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News TeamAugust 1, 2019

It feels quite strange to have written the final Travel Advice post (about the ongoing unrest in Hong Kong) and to be scheduling our final newsletters. However,...

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Travel Advice: Unrest in Hong Kong remains likely as police test water cannons – advice and info for travellers

News TeamAugust 1, 2019

It felt appropriate that the final travel warning post from us for now should be about the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. (ICYMI, Safe Travels Magazine is for s...

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Quick Read: Protect Yourself Against New Android Ransomware That Pretends to Be Porn

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

The number of reported cases so far is low, but it’s still important to be aware of the what’s going on and make sure you’re doing everything you can to prevent...

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Quick Read: Disturbing photos reveal elephant torture as tourists urged to boycott riding Thai animals

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

Disturbing photos have emerged of the injuries elephants have suffered at the hands of their handlers in Thailand as authorities beg tourists not to ride the an...

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Quick Read: Bangladesh hit by worst dengue outbreak on record

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

More than 1,000 people in Bangladesh, the majority of whom are children, have been diagnosed with dengue in the last 24 hours, amid the country's worst outbreak...

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Quick Read: Americans Want A Shorter Leash On ‘Emotional Support Animal’ Travel Policies

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

Airline pilots and flight attendants responded furiously after an emotional support dog bit an American Airlines’ flight attendant July 22, requiring five stitc...

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Quick Read: 10 Hotel Tips No One Taught You

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

No matter how often you’ve stayed in a hotel, these tips will help you get a cleaner, safer, more relaxing stay in your next one. I’ve lost count how many hotel...

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Quick Read: How to Research Local Etiquette Before Traveling Overseas

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

When you’re headed overseas, researching tourist scams is important, but you should also make an effort to lookup local social customs—like whether eating with ...

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Quick Read: This Free Industry Portal Can Help You Decrypt 109 Different Types of Ransomware

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

An initiative that helps victims of ransomware recover their files free of charge says it has helped more than 200,000 ransomware victims, saving businesses an ...

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Quick Read: No One Is Safe: How Saudi Arabia Makes Dissidents Disappear

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

The assassination of Jamal Khashoggi was no aberration. A Vanity Fair investigation reveals how Saudi Arabia attempts to abduct, repatriate—and sometimes murder...

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Quick Read: Lyme disease cases found to be three times higher than thought as UK hikers are warned to tuck trousers into socks

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

Cases of Lyme disease may be three times higher in Britain than previously thought, leading health experts to warn walkers to tuck their trousers into their soc...

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Quick Read: Dutch mother falls into canyon, dies during Italy hike

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

A 52-year-old Dutch woman died while holidaying in Italy on Friday. She was hiking with her husband and their two sons, aged 12 and 14, when she slipped and fel...

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Quick Read: Unidentified men take Erick Kabendera from Tanzanian home

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

Nairobi, July 29, 2019-- The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned for the safety of investigative reporter Erick Kabendera who was forcefully removed f...

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Quick Read: Florida beach reports second shark attack in 2 days

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

For the second time in as many days, a surfer has been bitten by a shark at Florida's New Smyrna Beach. An 18-year-old who was surfing near the jetty was bitten...

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Quick Read: Passengers killed in floatplane crash were from U.S. and Germany, coroner says

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

Three passengers killed in a floatplane crash off the Central Coast of B.C. on Friday were visiting from the U.S. and Germany, the provincial coroner's office c...

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Quick Read: A$AP Rocky: US envoy for hostage affairs sent to Sweden for rapper’s trial

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

Donald Trump sent the US special presidential envoy for hostage affairs to Stockholm to monitor the court proceedings of the American rapper A$AP Rocky, accordi...

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Quick Read: Libyan MP and rights campaigner dragged away by masked gunmen after criticising warlord: ‘Don’t cross the line of the army’

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

The fate of a prominent MP and women’s rights campaigner in Libya, who has been kidnapped after criticising Khalifa Haftar, the strongman who has been a central...

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Quick Read: Nigerian police seek to arrest members of banned Shi’ite group

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian police are seeking help from the general public to arrest members of a banned Shi’ite Muslim group whose protests were declared illeg...

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Quick Read: Bali police arrest British man who allegedly sold porn videos of himself

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

Immigration official Amran Aris said that Terrence David Murrell, 31, is believed to be wanted by police in the UK. Authorities cited a British media report tha...

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Quick Read: Canada Police Shift Manhunt for Teen Slaying Suspects

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian police said Tuesday they have pulled out of a remote northern town after an intensive search turned up no sign of two fug...

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Quick Read: Naomi Campbell says hotel turned her away because she is black

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

Naomi Campbell has said she was refused entry to a hotel in the south of France because she is black. In an interview with Paris Match, the model said she and a...

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Job: Outreach and Engagement Program Officer (West Africa) for OSAC

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

  Role: Outreach and Engagement Program Officer (West Africa) Company: Overseas Security Advisory Council Location: Arlington, VA, USA ...

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