Day: 20 March 2017

Feature: Colin Dale at Vismo Global Tracking Solutions – What can travellers do to minimise personal risk?

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

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Quick Read: Another Journalist Slain in Mexico’s Violent Veracruz State

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

An attacker shot a journalist to death Sunday in the Mexican state of Veracruz, adding to the toll in a region plagued by drug gang violence and allegations of ...

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Quick Read: Kenya clashes over grazing leaves 10 dead in drought-hit north

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

ISIOLO, Kenya March 19 (Reuters) - A gun battle between two pastoralist communities competing for grazing killed at least 10 people in northern Kenya on Sunday morning, police said, raising questions about the government's ability to maintain peace b...

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Quick Read: 3 White House security breaches in 8 days

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

Three times in a little more than a week people got too close to the White House. One drove a car to a checkpoint and claimed he had a bomb in the trunk. WASHI...

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Quick Read: Australians on cocaine charges in Ecuador

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

Three Australians have been detained in Ecuador on suspicion of smuggling up to 10 kilograms of cocaine. The trio, two men and a woman from Melbourne, were arr...

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Quick Read: Oxygen masks deployed as flight from Stansted Airport forced to make emergency landing

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

The Titan Airways flight was travelling from Stansted Airport on Sunday morning when the captain declared an emergency before diverting to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Video footage shows passengers on board the Boeing 767 forced to wear oxygen masks...

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Quick Read: Scan your face for toilet paper: Beijing tourist attraction’s bid to stop toilet-paper thieves

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

In a bid to stop toilet-paper thieves, a tourist attraction in Beijing has rolled out facial recognition for users of toilet paper.... Read full article at the ...

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Quick Read: Somalia: Puntland President sacks the director of anti-piracy agency

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

GAROWE, Puntland- The President of semi-autonomous region of Puntland, Abdiwali Mohamed Ali “Gaas” has sacked the director of anti-piracy agency in presidential...

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Quick Read: Snow blizzard in Arunachal, 127 tourists rescued, one dead

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

The Army on Sunday launched a massive rescue operation to save 127 tourists stranded after a massive snow blizzard struck West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. A Bulgarian national was killed after she slipped and fell down a steep gorge. The b...

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Quick Read: Cops arrest 18 over housewife kidnapping

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

KULAI: Police have arrested a total of 18 Malaysians and Indonesians suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of a housewife here. Inspector-General of Polic...

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Quick Read: Jogger comes to aid of tourist stranded up Divis mountain after fall

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

The woman was exploring the West Belfast mountain at around 11am on Saturday morning when she tripped and fell. With no mobile phone signal to call for help, t...

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Quick Read: Saudi king postpones visit to Maldives over flu outbreak

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has postponed a visit to the Maldives due to an outbreak of flu, the government of the Indian Ocean archipelago said on Friday. Salman, who is on a month-long Asian tour, was due to visit the Maldives on Saturday.... Read...

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Quick Read: Cameroon: Nine killed in suspected Boko Haram attack

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

Seven attackers and two Cameroonian soldiers were killed in an attack by suspected Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram in Cameroon’s Far North Region on Saturday.....

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Quick Read: What really happened during the first travel ban? A close look at the data.

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Quick Read: Colorado: Plague activity reported in Broomfield

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

Plague activity has been reported near the Great Western Reservoir Open Space related to a prairie dog die off, according to Broomfield Public Health and Environment Friday. This is the first incident of plague activity seen in Broomfield this seaso...

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Quick Read: Congo: Search intensifies for 2 kidnapped UN workers

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

Efforts intensified Saturday to find two UN workers and four Congolese who were kidnapped a week ago in Kasai central province, said UN Mission in Democratic Re...

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Quick Read: Germany Turkey: 30,000 Kurds in Frankfurt anti-Erdogan protest

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

Some 30,000 Turkish Kurds have held a demonstration in the German city of Frankfurt against the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Protesters came from ...

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Quick Read: Basilan landmine explosion kills coconut farmer

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

By Philippine News Agency One person died in a landmine explosion in the hinterlands of Basilan province on Sunday, police said. Police said the incident occurred at around 11:30 a.m. in Barangay Dugaa, Tuburan, Basilan.... Read full art...

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Travel advisory update: Official travel advice for England fans headed to Germany for football

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

From the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Germany v. England football match (friendly): travel advice Travel advice for fans travelling to Germany for...

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Travel advisory update: Avoid demonstrations as Timor-Leste votes today

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

From the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Latest update: Summary – presidential elections will take place across the country on 20 March 2017; you should...

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Travel advisory update: What to do when faced with eruptions or earthquakes in Italy

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

From the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Mount Etna has been erupting with increasing frequency. Take care if you’re near any active volcano and follow local advice. For more information about volcanoes in Italy, visit the Italian C...

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Travel advisory update: Specific threat against UK nationals on Jamaican beaches being investigated

News TeamMarch 20, 2017

From the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Latest Update: Summary - Jamaican authorities in Port Antonio are investigating a specific threat by an individ...

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Day: 20 March 2017

Feature: Colin Dale at Vismo Global Tracking Solutions – What can travellers do to minimise personal risk?

Quick Read: Another Journalist Slain in Mexico’s Violent Veracruz State

Quick Read: Kenya clashes over grazing leaves 10 dead in drought-hit north

Quick Read: 3 White House security breaches in 8 days

Quick Read: Australians on cocaine charges in Ecuador

Quick Read: Oxygen masks deployed as flight from Stansted Airport forced to make emergency landing

Quick Read: Scan your face for toilet paper: Beijing tourist attraction’s bid to stop toilet-paper thieves

Quick Read: Somalia: Puntland President sacks the director of anti-piracy agency

Quick Read: Snow blizzard in Arunachal, 127 tourists rescued, one dead

Quick Read: Cops arrest 18 over housewife kidnapping

Quick Read: Jogger comes to aid of tourist stranded up Divis mountain after fall

Quick Read: Saudi king postpones visit to Maldives over flu outbreak

Quick Read: Cameroon: Nine killed in suspected Boko Haram attack

Quick Read: What really happened during the first travel ban? A close look at the data.

Quick Read: Colorado: Plague activity reported in Broomfield

Quick Read: Congo: Search intensifies for 2 kidnapped UN workers

Quick Read: Germany Turkey: 30,000 Kurds in Frankfurt anti-Erdogan protest

Quick Read: Basilan landmine explosion kills coconut farmer

Travel advisory update: Official travel advice for England fans headed to Germany for football

Travel advisory update: Avoid demonstrations as Timor-Leste votes today

Travel advisory update: What to do when faced with eruptions or earthquakes in Italy

Travel advisory update: Specific threat against UK nationals on Jamaican beaches being investigated

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