Five German tourists, including a 14-year-old girl, have fallen to their deaths while walking in the Swiss Alps, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. A member of the group survived, watching the accident from below. The accident occurred on Tuesday lunchtime as the group began their descent from the 4000 metre summit of the Lagginhorn, the Swiss Blick tabloid newspaper said on Wednesday. Read article
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The massive slide of snow happened around 5am this morning as early morning climbers made their way up Mount Maudit, which translates as “cursed peak”, in the Mont Blanc range. Four climbers, two Britons and two Spanish, thought missing were later accounted for, the two Britons started from the refuge but turned around, the two […]
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Air passengers flying to Italy are being advised to check the status of their flights before travelling to the airport today as a general strike is likely to cause delays and last minute cancellations. On September 6, an eight-hour strike by workers protesting against Italy’s tough austerity measures shut down transport links and businesses across […]
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A lack of air traffic controllers on duty has led to delayed flights in and out of OSL Gardermoen, Oslo’s main airport and widely viewed as the gateway to Norway. Staffing shortages forced the airport to close at various points during the night. Avinor is the state agency in charge of the airports and air […]
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RAND Corporation has developed and described in detail 27 possible scenarios of threats. To counter them, 48,000 policemen and 13,500 soldiers were involved, which is more than the size of the British troops in Afghanistan. Missile batteries “Earth-to-air” and sound weapons that create an intolerable sound inside the victim’s head were placed on the roofs […]
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Norway: Employees drop strike threat Travelers in and out of Norway could breathe a sigh of relief on Monday after air traffic controllers dropped their threat to go out on strike. Marathon bargaining sessions during the night led to an agreement at around 4am, meaning airlines could take off and land on schedule. The strike […]
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Brussels, Belgium: Police on strike BRUSSELS, July 2 – RIA Novosti, Alexander Shishlo. Police of Brussels International Airport, carrying the passport control, on Monday declared a strike, local media reported. According to the detention of trade union order, by its decision, its members have expressed dissatisfaction with working conditions and staff shortages. Read Article
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Marseille, France: Fire fighters launch strike The forest fire season season has got off to a somewhat shaky start. On the morning of 1st July, around 60 employees out of 88 from the fire fighting base in Marignane near Marseille airport launched an unlimited strike – a first since 1998. Protesters sported banners emblazoned with […]
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London, England: No specific terror threat Government officials from Washington to London insist that there are no known specific or credible terror threats tied to next month’s Olympic games in London. Nonetheless, authorities on both sides of the Atlantic are urging vigilance. President Barack Obama met last week with his national security team to talk […]
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London, England: Norwegian terrorist suspect plans attack A Norwegian Muslim, who underwent training in Yemen, is going to commit a terrorist attack on an American aircraft during the Olympic Games in London, Rosbalt said with reference to the Sunday Times. According to British intelligence, the Norwegian, who calls himself Abu Abdulrakhman, converted to Islam in […]
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