Day: May 2, 2019

Travel Advice: Tropical Cyclone Fani to hit India and Bangladesh in next 24 hours, advice and info for travellers

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Tropical Cyclone Fani - also known as Storm Fani - is set to make landfall India and Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, with the equivalent strength of at least a...

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Quick Read: Catholic services in Sri Lanka capital canceled for 2nd week

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Catholic services are being canceled for a second weekend in Sri Lanka's capital after the government warned of more possible attacks by the same Islamic State-...

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Quick Read: Nurse Writes Book, “Footprints in the Dust” About Decades Spent Volunteering In War Zones’

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Making a difference in the lives of their patients is the definition of a nurse’s job description, but author and humanitarian aid worker Roberta Gately RN, BA, from Boston, MA, decided to take the definition of “making a difference” just a few steps...

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Quick Read: Three Indian teens crushed by train while taking selfies, highlighting risks of social media obsession

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Experts warn youngsters obsessed with social media are going to extreme lengths to post selfies seen as daring and risky.... Read the full article at the publis...

Job: Global Safeguarding Manager for Relief International

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Role: Global Safeguarding Manager Company: Relief International Location: London, UK Deadline: 31st May 2019 Link: https:...

Job: Field Security Officer (Iraq) for the International Organization for Migration

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Role: Field Security Officer Company: International Organization for Migration Location: Baghdad, Iraq Deadline: 8th May 2019 Link: https://reliefweb.int/job/3101928/field-security-officer Do you have a j...

Job: NKE30 – Maritime Expert for the International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Role: NKE30 - Maritime Expert Company: The International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies Location...

Job: USPSC Risk Reduction Advisor for US Agency for International Development

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Role: USPSC Risk Reduction Advisor Company: US Agency for International Development Location: - Deadline: 22nd May 2019 Li...

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Quick Read: Terror Attacks on the Rise in Burkina Faso

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Violence fueled by extremists is on the rise in the West African nation of Burkina Faso and appears to be getting worse. In April more than 65 people died in ethnic clashes inflamed by Islamist extremists seeking to gain a stronghold in the Sahel.......

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Quick Read: Protest by Teachers, Doctors Turns Violent in Honduras

News TeamMay 2, 2019

TEGUCIGALPA Chaos reigned in the Honduran capital city on Monday following clashes between police and university and healthcare sector protesters which left m...

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Quick Read: Arizona couple kidnapped for $15,000 ransom freed in Mexico

News TeamMay 2, 2019

TUCSON — A Tucson couple is back in the U.S. after investigators in Mexico rescued them last week from kidnappers that held them for ransom in the Mexican city ...

Quick Read: Box jellyfish: Australian researchers find antidote for world’s most venomous creature

News TeamMay 2, 2019

An antidote has been discovered for the world’s most venomous creature, the Australian box jellyfish. Researchers at the University of Sydney have found an antidote for the sting of the jellyfish – which carries enough venom to kill more than 60 peop...

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Quick Read: Women travelers share their tips and secrets for staying safe

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Learn self-defense. Gather information. Ask for help and for what you want. Be slightly suspicious. Act confident. Fit in by not standing out. Stay sober. Screa...

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Quick Read: Phone Scam Alert: Beware of Virtual Kidnapping for Ransom Schemes

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Mollie Halpern: The FBI wants to prevent you and your loved ones from becoming victims of virtual kidnapping for ransom schemes.... Read the full article at the...

Quick Read: Tourist dies during night reef dive on Chinese holiday island

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Rough water conditions force rescuers to clamber over slippery rocks in the dark to reach isolated site.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3008112/tourist-dies-during-night-reef-dive-chi...

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Quick Read: South Asian security experts downplay Islamic State threat

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Indian and Bangladeshi officials and security experts largely dismissed a fresh threat of violence from an Islamic State-aligned media group, insisting that saf...

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Quick Read: French police clash with protesters in Paris May Day rally

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Police fired have tear gas to push back masked demonstrators in central Paris, as thousands of people used an annual May Day rally to protest against French Pre...

Quick Read: 200 People Affected by Food Poisoning in Southern Mexico

News TeamMay 2, 2019

CHILPANCINGO, Mexico At least 200 people, many of them preschoolers, got sick after eating tainted food at a Childrens Day party in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, officials said.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: http:/...

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Quick Read: South Sudan denies kidnapping, executing prominent critics

News TeamMay 2, 2019

NAIROBI (Reuters) - South Sudan rejects U.N. allegations its security services kidnapped two prominent government critics exiled in Kenya in 2017, flew them to ...

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Quick Read: Former TV reporter turned human rights worker shot dead in Cotabato City

News TeamMay 2, 2019

A former ABS-CBN TV reporter turned Human Rights Commission investigator for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was shot dead in Cotaba...

Quick Read: Romania tornado overturns bus and leaves 12 hurt

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Several people were injured when a tornado barrelled through southern Romania, forcing a bus off the road and overturning it in a nearby field. Twelve people on the bus were hurt and one passenger was treated for severe trauma, local reports said.......

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Quick Read: Anti-Semitic attacks rise worldwide in 2018, led by U.S., west Europe: study

News TeamMay 2, 2019

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Anti-Semitic attacks worldwide rose 13 percent in 2018 from the previous year, with the highest number of incidents reported in major West...