Day: December 6, 2018

More than 133 people were injured and over 400 arrested in violent clashes in Paris at the weekend. Further demonstrations are planned for Saturday 8th December. The police have reportedly told shops and restaurants on the Champs-Élysées to close on Saturday. Some museums will also be shut. For more news and coverage, please visit Safe Travels Magazine.

Travel Advice: Shops and restaurants to shut as Paris braces for more violence on Saturday – advice, info and resources

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

UPDATE: We have a new post that has details of which sites are closed: Travel Advice: Is Paris safe? Updates and information on protests and which sites are clo...

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Quick Read: Younger Travelers Are More Safety Conscious Than Ever

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

STEVENS POINT, Wis.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181115005931/en/Younger-Travelers-Safety-Consciou...

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Quick Read: ‘Terrifying’ Syracuse phone scam netted $14K from victims told loved ones were hostages

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Three men made more than $14,000 in a "terrifying and elaborate" Syracuse-based phone scam which tricked victims into thinking their loved ones were being held hostage. The ringleader in the hoax pleaded guilty today in Onondaga Co...

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Quick Read: Fake tax office scam robbed $800,000 from Australians in past month

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

Scammers pretending to represent the Australian Taxation Office have stolen more than $800,000 in the past month after frightening people into handing over thei...

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Quick Read: Longer fire seasons threaten to disrupt US-Australia firefighting cooperation

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

Longer bushfire seasons in Australia and the US threaten to disrupt the sharing of vital personnel and equipment between the two countries, fire experts and coo...

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Quick Read: China touts ‘martyrs’ killed working on Zambia infrastructure projects as symbol of friendship

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

China is planning to build a cemetery in Zambia that honours Chinese construction workers killed working on the country’s infrastructure projects as “martyrs”.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomac...

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Quick Read: English professor stabbed to death by former student at Paris university

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

His nationality has not yet been reported. Iceland may have a population of just over 330,000 people (all with equally unpronounceable names) but that doesn't s...

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Quick Read: Survey finds US travellers underinsured

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

Despite the proliferation of extreme weather events – not to mention the threat of terrorism – a survey has found that many US travellers are not purchasing tra...

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Quick Read: CMA implementing mandatory health insurance in Oman

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

In a recent interview with Muscat Daily, Peter Hodgins, who is a partner at international law firm Clyde & Co, said that the Capital Market Authority (CMA) is currently preparing regulations for the implementation of mandatory health insurance in Oma...

Quick Read: ‘Too dangerous’ – security confiscates cellist’s strings at Warsaw airport

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

Cellist Amit Peled was at Warsaw Chopin airport at 4.30am yesterday, when all his cello strings were confiscated by the airport’s security. He says staff at the...

Job: Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney for the International Rescue Committee

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

Role: Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney Company: International Rescue Committee Location: Denver, CO, USA Deadline: 28th February ...

Job: Operations Manager (Niger) for Mercy Corps

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

Role: Operations Manager Company: Mercy Corps Location: Niamey, Niger Deadline: 13th December 2018 Link: https://reliefweb.int/job/2873013/operations-manager-niger Do you have a job listing our readers mi...

Job: Emergency Manager (Risk Analysis) for the Office of Emergency Programme at UNICEF

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

Role: Emergency Manager (Risk Analysis) Company: Office of Emergency Programme at UNICEF Location: New York, NY, USA Deadline: ...

Job: Marketing Advisor/Behaviour Change Advisor for Marie Stopes International

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

Role: Marketing Advisor/Behaviour Change Advisor Company: Marie Stopes International Location: London, UK Deadline: 14th Decemb...

Job: Head of Insight for ARK Group

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

Role: Head of Insight Company: ARK Group Location: London, UK Deadline: 13th January 2019 Link: https://reliefweb.int/job/2900628/head-insight Do you have a job listing our readers might be interested in?...

In the lead up to national elections in late 2018, the Government of #Bangladesh is increasing its security presence throughout the country. For more news and coverage, please visit Safe Travels Magazine.

Travel Advice: Increased security in Bangladesh in run up to election at the end of the month – avoid crowds, stay alert

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

Bangladesh will vote in a general election on the 30th of December, with campaigning set to start on Monday 10th Decemeber. There has been tension and unrest su...

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Quick Read: Grace Millane: Police searching for British woman, 22, who vanished in New Zealand

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

A British woman travelling in New Zealand is being sought by authorities after disappearing from a hostel almost a week ago. Grace Millane, from Wickford in Ess...

Quick Read: Bulgaria Police Seize ‘Two Platoons’ Worth’ of Weapons

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

Bulgarian police have seized over 80 Kalashnikov rifles, handguns, eight kilograms of gunpowder and 50,000 bullets in separate raids in Sofia and in Kazanlak.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/w...

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Quick Read: Airport flooded in Libya’s Benghazi after heavy rain

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Heavy rain brought much of Libya’s second city Benghazi to a standstill on Wednesday, closing major roads and shutting its airport, ...

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Quick Read: Woman sues Hilton for US$100 million after she was secretly filmed nude in hotel shower, video posted on porn sites

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

A Chicago woman is suing Hilton Worldwide for US$100 million saying that she was filmed naked in the shower by a hidden camera while a hotel guest – in footage ...

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Quick Read: At Least Three Killed By Bomb Blast In Southeast Iran

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

Iranian state television has reported that least three people have been killed and several injured by a bomb blast in Iran's southeastern port city of Chabahar. Reports say the explosion on December 6 occurred near a police station.... Read the full ...

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Quick Read: Wechat freezes accounts over ‘ransom virus’

News TeamDecember 6, 2018

Tencent has announced that it has frozen a number of its Wechat accounts which have been compromosed by a new payment virus, reports thepaper.cn. The new virus ...