They were infected with E.coli and all ate steaks contaminated. Four children and one adult were admitted last week to the University Hospital of Bordeaux and Pau. They were suffering fromsymptoms of E. coli bacteria.Three remain hospitalized Monday in Bordeaux. Have consumed contaminated steaks. Read article
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In Italy, mail delivery services are being delayed because of an air transport strike that began on Friday, June 22. International flights arriving and departing from Milan will experience significant delays. Furthermore, flights going to Italy that are carrying letters and other shipments will have mail processing and delivery impacted. According to Travel Weekly, along […]
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A 61-year-old Australian was arrested yesterday after illegally entering Ancient Olympia. According to sources, the woman had wanted to photograph the site at sunrise and crossed over the fence at around 6 a.m. She was spotted by a guard assuming the early morning shift. Read article
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A Swiss woman has died following an accident involving a horse-drawn carriage on the Channel Island of Sark. The woman, aged in her 60s, suffered serious head injuries when she was thrown into the road with seven other Swiss tourists and the driver. Read article
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(3:18 p.m. EDT) — Have any friends or family on a Mediterranean cruise right now? Will they be in an Italian port tomorrow? If so, give them a head’s up. Italy’s transportation workers plan to strike tomorrow throughout the country, crippling railroads, water taxis and public buses. Airports also will be impacted. The strike is […]
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Dozens of the square stones used by Romans 2,000 years ago to pave roads are ending up in passengers hand luggage. Security staff screening bags at the Italian capital’s main airports at Fiumicino and Ciampino have reported a surge in findings as x-ray scanners pick up the objects when luggage is screened and they in […]
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U.K. police managed to smuggle a fake bomb into Olympic Park in a security test, overshadowing a special Cabinet meeting Monday at the park that marked 200 days until the Summer Games begin. U.K. police carrying out tests smuggled the device onto the main site. While the Olympic Delivery Authority declined to directly comment on […]
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Twenty-three Czech tourists injured in Saturday’s bus crash on the Zagreb-Split motorway left home shortly before 6 pm from the Zadar airport on Sunday, departing for Brno aboard a Czech military plane, accompanied by Czech Assistant Foreign Minister Tomas Dub, medical staff and psychologists. Read Article
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A rescue service official says one Polish tourist has been found dead and three others have gone missing after their boat capsized in a fjord in southwestern Norway. Read Article
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A strike at French Polynesia’s international airport has forced changes to flight schedules. Air France has brought forward its flight from Los Angeles to Tahiti and back to Los Angeles by a couple of hours. Read article
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