Day: 12 April 2019

Quick Read: ACLU Issues Florida Travel Advisory, Warning Immigrants of ‘Possible Violation of Their Constitutional Rights’

News TeamApril 12, 2019

The American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights organizations issued a travel advisory for Florida on Monday, warning that immigrants could have their...

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Quick Read: Spike in Australian measles cases likely caused by travellers, not anti-vaxxers

News TeamApril 12, 2019

Travellers rather than anti-vaxxers are most likely responsible for the spike in measles cases in Australia, where 92 cases of the disease have been confirmed i...

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

Quick Read: Bomb blast in Pakistani market leaves at least 16 people dead

News TeamApril 12, 2019

The blast took place at Hazar Ganji, a fruit and vegetable market on the outskirts of Quetta.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3005884/bomb-blast-pakistani-market-leaves-least-16-p...

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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: Dutch motorist becomes first fatality of Kanchanaburi’s ‘Seven Dangerous Days’

News TeamApril 12, 2019

Officials said Roi Fanh Veeland (not official spelling) became the first casualty of Kanchanaburi's road-accident monitoring period during the Songkran holidays...

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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: Zain Qaiser: Student jailed for blackmailing porn users worldwide

News TeamApril 12, 2019

Zain Qaiser from Barking, London, used his programming skills to scam visitors to pornography sites around the world. Investigators have discovered about £700,0...

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Quick Read: Containership comes under fire from skiff off Ecuador

News TeamApril 12, 2019

A containership has reportedly come under fire from pirates off the coast of Ecuador as part of an attempt to board the unnamed vessel.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/1750125/containership-...

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Quick Read: Gunmen abduct two Cuban doctors in Kenya

News TeamApril 12, 2019

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen abducted two Cuban doctors working in Kenya and shot dead a police officer, television broadcaster KTN News and the Dail...

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

Quick Read: Trocaire aid worker Sally O’Neill dies following road accident in Guatemala

News TeamApril 12, 2019

Sally O’Neill, who was an aid worker, has died following a tragic road accident in Guatemala. The Tyrone woman had worked with Trocaire for 37 years, where she ...

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Quick Read: Extreme concern for Sussex father and son missing in Spain

News TeamApril 12, 2019

Police are extremely concerned for a father and son whose family have been unable to get in contact with them. Daniel and Liam Poole flew to Malaga, Spain, on Sunday March 31 and checked into a hotel but their family have not had contact with the pai...

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Quick Read: US to start warning travelers about kidnapping risk abroad

News TeamApril 12, 2019

WASHINGTON — The risk of being kidnapped or taken hostage is being added to the travel advisories issued by the State Department. State Department advisories ha...

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

Quick Read: Venezuela in crisis: ‘There is no water, no power, no nothing’

News TeamApril 12, 2019

But Venezuelans do their best to find water wherever they can: from springs, leaky pipes, gutters, government-provided tankers and the water that flows through ...

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

Quick Read: Jet Airways cancels international flights as crisis deepens

News TeamApril 12, 2019

Jet Airways appears to have suspended all its international flights, raising fresh fears about the Indian airline's survival. This comes after the carrier on Thursday grounded 10 more planes over unpaid fees to leasing firms.... Read the full article...

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

Quick Read: Disease outbreaks feared in Libya, as supplies stretched: WHO

News TeamApril 12, 2019

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that it feared outbreaks of infectious diseases due to dirty water and people fleeing figh...

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Quick Read: Taliban Announce ‘Ban’ On WHO, Red Cross Amid Vaccination Drive

News TeamApril 12, 2019

The Taliban have announced a “ban” on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in areas the extremist group c...

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Job: Media Officer for Investigative and Citizen Journalism (Indonesia) for Hivos

News TeamApril 12, 2019

Role: Media Officer for Investigative and Citizen Journalism Company: Hivos Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Deadline: 22nd April 2019 Link: https://reliefweb.int/job/3076743/hivos-eoi-media-officer-investigative-an...

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Job: Security Information Analyst for the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali

News TeamApril 12, 2019

Role: Security Information Analyst Company: UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali Location: Mopti/Bamako, Mali...

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Job: Data Analyst (Mexico) for the International Business and Technical Consultants, Inc.

News TeamApril 12, 2019

Role: Data Analyst Company: International Business and Technical Consultants, Inc. Location: Mexico Deadline: 10th May 2019 ...

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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: ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Shutters Schools, Makes Roads Impassable In Central U.S.

News TeamApril 12, 2019

Interstates were closed for hundreds of miles in the Midwest and Plains Thursday, as a "bomb cyclone" brought a major winter storm to states in those regions. Some towns that just days ago were experiencing sunshine and temperate weather are now unde...

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Job: Investigator for the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services

News TeamApril 12, 2019

Role: Investigator Company: UN Office of Internal Oversight Services Location: Vienna, Austria Deadline: 25th May 2019 Lin...

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

Quick Read: Two third of hotels accidentally leak guests’ personal information including credit card details and passport numbers

News TeamApril 12, 2019

TWO thirds of hotel websites have leaked guest information, according to new research. The research, conducted by digital safety firm Nortons analysed a number ...

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Quick Read: Australian tourist fights for his life after being mauled by a rhino while on a safari in Nepal

News TeamApril 12, 2019

The 18-year-old and his local tour guide were both injured when the rhino charged at them in Nepal's Chitwan National Park on Monday. Jitu Mahato, a 50-year-old tour guide, was believed to be taking the tourist on a jungle walk when the rhino came af...

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Quick Read: Nigeria suspends mining in Zamfara state after banditry surges

News TeamApril 12, 2019

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has suspended mining in the restive northwestern state of Zamfara, a presidential aide and the police chief said on Sunday, amid conce...

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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: 12 April 2019

Quick Read: ACLU Issues Florida Travel Advisory, Warning Immigrants of ‘Possible Violation of Their Constitutional Rights’

Quick Read: Spike in Australian measles cases likely caused by travellers, not anti-vaxxers

Quick Read: Bomb blast in Pakistani market leaves at least 16 people dead

Quick Read: Dutch motorist becomes first fatality of Kanchanaburi’s ‘Seven Dangerous Days’

Quick Read: Zain Qaiser: Student jailed for blackmailing porn users worldwide

Quick Read: Containership comes under fire from skiff off Ecuador

Quick Read: Gunmen abduct two Cuban doctors in Kenya

Quick Read: Trocaire aid worker Sally O’Neill dies following road accident in Guatemala

Quick Read: Extreme concern for Sussex father and son missing in Spain

Quick Read: US to start warning travelers about kidnapping risk abroad

Quick Read: Venezuela in crisis: ‘There is no water, no power, no nothing’

Quick Read: Jet Airways cancels international flights as crisis deepens

Quick Read: Disease outbreaks feared in Libya, as supplies stretched: WHO

Quick Read: Taliban Announce ‘Ban’ On WHO, Red Cross Amid Vaccination Drive

Job: Media Officer for Investigative and Citizen Journalism (Indonesia) for Hivos

Job: Security Information Analyst for the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali

Job: Data Analyst (Mexico) for the International Business and Technical Consultants, Inc.

Quick Read: ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Shutters Schools, Makes Roads Impassable In Central U.S.

Job: Investigator for the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services

Quick Read: Two third of hotels accidentally leak guests’ personal information including credit card details and passport numbers

Quick Read: Australian tourist fights for his life after being mauled by a rhino while on a safari in Nepal

Quick Read: Nigeria suspends mining in Zamfara state after banditry surges

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