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Quick Read: Eternally stinky city? Rats feast on garbage in Rome as trash crisis sparks health fears

News TeamJuly 15, 2019

Discarded pizza boxes or the remains of spaghetti lunches draw seagulls, rats and even wild boars to the streets of Rome.... Read the full article at the publis...

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

Quick Read: Italy struck with orange-size hail, tornado and beach fire

News TeamJuly 11, 2019

Hail the size of oranges has injured 18 people in an Italian Adriatic city, while a blaze in Sicily forced beachgoers to flee.... Read the full article at th...

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

Quick Read: Venice cruise ship almost crashes during storm

News TeamJuly 9, 2019

In a near-miss captured on video by YouTube user Roberto Ferrucci, the Costa Deliziosa, a 12-deck cruise ship with capacity for near 3,000 people, can be seen swerving alarmingly close to land and other boats in the middle of a thunderstorm while sou...

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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...

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

Quick Read: Italian volcano erupts, killing hiker and sending tourists jumping into sea

News TeamJuly 4, 2019

Coins, bottles, glasses and bicycles all melted, a clock that stopped when Mount Merapi erupted in 2010 – villages on its slopes show forces of nature at work G...

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Quick Read: Holidaymakers warned to stay safe against rise of tropical diseases in Europe

News TeamJune 27, 2019

Visitors to Mediterranean beaches have been warned to take precautions against mosquito bites this summer. Diseases previously only found in the tropics are now infecting tourists and locals in European countries such as Greece, France, Italy and Spa...

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Quick Read: British tourist ‘raped and robbed in Milan park by gang of men’

News TeamJune 26, 2019

The 44-year was found in a Milan city centre park at 6am on Sunday, according to Italian media. When police arrived she told them five or six men she described ...

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Quick Read: Too much of the good life and bad behaviour can now get you banned from Rome

News TeamJune 11, 2019

Police spotted telling tourists in the Italian capital to wear shoes and stop drinking beer on the street.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: htt...

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Quick Read: British base jumper dies after losing control of wingsuit in Italian mountains

News TeamJune 11, 2019

A British base jumper has died in Italy after reportedly losing control of his wingsuit and crashing into a mountain. Jean Andre Quemener, 32, was killed after leaping from a 2,950-metre peak in the Dolomites range according to The Sun.... Read the f...

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Quick Read: Venice protests against huge cruise ships

News TeamJune 10, 2019

Residents of the northern Italian city of Venice on Friday were protesting on Saturday against the presence of cruise ships in the busy Giudecca Canal, followin...

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Quick Read: Cruise Ship Rams Into Tourist Boat and Dock in Venice, Injuring at Least 4

News TeamJune 3, 2019

ROME — A colossal cruise liner plowed into a smaller tour ship and a wharf on a canal in Venice on Sunday morning, injuring four people and reigniting arguments...

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Quick Read: Mount Etna eruptions light up night sky

News TeamJune 3, 2019

Previous Next Now Playing Up Next Most watched Why you can trust BBC News... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-48472188/mount-etna-eruptions-light-up-night-sky Like what you read? Sign up here ...

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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: One Russian Dead, 19 Injured After Tourist Bus Overturns In Italy

News TeamMay 24, 2019

One Russian has died and 19 other people have been hospitalized after a tour bus they were traveling on crashed in the central Italian province of Tuscany, acco...

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

Quick Read: Italy airport strike leads to hundreds of flight cancellations

News TeamMay 21, 2019

A 24-hour coordinated strike across Italy, involving airport and air traffic control staff, is causing hundreds of upcoming flights to be canceled.... Read the ...

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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: The tiger mosquitoes causing skin conditions you need to watch out for

News TeamMay 9, 2019

UK holidaymakers heading abroad this year have been advised to be on the look out for the Asian tiger mosquito. The flying insect is being blamed for a dramatic 739% increase in medical claims from abroad because bites have become so severe.... Read ...

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Quick Read: Freak storms hit Italy leaving one man dead and another missing

News TeamMay 8, 2019

In Sicily, an unexpected gust of wind killed a 65-year-old German kitesurfer on the islands of the Stagnone nature reserve, smashing him against a parked car as...

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Quick Read: Belgian tourist breaks scammer’s nose after extortion ploy

News TeamApril 24, 2019

The incident occurred Friday night at a bar in Trastevere district, according to reports in the Belgian media. The five friends were having drinks when they not...

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Quick Read: Frenchman dies as boat capsizes off Sardinia; partner safe

News TeamApril 23, 2019

A Frenchman has died after his sailboat capsized off the coast of the Italian island of Sardinia but his female companion has survived. Italian news agency ANSA said strong winds Sunday turned the boat over in waters off the southern end of the Medit...

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Quick Read: Italy stops UK tourist with Pompeii mosaic tiles

News TeamApril 9, 2019

Italian police have detained a British woman suspected of removing some small Roman tiles from a mosaic at Pompeii. Italian media say she was spotted cutting ti...

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Quick Read: Italy’s Salvini calls for chemical castration for alleged rapists of American au pair

News TeamMarch 28, 2019

"No leniency for the molesting worms who raped a tourist," Interior Minister Matteo Salvini tweeted on Wednesday.... Read the full article at the publisher's si...

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

Quick Read: Measles risk for business travellers

News TeamMarch 22, 2019

Measles cases are on the rise on a global scale and employers should conduct detailed risk assessments before sending employees overseas, warns Healix International in its latest World Health Report.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: ...

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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: Italy: Bus driver takes 51 kids hostage, sets vehicle on fire

News TeamMarch 21, 2019

A school bus driver on Wednesday allegedly held 51 children and their chaperones hostage on a bus in the northern Italian city San Donato Milanese before settin...

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italy

Quick Read: Eternally stinky city? Rats feast on garbage in Rome as trash crisis sparks health fears

Quick Read: Italy struck with orange-size hail, tornado and beach fire

Quick Read: Venice cruise ship almost crashes during storm

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

Quick Read: Italian volcano erupts, killing hiker and sending tourists jumping into sea

Quick Read: Holidaymakers warned to stay safe against rise of tropical diseases in Europe

Quick Read: British tourist ‘raped and robbed in Milan park by gang of men’

Quick Read: Too much of the good life and bad behaviour can now get you banned from Rome

Quick Read: British base jumper dies after losing control of wingsuit in Italian mountains

Quick Read: Venice protests against huge cruise ships

Quick Read: Cruise Ship Rams Into Tourist Boat and Dock in Venice, Injuring at Least 4

Quick Read: Mount Etna eruptions light up night sky

Quick Read: One Russian Dead, 19 Injured After Tourist Bus Overturns In Italy

Quick Read: Italy airport strike leads to hundreds of flight cancellations

Quick Read: The tiger mosquitoes causing skin conditions you need to watch out for

Quick Read: Freak storms hit Italy leaving one man dead and another missing

Quick Read: Belgian tourist breaks scammer’s nose after extortion ploy

Quick Read: Frenchman dies as boat capsizes off Sardinia; partner safe

Quick Read: Italy stops UK tourist with Pompeii mosaic tiles

Quick Read: Italy’s Salvini calls for chemical castration for alleged rapists of American au pair

Quick Read: Measles risk for business travellers

Quick Read: Italy: Bus driver takes 51 kids hostage, sets vehicle on fire

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: State Dept warns militants in Afghanistan plan vehicle-borne bombings against American targets

Travel Advice: State Department urges people to ‘reconsider travel’ to Burkina Faso due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping

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

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