Day: 5 July 2019

Travel Advice: More protests planned for Hong Kong this weekend – advice and info for travellers

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

Further protests are planned for Sunday 7th July in Hong Kong. There were small outbreaks of violence at the most recent protest and it is unclear how law enfor...

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Quick Read: Over-tourism and tragedy in Nepal

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

Mt Everest, ancient and ungovernable, forever looming amongst the misty peaks of the Himalayas, certainly elicits a timeless allure. For many years, locals live...

Quick Read: Dutch walker killed in Swiss hiking accident

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

The 54-year-old was part of a group of six tourists from the Netherlands who were hiking along a trail from the Mauvoisin dam to Charmotane. The accident occurred at an altitude of 2,560 metres when the group reached a snowfield, cantonal police in V...

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Quick Read: Rio police arrest over 40 for extorting Petrobras contractors, murdering opponents

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Police in Rio de Janeiro arrested 43 people on Thursday for allegedly taking part in a murderous gang that extorted companies providi...

Quick Read: Measles outbreak fears on Virgin flight to Brisbane

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

A passenger on a Virgin Airlines flight from Brisbane to Adelaide last week had measles, and may have infected other patients.... Read the full article at the p...

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Quick Read: Second Brit dies after fall while snapping selfie at Costa Blanca beach

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

One British man was pronounced dead at the scene on Wendesday evening and the other was airlifted to hospital in Alicante where he died of his injuries on Thursday morning, Spanish news agency Efe reported.... Read the full article at the publisher's...

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Quick Read: SoCal Earthquake: Why Everyone Is Talking About ShakeAlert

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

If you’ve been following news coverage about the 6.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Southern California today, you’ve also been hearing about ShakeAlert. ShakeAl...

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Quick Read: Ebola Outbreak in Congo Leaves More Than 1,500 Dead, WHO Says

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

As many as 1,504 people have died after being infected by the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the outbreak began in August. There have bee...

Quick Read: American scientist missing on Crete

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

Authorities and volunteers on Crete on Thursday were conducting a search for an American molecular biologist who has been missing since Tuesday, the Creta Post website has reported. Dr.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: http://www.eka...

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Quick Read: Barbara to swipe at Hawaii as a tropical rainstorm next week, threaten flash flooding

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

While Barbara will continue to unravel over cool waters east of Hawaii into this weekend, showers and thunderstorms associated with the diminished system are fo...

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Quick Read: Orlando airport doused in fuel during emergency landing

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

Federal authorities are investigating after a Norwegian Air jet spewed a large amount of fuel across parts of Orlando International Airport during an emergency ...

Quick Read: Wave of shootings in Sweden as gangs settle scores

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

Honour, debts, and prestige are serving as the pretext for an increasing number of deadly shootings that challenge the ideals of equality and social harmony on which modern Sweden was built.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://w...

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Quick Read: A Utah man faces charges for extorting more than 50 underage girls to send him nude photos

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

Gabe Ryan Gilbert, of South Jordan, was booked into the Salt Lake County jail and later released. He’s been charged in 3rd District Court with five counts of ag...

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Quick Read: Gunmen kill 4 police officers in southern Nigeria

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

Four police officers were killed after gunmen open fired inside a police station in Nigeria's southern state of Bayelsa on Monday, local authorities said. State...

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Quick Read: Strong Earthquake Sets off Fires, Damages Desert City East of Los Angeles

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO - A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck Southern California near the city of Ridgecrest, about 113 miles (175 km) northeast of Los Angeles, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday.... Read the full article at the publisher's...

Quick Read: ELN Killed Soldier in Colombian Border Region, Army Says

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

BOGOTA The National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group killed Lt. Cesar Salamanca Saavedra in Catatumbo, a region on the border with Venezuela, the Colombi...

Quick Read: Four German tourists arrested over Mallorca gang rape

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

Four German men have been detained on the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca in connection with the alleged gang rape of an 18-year-old woman.... Read the fu...

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Quick Read: UN report: Venezuela death squads kill young men, stage scenes

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

Venezuelan security forces are sending death squads to murder young men and stage the scenes to make it look like the victims resisted arrest, a new UN report said. Government figures showed deaths ascribed to criminals resisting arrest numbered 5,28...

Quick Read: Italy: German woman dies in climbing accident on glacier

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

A 55-year-old German woman has died after falling into a crevasse on the Forni glacier in Italy's northern Lombardy region. The alpine rescue services said that...

Quick Read: Bahamas police: 7 Americans killed in helicopter crash

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

A helicopter carrying seven Americans to Fort Lauderdale, Florida crashed Thursday off Grand Cay island in the Bahamas, killing everyone on aboard, Bahamian pol...

Job: Regional Security Director (Hong Kong) for the Macquarie Group

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

Role: Regional Security Director Company: Macquarie Group Location: Hong Kong Deadline: - Link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1344987712/ Do you have a job listing our readers might be interested in?...

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Quick Read: Mexico’s Federal Police Rebel Against New Security Plan

News TeamJuly 5, 2019

MEXICO CITY — Mexican federal police officers are mutinying over the government’s decision to make them part of the country’s new National Guard, a powerful cha...