Day: 10 July 2019

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: U.S. Coast Guard Issues Alert After Ship Heading Into Port Of New York Hit By Cyberattack

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued an official warning to owners of ships that cybersecurity at sea needs updating, and updating urgently.... Read the full article...

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Quick Read: The dark consequences of elephant ride tourism in Thailand

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

More than half of Thailand’s 7,000 elephants live in captivity. It’s been that way ever since 1989, when the country suspended almost all of the commercial logg...

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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: Tragedy as British tourist, 69, dies in motorbike accident on Road of Bones

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

The tourist was on a trip organised by a Moscow travel company when he ‘lost control of his BMW motorbike’ hitting the oncoming tanker, it was reported. Pictures from the crash scene were published by regional media.... Read the full article at th...

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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: Tips that Guarantee Data Security During Business Travel

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

While traveling for business frequently, it is impossible to have control over what is occurring in the office or to predict the threats that might occur. Being...

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Quick Read: Another measles case reported in Brisbane after child returns home from holidays with the disease

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

Queensland Health says the child visited Just Pharmacy at Murrumba Downs Shopping Centre in Brisbane’s north late on July 2 and Taigum Square Shopping Centre on...

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

Quick Read: How UK insurance companies are selling already free health cover to elderly Brits in Spain

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

Up to 15 British insurance companies are selling UK tourists private policies that offer what’s already available to them for free as EU citizens through Spain’s public health system.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.thel...

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Quick Read: Record Numbers Rescued From Iconic Norway Tourist Site

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

It's only the second week of July but there has already been more rescue operations at Pulpit Rock than in the whole of 2018. Norsk Folkehjelp (Norwegian People...

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Quick Read: Diphtheria in Venezuela 2019: Outbreak ongoing

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

In an update on the diphtheria outbreak in Venezuela, the outbreak that began three years ago is ongoing. According to data from the Pan American Health Organiz...

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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: France Says Ransomware Attacks on Big Companies Are on the Rise

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

Large companies in France are increasingly the targets of cyber attackers who lock up data and demand a ransom, but often refrain from reporting the assaults for fear of hurting their image, according to the French Interior ministry.... Read the full...

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Quick Read: Coastguard’s tombstoning warning after woman breaks both legs jumping from 10ft ledge

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

The coastguard has issued a warning about the risks of tombstoning after a 'large increase' in incidents in West Bay. The West Bay Coastguard Rescue Team says l...

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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: Tourists’ dream trip to NZ shattered by assault while freedom camping in Northland

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

Two young tourists had their dream trip to New Zealand shattered when they were assaulted by a drunk man on prescription steroids while freedom camping.... Read...

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Quick Read: Air Quality Plummets as Wildfire Smoke Hits Alaska’s Most Populous Cities

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

ANCHORAGE - Smoke and soot from central Alaska wildfires have afflicted the subarctic city of Fairbanks with some of the world's worst air pollution in recent days, forcing many residents indoors and prompting one hospital to set up a "clean air shel...

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Quick Read: Fish bomb tragedy: Dead fish found amidst divers’ bodies; diving masks cracked

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

KOTA KINABALU: Police are treating the deaths of three divers – including two Chinese tourists – near Kulapuan Island off Semporna near here, yesterday, as murd...

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Quick Read: Missing Shah Khan: Two held on suspicion of murder

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the disappearance of a man two months ago. Mohammed Shar Subhani, 27, also known as Shah Khan, wa...

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Job: Senior Geopolitical Intelligence Analyst for Falanx Assynt Ltd

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

Role: Senior Geopolitical Intelligence Analyst Company: Falanx Assynt Ltd Location: London, UK Deadline: 17th July 2019 Link: http://www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.aspx?jobid=71807 Do you have a job listing ...

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Job: Assistant Security Director for the American University of Afghanistan

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

Role: Assistant Security Director Company: American University of Afghanistan Location: Kabul, Afghanistan Deadline: 31st July ...

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Job: Security Adviser (South Sudan) for Coffey

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

Role: Security Adviser Company: Coffey Location: Juba, South Sudan Deadline: 16th July 2019 Link: https://reliefweb.int/j...

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Job: Security and Access Manager (Cameroon) for Action Contre la Faim France

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

Role: Security and Access Manager Company: Action Contre la Faim France Location: Buea, Cameroon Deadline: 8th August 2019 Link: https://reliefweb.int/job/3203889/security-and-access-manager-cameroon-based-buea ...

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

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office has updated travel advice, reminding travellers that a state of emergency is in place in multiple areas in Jamaica due ...

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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: Gas leak at hotel sends 46 to hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

Nearly four dozen people were taken to a hospital, at least 15 of them in critical condition, after carbon monoxide leaked inside a hotel in Winnipeg on Tuesday...

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Quick Read: Family of shark victim says company offered little help

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

The family of a California woman killed in a shark attack while snorkeling in the Bahamas says the tour company did nothing to rescue her and staff lacked even a basic first aid kit.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://abcnews.g...

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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: Tunisia’s Upcoming Elections Vulnerable to Terror Threats, Experts Warn

News TeamJuly 10, 2019

As an estimated 6.7 million Tunisian voters prepare to head to the polls to elect their next government later this year, a growing fear of terrorist attacks cou...

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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: 10 July 2019

Quick Read: U.S. Coast Guard Issues Alert After Ship Heading Into Port Of New York Hit By Cyberattack

Quick Read: The dark consequences of elephant ride tourism in Thailand

Quick Read: Tragedy as British tourist, 69, dies in motorbike accident on Road of Bones

Quick Read: Tips that Guarantee Data Security During Business Travel

Quick Read: Another measles case reported in Brisbane after child returns home from holidays with the disease

Quick Read: How UK insurance companies are selling already free health cover to elderly Brits in Spain

Quick Read: Record Numbers Rescued From Iconic Norway Tourist Site

Quick Read: Diphtheria in Venezuela 2019: Outbreak ongoing

Quick Read: France Says Ransomware Attacks on Big Companies Are on the Rise

Quick Read: Coastguard’s tombstoning warning after woman breaks both legs jumping from 10ft ledge

Quick Read: Tourists’ dream trip to NZ shattered by assault while freedom camping in Northland

Quick Read: Air Quality Plummets as Wildfire Smoke Hits Alaska’s Most Populous Cities

Quick Read: Fish bomb tragedy: Dead fish found amidst divers’ bodies; diving masks cracked

Quick Read: Missing Shah Khan: Two held on suspicion of murder

Job: Senior Geopolitical Intelligence Analyst for Falanx Assynt Ltd

Job: Assistant Security Director for the American University of Afghanistan

Job: Security Adviser (South Sudan) for Coffey

Job: Security and Access Manager (Cameroon) for Action Contre la Faim France

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

Quick Read: Gas leak at hotel sends 46 to hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Quick Read: Family of shark victim says company offered little help

Quick Read: Tunisia’s Upcoming Elections Vulnerable to Terror Threats, Experts Warn

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