Quick Read: Airport security bins are gross; these antimicrobial replacements might help

News TeamMay 23, 2019

Admiral McRaven is the man who got Osama bin Laden and Captain Phillips, but there are a few things he may not be so proud of. USA TODAY New antimicrobial check...

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Quick Read: How Cyber-Secure Are Business Travelers? New Report Says Not Very

News TeamMay 23, 2019

I travel frequently for business — to industry conferences such as RSA Conference and Black Hat and meeting with clients.... Read the full article at the pub...

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Quick Read: Three people treated after Kakadu National Park helicopter crash in Australia

News TeamMay 23, 2019

Emergency services are treating three people at Kakadu National Park following a helicopter crash. The Bell Jet Ranger had two national park staff members and a...

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Job: Regional Humanitarian Emergency Affairs Director (East Africa) for World Vision

News TeamMay 23, 2019

  Role: Regional Humanitarian Emergency Affairs Director (East Africa) Company: World Vision Location: Nairobi, Kenya Deadline: 3...

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Job: Senior Security Officer for the UN Department of Safety and Security

News TeamMay 23, 2019

  Role: Senior Security Officer Company: UN Department of Safety and Security Location: New York, NY, USA Deadline: 20th June 201...

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Job: Security Manager (Niger) for the Norwegian Refugee Council

News TeamMay 23, 2019

  Role: Security Manager Company: Norwegian Refugee Council Location: Niamey, Niger Deadline: 30th May 2019 Link: https://r...

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Job: Travel Assistant for the International Rescue Committee

News TeamMay 23, 2019

  Role: Travel Assistant Company: International Rescue Committee Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Deadline: 31st July 2019 Link: ...

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Travel Advice: Aid workers in Kenya advised to check ‘sufficient security arrangements’ in place to combat kidnap risk

News TeamMay 23, 2019

The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office has updated the travel advice for Kenya, warning aid workers in the country that they should 'satisfy themselves that t...

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Quick Read: Holiday hostage nightmare ends for Italian Alessandro Sandrini, held by kidnappers in Syria for almost three years

News TeamMay 23, 2019

Alessandro Sandrini disappeared in October 2016 after going on holiday to Turkey. In August last year, he appeared in a video pleading for help with masked gunm...

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Quick Read: UN: Armed Group Kills More Than 30 in Central African Republic

News TeamMay 23, 2019

More than 30 people were killed and many more wounded when an armed group attacked villages in northwestern Central African Republic on Tuesday, the UN's peacek...

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Quick Read: Kidnapping for ransom has become Nigeria’s latest security problem

News TeamMay 23, 2019

Frequent acts of violent crime have grown to form a major threat to Nigeria’s national security. These include instances of militancy, insurgency and banditry. ...

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Quick Read: British accountant faces death penalty in Philippines after ‘being caught with meth’

News TeamMay 23, 2019

A British accountant could be executed after allegedly being caught with meth in a drugs raid on his flat in the Philippines. Philip Joseph, 47, was in a flat w...

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Quick Read: Two guards killed and four kidnapped in suspected Islamic State attack outside Libyan oilfield 

News TeamMay 23, 2019

BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Two guards were killed and four others were kidnapped early on Saturday in a suspected Islamic State attack targeting Libya’s Zella oilfiel...

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Quick Read: Anti-groping app downloads soar in Japan to combat train assaults

News TeamMay 23, 2019

Almost two decades after the introduction of women-only train carriages, female commuters in Japan are turning to technology to tackle molesters on packed rush-...

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Quick Read: Indonesian Protesters, Police Clash in Second Night of Post-election Unrest

News TeamMay 23, 2019

JAKARTA — A clash between Indonesian security forces and protesters angry over the result of last month's presidential election raged for a second night on Wedn...

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Quick Read: At Least 8 Killed, 10 Injured in Heavy Truck Bombing in Southern Afghanistan

News TeamMay 23, 2019

KABUL – At least eight people, including two civilians, were killed and another 10 people were injured after a Taliban truck bomb exploded when it was shot at b...

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Quick Read: French-Spanish nun killed in Central African Republic

News TeamMay 23, 2019

A 77-year-old French-Spanish nun who taught impoverished women and girls in volatile Central African Republic has been decapitated, local authorities said Wedne...

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Quick Read: 6 Brazilian tourists die of carbon monoxide in Chile

News TeamMay 23, 2019

Six Brazilian tourists were found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday inside an old apartment where they were staying in central Santiago. Authorities s...

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Quick Read: Nicaragua opposition calls strike for Thursday, government vows prisoner release

News TeamMay 23, 2019

MANAGUA: Nicaragua's opposition on Wednesday (May 22) called a 24-hour general strike to increase pressure on the government of President Daniel Ortega to relea...

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Quick Read: IS West Africa Claims Killing, Execution of 29 Nigerian Soldiers

News TeamMay 23, 2019

Islamic State's West Africa branch claimed responsibility on Wednesday for a raid in Nigeria two days earlier in which it said 20 soldiers had been killed, and ...

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Quick Read: Melbourne measles cluster: Traveller infects baby and five adults with disease

News TeamMay 22, 2019

A baby is among six Victorians who have contracted measles after being infected by a traveller visiting from Vietnam. It is the largest cluster of measles in th...

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Quick Read: Two killed in second fatal seaplane crash within a week

News TeamMay 22, 2019

For the second time in a week, a Taquan Air floatplane has been involved in a deadly crash in Alaska. Two people were killed when the aircraft went down Monday ...

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