Day: 5 June 2019

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

Quick Read: Pennsylvania woman died days before Maryland couple at the same hotel in the Dominican Republic

News TeamJune 5, 2019

Five days before a Maryland couple was found dead in their hotel room in the Dominican Republic, a Pennsylvania woman collapsed and died at the same resort shor...

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

Quick Read: Afghan Peace Marchers Detained By Taliban, Supporters Say

News TeamJune 5, 2019

Afghan peace protesters who went missing after marching through a Taliban-controlled area of Helmand Province have been detained by the militants, a supporter o...

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

Quick Read: Fight the fakes: how to beat the $200bn medicine counterfeiters

News TeamJune 5, 2019

By the time the teenage boy was standing in front of Bernice Bornmai, feverish and delirious, it was already too late. It wasn’t just the malaria that was killing the 17-year-old, it was the time he’d wasted taking fake medicine.... Read the full art...

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Quick Read: Egyptian officials: Militant attack kills 10 police in Sinai

News TeamJune 5, 2019

Islamic militants attacked a checkpoint in Egypt's restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday, killing at least 10 policemen, security officials ...

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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: Uganda bans giving to child beggars in bid to stop exploitation

News TeamJune 5, 2019

Ugandan officials have passed a law making it an offence to offer money, food or clothing to children living on the streets of the capital, in a controversial b...

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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: Hikers warned after grizzly bear spotted on popular Whistler-area trail

News TeamJune 5, 2019

Backcountry users near Whistler are being warned to be prepared after a sighting of a grizzly bear on a popular hiking trail. According to the Resort Municipality of Whistler, the Conservation Officer Service was notified of the bear on the Rainbow L...

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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: Dole fruit trucks burned in Honduras as protests spread

News TeamJune 5, 2019

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Protesters burned and looted some 30 shipping containers marked with the logo of the Dole Food Company in Honduras on Sunday, a military...

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Quick Read: Thai anti-military activist injured in street assault

News TeamJune 5, 2019

A Thai activist opposed to the military's role in politics said Monday that he was assaulted by a group of unknown men, in the latest in a series of such attack...

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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: Kerala govt confirms Nipah virus, 311 people under observation

News TeamJune 5, 2019

India News: A year after two north Kerala districts were hit by Nipah claiming 17 lives, the disease resurfaced in the state with a 23-year-old student here confi... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.co...

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

Quick Read: Australian police raids on national broadcaster, News Corp prompt outcry

News TeamJune 5, 2019

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Police raided the offices of Australia’s national broadcaster on Wednesday over allegations it had published classified material, the second ...

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Quick Read: Sudanese protesters: Death toll in military crackdown at 60

News TeamJune 5, 2019

The death toll in the Sudanese military's violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters and their peaceful sit-in camp this week reached 60 on Wednesday, protes...

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

Quick Read: US imposes new Cuba travel restrictions including ban on cruises

News TeamJune 5, 2019

The Trump administration has imposed heavy new restrictions on travel to Cuba by US citizens, including a ban on cruises, in a bid to further pressure the communist island over its support for Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro.... Read the full ...

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

Quick Read: Deadly shooting shakes Lebanese city, culprit a ‘lone wolf’

News TeamJune 5, 2019

Military police and forensics in white overalls deployed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Tuesday after a lone gunman went on an overnight shooting s...

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Quick Read: Swiss gondola cable rips, several people hurt

News TeamJune 5, 2019

ZURICH (Reuters) - The cable supporting a gondola at a Swiss mountain resort ripped during maintenance work, injuring several people, police said on Wednesday. ...

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Job: Security Advisor (Venezuela) for Handicap International – Humanity and Inclusion

News TeamJune 5, 2019

Role: Security Advisor Company: Handicap International - Humanity and Inclusion Location: Caracas, Venezuela Deadline: 20th June 2019 Link: https://reliefweb.int/job/3156474/security-advisor-venezuela Do ...

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Job: Associate Communication Officer (Iraq) for CTG

News TeamJune 5, 2019

Role: Associate Communication Officer Company: CTG Location: Erbil, Iraq Deadline: 12th June 2019 Link: https://reliefweb...

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Job: Security Inspector for the UN Department of Safety and Security

News TeamJune 5, 2019

Role: Security Inspector Company: UN Department of Safety and Security Location: New York, NY, USA Deadline: 21st June 2019 ...

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Job: Agent Handlers for MI5

News TeamJune 5, 2019

Role: Agent Handlers Company: MI5 Location: London, UK Deadline: 1st July 2019 Link: http://www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.aspx?jobid=71315 Do you have a job listing our readers might be interested in? Pleas...

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Travel Advice: FCO updates advice for Peru, warns of crimes targeting foreigners including robberies outside hotels

News TeamJune 5, 2019

The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office recently updated the travel warning for Peru to include information on crimes - which can sometimes be violent - that h...

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

Quick Read: Russia’s Yandex ‘Declines Request’ To Hand Over Encryption Keys

News TeamJune 5, 2019

Yandex, Russia's largest search engine, has refused to turn over encryption keys that would give the country's law enforcement the ability to decode its entire ...

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Quick Read: Baghdad’s Green Zone Reopens to the Public

News TeamJune 5, 2019

Iraqi security officials say Baghdad's Green Zone area, the heavily fortified strip on the west bank of the Tigris River, is now open to the public around the clock. Maj. Gen. Jassim Yahya Abd Ali tells The Associated Press that the area that houses ...

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Quick Read: China Issues Travel Advisory for US, Warning of Shootings, Robberies, Thefts

News TeamJune 5, 2019

BEIJING Beijing issued on Tuesday a travel alert for Chinese citizens planning to travel to the United States, warning them of frequent shootings, robberies a...

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Feature: Anitha Karthik at Edinburgh Napier University – Storm surge: the misunderstood threat that can be as deadly as a tsunami

Feature: Dr Monica H Swahn at Georgia State University – Counterfeit alcohol is a growing concern for tourists abroad

Feature Robert McCabe at Coventry University – Gulf of Oman attacks: how merchant ships can keep safe in dangerous waters

Day: 5 June 2019

Quick Read: Pennsylvania woman died days before Maryland couple at the same hotel in the Dominican Republic

Quick Read: Afghan Peace Marchers Detained By Taliban, Supporters Say

Quick Read: Fight the fakes: how to beat the $200bn medicine counterfeiters

Quick Read: Egyptian officials: Militant attack kills 10 police in Sinai

Quick Read: Uganda bans giving to child beggars in bid to stop exploitation

Quick Read: Hikers warned after grizzly bear spotted on popular Whistler-area trail

Quick Read: Dole fruit trucks burned in Honduras as protests spread

Quick Read: Thai anti-military activist injured in street assault

Quick Read: Kerala govt confirms Nipah virus, 311 people under observation

Quick Read: Australian police raids on national broadcaster, News Corp prompt outcry

Quick Read: Sudanese protesters: Death toll in military crackdown at 60

Quick Read: US imposes new Cuba travel restrictions including ban on cruises

Quick Read: Deadly shooting shakes Lebanese city, culprit a ‘lone wolf’

Quick Read: Swiss gondola cable rips, several people hurt

Job: Security Advisor (Venezuela) for Handicap International – Humanity and Inclusion

Job: Associate Communication Officer (Iraq) for CTG

Job: Security Inspector for the UN Department of Safety and Security

Job: Agent Handlers for MI5

Travel Advice: FCO updates advice for Peru, warns of crimes targeting foreigners including robberies outside hotels

Quick Read: Russia’s Yandex ‘Declines Request’ To Hand Over Encryption Keys

Quick Read: Baghdad’s Green Zone Reopens to the Public

Quick Read: China Issues Travel Advisory for US, Warning of Shootings, Robberies, Thefts

Ghana: Two Canadian women abducted on Monday in Kumasi, Uber driver detained

Travel Advice: State Department urges people to ‘reconsider travel’ to Burkina Faso due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping

Travel Advice: FCO warns of terror threats against Western targets in Afghanistan, especially in Kabul

Travel Advice: State Dept warns militants in Afghanistan plan vehicle-borne bombings against American targets

Travel Advice: FCO warns visitors to Jamaica as states of emergency extended due to shootings

Travel Advice: Canadian Government updates travel warning regarding crime threat to visitors in Vietnam