Quick Read: Ukraine Reports 11 Measles Fatalities, More Than 30,00 New Infections This Year

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

Health officials in Kyiv have said that 30,794 cases of measles have been reported in Ukraine since the beginning of the year. The Health Ministry said on March...

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Quick Read: American man rushed to Cancun hospital from cruise ship

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

Isla Mujeres, Q.R. — The Navy of Mexico was called to tend to a medical emergency of a cruise ship passenger who was detected of having a heart attack.... Read ...

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Quick Read: Vacations on the edge: The rise of the war tourism industry

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

Some call it war tourism. Some say it's dark tourism. And others refer to it as disaster tourism or danger tourism.... Read the full article at the publisher's ...

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Quick Read: Vietnam waterfall death tourists ‘were not warned of danger’

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

Three UK tourists in Vietnam who plunged 50ft (15m) over a waterfall to their deaths were not properly warned of the dangers, a coroner has ruled. Sisters Izzy ...

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Quick Read: FBI warning of scammers preying on desperate parents searching for missing kids

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

SPOKANE - A picture and plea for the safe return of a missing Spokane teen has been dominating social media. His father posted it on Friday, and it was shared m...

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Quick Read: 2 Japanese men arrested in Cambodia for allegedly killing taxi driver

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

Two Japanese men in their 20s were arrested in Cambodia late Sunday on suspicion of killing a taxi driver in the country's north, a local police official said.....

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Quick Read: Maldives commission renews hope of justice for Rilwan and Rasheed

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

Mission Journal: With a new presidential commission investigating the abduction of Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla and the murder of Yameen Rasheed, CPJ's Asia program res...

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Quick Read: Virgin air stewards threaten Easter strike as they claim that ‘unfair’ pay package will make them worse off 

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

Sir Richard Branson is planning to cut air stewards' pay below the minimum wage, whistle-blowers claim, as they threaten strike action over Easter.... Read the ...

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Quick Read: One of seven Indians abducted by Taliban last May returns

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

On May 6 last year, seven Indians working with Indian power company KEC International were abducted by suspected Taliban gunmen in northern Baghlan province of ...

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Quick Read: Brit teens left for dead on snake-infested island after being ripped off by Thai conmen who promised to take them on snorkelling trip

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

A GROUP of Brit teenagers claim they were left for dead on an island infested with snakes after paying for a snorkelling trip.... Read the full article at the p...

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Quick Read: Fake ‘government employee’ jailed for raping Dubai tourist

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

A jobless man, who kidnapped a tourist and then raped and sexually assaulted her, was sentenced to five years in jail by a Dubai court on Monday (March 18).... ...

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Job: Risk and Compliance Specialist (Uganda) for the Danish Refugee Council

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

  Role: Risk and Compliance Specialist Company: Danish Refugee Council Location: Uganda Deadline: 29th March 2019 Link: htt...

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Job: Information Analyst for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

  Role: Information Analyst Company: United Nations Support Mission in Libya Location: Tripoli, Libya Deadline: 1st April 2019 ...

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Job: Physical Security Global Threat Analyst for Google

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

  Role: Physical Security Global Threat Analyst Company: Google Location: Zurich, Switzerland Deadline: - Link: https://www...

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Job: Research and Reporting Officer (Turkey) for Global Communities

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

  Role: Research and Reporting Officer Company: Global Communities Location: Gaziantep, Turkey Deadline: - Link: https://ww...

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Job: Corporate and Commercial Legal Advisor for Médecins Sans Frontières

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

  Role: Corporate and Commercial Legal Advisor Company: DMédecins Sans Frontières Location: Paris, France Deadline: 4th April 201...

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Travel Advice: Pakistan prepares to celebrate national day – security tightened, disruption likely, cellphone service poss suspended

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

The US Embassy warned visitors to Islamabad to expect disruption today, and again on Thursday and Saturday, as Pakistan prepares to celebrate Pakistan Day at th...

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Quick Read: Cyclone Trevor hits the Queensland coast with 200km/h winds

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

Cyclone Trevor has slammed into the north Queensland coast with ferocious winds of more than 200km/h that are ripping trees from the ground.... Read the full ar...

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Quick Read: Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano erupts sending huge ash cloud into sky

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano erupted late on Monday, triggering warnings for ash rain and mudslides. The Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) warned ...

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Quick Read: Cuban migrants kidnapped at Mexican border released: newspaper

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A group of Cuban migrants reported as kidnapped at Mexico’s northern border has been released, a newspaper reported on Monday, as offici...

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Quick Read: What’s Behind Months Of Protests In Serbia?

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

Antigovernment protests in Serbia, held regularly for months, reached a boiling point on March 16 and 17 as demonstrators briefly occupied the state broadcaster...

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Quick Read: ISIS Kidnaps and Kills Truffle Hunters in Iraq’s Western Desert

News TeamMarch 19, 2019

BAGHDADI, Iraq — As he hunted for a seasonal delicacy, Mohaned Salah Yasseen scanned the ground intently, searching for places where the soil is cracked and sli...

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