Day: February 25, 2019

The latest news on Nigeria from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Attack on Nigeria governor’s convoy deadlier than government said: witnesses, security officials

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

ABUJA (Reuters) - Lying in bushes by the side of a road, the security officer played dead and hoped the militants would mistake the blood pooling from a colleag...

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The latest cyber and tech news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Airlines admit having cameras installed on back of passengers’ seats

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

Three of the world’s biggest airlines have admitted some of their planes have cameras installed on the backs of passenger seats. American Airlines, United Airli...

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The latest news on Germany from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Deadly avalanches kill two in German, Austrian Alps

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

At least five skiers were struck by three avalanches in the Ammergauer Alps near the German-Austria border, police in Germany's Ostallgäu district said Saturday. Rescue crews found one person, a German, dead under the snowpack.... Read the full artic...

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The latest news on politics from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Four People Reported Slain on Venezuela-Brazil Border

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

CARACAS The Venezuelan Congress with its opposition majority reported on Saturday that by 4:00 pm, four people had been slain while more than 20 suffered bull...

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The latest news on road safety from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Reports : American killed by car in Russia’s St. Petersburg

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

An American citizen has been killed when a car ran up on the sidewalk along the main thoroughfare in the Russian city of St. Petersburg... Read the full arti...

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The latest news on Canada from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Australian woman dies while snowboarding in Canada

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

An Australian woman has died while snowboarding at the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in Canada. The 42-year-old, from New South Wales, died after entering a permanently closed zone on Thursday in the area above Lakeside Bowl on Blackcomb Mountain, wh...

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Quick Read: Algerian police use tear gas on anti-government protesters

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Police in Algiers fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on a third straight day of protests against President Abdelaziz Boute...

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Quick Read: Farmer ordered to pay nearly £500,000 after herd of cows kill tourist

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

A farmer in the Austrian mountains has been ordered to pay £425,000 after a herd of his cows trampled a German tourist to death. The incident occurred while the...

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Quick Read: China Bars Millions From Travel for ‘Social Credit’ Offenses

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

Forgot to pay a fine in China? Then forget about buying an airline ticket. Would-be air travelers were blocked from buying tickets 17.5 million times last year under a controversial "social credit" system the ruling Communist Party says will improve ...

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The latest news on India from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: At least 133 die from tainted liquor in India’s northeast

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

At least 133 people have died and about 225 people have been hospitalized after drinking tainted liquor in two separate incidents in India's remote northeast, a...

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Quick Read: Sudan’s Bashir declares state of emergency, dissolves government as protests mount

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

Under pressure from escalating protests, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Friday declared a state of emergency for one year and dissolved the government.......

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Quick Read: French national faces Myanmar court on drone flying charge

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

A French national appeared in court Friday in Myanmar after being arrested two weeks ago for allegedly flying a drone close to the country's vast parliament complex... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://abcnews.go.com/Internati...

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The latest news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Somalia’s Oldest Federal Lawmaker Fatally Shot in Mogadishu

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

Al-Shabab militants armed with pistols shot the lawmaker, Osman Ilmi Boqorre, as he was visiting his new house that is under construction in the Karan neighborh...

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Job: Safety and Security Officer (Senegal) for Save the Children – French speaking role

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

Role: Safety and Security Officer Company: Save the Children Location: Dakar, Senegal Deadline: 7th March 2019 Link: http...

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Job: Senior Executive-Security and Duty of Care (India) for IPE Global

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

Role: Senior Executive-Security and Duty of Care Company: IPE Global Location: New Delhi, DL, India Deadline: - Link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search/?currentJobId=1140974693 Do you have a job listin...

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Job: Regional Security and Safety Manager (Africa) for Relief International

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

Role: Regional Security and Safety Manager Company: Relief International Location: TBD with preference for a country with quick acces...

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Job: Associate Manager for Security (Nigeria) for British American Tobacco

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

Role: Associate Manager for Security Company: British American Tobacco Location: Lagos, Nigeria Deadline: - Link: https:/...

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Job: Humanitarian Safety Administration Assistant (Kenya) for the International Rescue Committee

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

Role: Humanitarian Safety Administration Assistant Company: International Rescue Committee Location: Nairobi, Kenya Deadline: 23rd March 2019 Link: https://reliefweb.int/job/3006004/humanitarian-safety-administr...

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The latest health news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Measles returned to Costa Rica after five years by French family who had not had vaccinations

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

An unvaccinated French boy is suspected of having reintroduced measles to Costa Rica after the Central American country had been free of the disease for five ye...

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Quick Read: Gunmen kill three Guinean peacekeepers in Mali

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen killed three Guinean members of a U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Mali in what the force described as a robbery gone ...

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Quick Read: Adelaide to swelter through 35C week as heatwave grips South Australia

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast maximum temperatures in Adelaide and most regional centres to stay above 35C until at least Saturday. The bureau says it will be the longest stretch of hot days this summer.... Read the full article at the publi...

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The latest news on Iran from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Iran Frees French Businesswoman Detained For Four Months

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

Iranian authorities have released a French businesswoman detained for four months, according to local media. Qasemi did not give the name or gender of the Frenc...

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Feature: Anja Shortland at King’s College London – Inside the ransom business – why kidnapping rarely pays

Feature: Eleanor Beevor at the IISS – The Allied Democratic Forces: the DRC’s most deadly jihadist group?

Feature: Pascal Michel at SmartRiskSolutions GmbH – Travel risk lessons from a kidnap

Day: February 25, 2019

Quick Read: Attack on Nigeria governor’s convoy deadlier than government said: witnesses, security officials

Quick Read: Airlines admit having cameras installed on back of passengers’ seats

Quick Read: Deadly avalanches kill two in German, Austrian Alps

Quick Read: Four People Reported Slain on Venezuela-Brazil Border

Quick Read: Reports : American killed by car in Russia’s St. Petersburg

Quick Read: Australian woman dies while snowboarding in Canada

Quick Read: Algerian police use tear gas on anti-government protesters

Quick Read: Farmer ordered to pay nearly £500,000 after herd of cows kill tourist

Quick Read: At least 133 die from tainted liquor in India’s northeast

Quick Read: Sudan’s Bashir declares state of emergency, dissolves government as protests mount

Quick Read: French national faces Myanmar court on drone flying charge

Quick Read: Somalia’s Oldest Federal Lawmaker Fatally Shot in Mogadishu

Job: Safety and Security Officer (Senegal) for Save the Children – French speaking role

Job: Senior Executive-Security and Duty of Care (India) for IPE Global

Job: Regional Security and Safety Manager (Africa) for Relief International

Job: Associate Manager for Security (Nigeria) for British American Tobacco

Job: Humanitarian Safety Administration Assistant (Kenya) for the International Rescue Committee

Quick Read: Measles returned to Costa Rica after five years by French family who had not had vaccinations

Quick Read: Gunmen kill three Guinean peacekeepers in Mali

Quick Read: Adelaide to swelter through 35C week as heatwave grips South Australia

Quick Read: Iran Frees French Businesswoman Detained For Four Months

Travel Advice: US Embassy in Nigeria warns terrorists are planning to kidnap Americans, Europeans in Borno

Feature: Anja Shortland at King’s College London – Inside the ransom business – why kidnapping rarely pays

Travel Advice: US Embassy in Nigeria warns terrorists are planning to kidnap Americans, Europeans in Borno

Feature: Sean Patrick at Solace Global – Nigerian Presidential Election 16 February

Travel Advice: Canadian Government updates travel advice for Uruguay following ATM explosions

Travel Advice: US Consulate warns of attacks on police in Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua City, says avoid police stations