quick Read: Germany on alert for possible attacks on Turkish sites

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

BERLIN (Reuters) - German security agencies are on alert for signs of violence against Turkish facilities in Berlin, Stuttgart and other cities, the Interior Ministry said, after fires damaged several Turkish-run mosques over the weekend.... Read ful...

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Quick Read: Venezuela opposition asks U.N. not to send observers to May vote

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s opposition alliance called on the United Nations on Monday not to send observers to the presidential election on May 20 to avoid...

Quick Read: Russian spy: What are Novichok agents and what do they do?

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia remain critically ill after the attempted murder in Salisbury on 4 March. The chemical was identified by experts at the de...

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Quick Read: ‘Drone crash’ starts forest fire in Arizona

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

About 30 firefighters brought the blaze under control within a day. If found guilty, the drone's owner could face a fine, community service or a jail sentence.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-4337249...

Quick Read: Tourist junk sinks in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay; no fatalities

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

No tourists were on board at the time, and the three crew members were able to make their way to safety. Three crew members escaped death on Sunday morning when...

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Quick Read: Sexual assault reported at Johns Hopkins University — the second reported in two days

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

A female Johns Hopkins University student reported on Sunday that she was sexually assaulted by a male student last month, according to campus security — the se...

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Quick Read: Man, Woman Sent to Hospital Over Package at U.K. Parliament

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

London (AP) -- Police in London say two people have been taken to hospital as a precaution after a suspicious package was found at Britain's Parliament complex.... Read full article at the publisher's site: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/201...

Quick Read: Diarrhoea Outbreak After Massive Water Contamination Kills 10 In Andhra Pradesh

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

Guntur, Andhra Pradesh: In a massive outbreak of gastroenteritis, 10 people have reportedly died in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh; officials put the number ...

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Quick Read: BBC Staff to Testify at UN on Iran Targeting Persian Service

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The BBC said Monday its journalists will appeal for the first time directly to the United Nations over what the British broa...

Quick Read: Measles cases triple; outbreak hits Davao, Zamboanga cities

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

The Department of Health (DOH) has reported a three-fold increase in the number of suspected measles cases nationwide during the first month of the year. “A total of 877 measles cases were reported nationwide from Jan. 1 to Feb. 3, 2018.... Read fu...

Quick Read: Mexico says arrests drug gang suspect in case of 43 murdered students

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico said on Monday it had arrested a suspected drug gang member regarded as key figure in the kidnapping and massacre of 43 student t...

Quick Read: Russian spies targeting Irish tech companies

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

Russia’s intelligence services have increased their activities in Ireland to spy on companies involved in the technology, engineering and scientific sectors, ac...

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Quick Read: Man arrested for stealing from Russian tourist at beach in Thailand

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

Phuket police arrested a Thai man soon after he stole a bag containing an iPhone 8 Plus from a Russian tourist at a beach on Sunday evening.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30340719...

Quick Read: Family Holiday Disaster as British Father Loses Fingers in Mexican Jungle Crash

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

When Adam Szubanski found himself sprawled in the upturned jeep with his arm hanging out he was horrified to find that his little finger had almost been severed...

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Quick Read: Chinese tourist drowns at Lau Lau Bay in the Northern Mariana Islands

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

Another drowning case happened on Saipan. This time the incident occurred Friday afternoon at Lau Lau Bay involving a 32-year-old male Chinese tourist. The vict...

Quick Read: Risk factors for unsafe behaviors toward grenades among rural populations affected by explosive devices in Colombia

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

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Quick Read: Nepal crash followed apparent confusion over plane’s path

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — "I say again, turn!" the air traffic controller called over the radio, his voice rising, as the flight from Bangladesh swerved low over ...

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Quick Read: Air Canada systems back online after computer outage disrupts operations

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Air Canada said its airport systems, check-in and customer call centres were back online on Monday afternoon, after a network-wide computer...

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Quick Read: Father, Son Face Over 90 Years For Scam Targeting American Airlines Workers

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

A father-son duo from Dallas have been convicted of running a multimillion-dollar scam to convince American Airlines employees they suffered from hearing loss — and to profit off the health care claims they filed for their false diagnoses.... Read fu...

Quick Read: China to tighten banking and insurance control

News TeamMarch 13, 2018

A document presented Tuesday at China's National People's Congress revealed that the world's second-largest economy was to get a number of new ministries, inclu...