Day: 1 March 2017

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

Quick Read: UK releases minutes of meetings held with Nigerian government over Chibok Girls abduction

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

The United Kingdom government has released series of documents that reveal the meetings and actions taken by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan administration durin...

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

Quick Read: U.S. Travel Restrictions Would Damage 2026 World Cup Bid, UEFA President Says

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

NYON, Switzerland — The United States’ hopes of hosting the World Cup in 2026 will be damaged, perhaps critically, if President Trump’s travel restrictions come...

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Quick Read: Kidnap-for-ransom leader killed in Zamboanga Sibugay

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

A notorious leader of a kidnap-for-ransom group operating in Zamboanga Peninsula was killed by police forces in Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay early Tuesday morning.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2m8fh4I Like what yo...

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Quick Read: Angola: Police Beat, Set Dogs on Peaceful Protesters

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

(Johannesburg) – The Angolan government should urgently and impartially investigate police use of force to disperse a peaceful protest in the capital, Luanda. T...

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Quick Read: Tunisia faces prospect of vicious cycle as tourism slumps and extremism rises

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

The decision by a coroner to clear the tour operators of neglect over the murders of 30 British tourists on a Tunisian beach two years ago has left the bereaved...

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Quick Read: Afghanistan-born Ontario doctor says he was questioned more than five hours at U.S. border

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

SARNIA — A Sarnia family doctor who left his war-torn country says he saw the end of a hard-earned medical career flash before his eyes when he was detained by U.S. border agents and quizzed about his “tribe.” Dr.... Read full article at the publish...

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Quick Read: Zika spread by up to 35 species of mosquitoes

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

Zika may be spread by as many as 35 species of mosquitoes, including seven found in the United States, according to a predictive model created by University of ...

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Quick Read: British Airways Heathrow flight cancelled over mouse on plane

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

Passengers on the 10:40 GMT British Airways flight were strapped in and waiting to take off when the cancellation was announced. Carly, who was on the flight, ...

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Quick Read: Party chief demands apology to foreign tourist robbed in Ho Chi Minh City

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

Apologies must be conveyed to the Egyptian tourist that was robbed in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City last week, Dinh La Thang, secretary of the municipal Party Committee, said on Monday.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2lXV...

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Quick Read: American tourist charged over double fatal crash on scenic coastal highway

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

An American tourist is facing six serious driving charges after two people were killed in a horror crash on the Coastal Highway near Nelson this week.... Read f...

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Quick Read: Jewish Museum in London evacuated over bomb threat

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

Children on a school trip were evacuated from the Jewish Museum in London after a bomb threat. Around 100 people, including parties from two school, were usher...

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Quick Read: 8-year-old Abu Sayyaf kidnap victim released in Sulu, brought to Malacañang

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

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Quick Read: Australian travelling in India – ‘I was naive, and I got a bit cocky’

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

JAMIE Hecht has been to India four times, and she’s only been sick once. The 23-year-old has spent a total of about 12 months travelling and working on the subc...

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Quick Read: Two human H5N1 avian influenza cases reported in Egypt

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported on their EMPRES system of two human H5N1 avian influenza cases today. The first case...

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Quick Read: Philippines President says nine-year-olds kids will be killed if they are involved in drugs

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

THE foul-mouthed Philippines president who’s bragged about throwing criminals out of helicopters and gunning down drug offenders in the streets has a new target: children as young as nine, including his own son.... Read full article at the publisher'...

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Quick Read: Overseas tourist shoplifts on the advice of other travellers

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

An Israeli man caught shoplifting in Southland was told by other travellers that stealing was a good way to save money in New Zealand, a judge has heard.... Rea...

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Quick Read: Leaked documents reveal airport’s catalog of security lapses

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

NEW YORK -- Sensitive documents leaked after a data exposure at an upstate New York airport have revealed several major security lapses in recent years.... Read...

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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: Krygyz Court Orders Pretrial Detention For Opposition Leader

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

BISHKEK -- A court in Kyrgyzstan has ordered opposition Ata-Meken (Fatherland) party leader Omurbek Tekebaev to be kept in custody for two months while a fraud and corruption investigation continues against him.... Read full article at the publisher'...

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Quick Read: Islamic State forced frightened Philippine nurses to give medical training to militants in Libya

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

A Philippine nurse held by Islamic State in the Libyan city of Sirte said on Monday that she and her colleagues had been forced to treat militants and give them...

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Quick Read: Chikungunya: Hundreds of cases reported in Pakistan

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

Pakistan’s Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination has reported cases of chikungunya in the country for the first time.... Read full ...

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

Quick Read: Crazy queue at Suvarnabhumi Airport’s immigration causes travelers to miss flights

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

Foreign tourists were stranded in a long line at the immigration checkpoint at Suvarnabhumi International Airport yesterday morning.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2lprxtq Like what you read? Sign up here for our...

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

Quick Read: German-Turkish reporter arrested in Turkey for ‘terrorist propaganda’

News TeamMarch 1, 2017

The Turkish authorities have arrested a German-Turkish journalist they accuse of producing terrorist propaganda and undermining the government. Deniz Yucel, w...

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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: 1 March 2017

Quick Read: UK releases minutes of meetings held with Nigerian government over Chibok Girls abduction

Quick Read: U.S. Travel Restrictions Would Damage 2026 World Cup Bid, UEFA President Says

Quick Read: Kidnap-for-ransom leader killed in Zamboanga Sibugay

Quick Read: Angola: Police Beat, Set Dogs on Peaceful Protesters

Quick Read: Tunisia faces prospect of vicious cycle as tourism slumps and extremism rises

Quick Read: Afghanistan-born Ontario doctor says he was questioned more than five hours at U.S. border

Quick Read: Zika spread by up to 35 species of mosquitoes

Quick Read: British Airways Heathrow flight cancelled over mouse on plane

Quick Read: Party chief demands apology to foreign tourist robbed in Ho Chi Minh City

Quick Read: American tourist charged over double fatal crash on scenic coastal highway

Quick Read: Jewish Museum in London evacuated over bomb threat

Quick Read: 8-year-old Abu Sayyaf kidnap victim released in Sulu, brought to Malacañang

Quick Read: Australian travelling in India – ‘I was naive, and I got a bit cocky’

Quick Read: Two human H5N1 avian influenza cases reported in Egypt

Quick Read: Philippines President says nine-year-olds kids will be killed if they are involved in drugs

Quick Read: Overseas tourist shoplifts on the advice of other travellers

Quick Read: Leaked documents reveal airport’s catalog of security lapses

Quick Read: Krygyz Court Orders Pretrial Detention For Opposition Leader

Quick Read: Islamic State forced frightened Philippine nurses to give medical training to militants in Libya

Quick Read: Chikungunya: Hundreds of cases reported in Pakistan

Quick Read: Crazy queue at Suvarnabhumi Airport’s immigration causes travelers to miss flights

Quick Read: German-Turkish reporter arrested in Turkey for ‘terrorist propaganda’

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