Fox News reports that Taiwan evacuated more than 2,000 tourists on Thursday as the island braced for super-typhoon Soulik with authorities warning of fierce winds and torrential rains. The typhoon, packing gusts of up to 227 kilometres (140 miles) per hour, was 960 kilometres east of the island’s southernmost tip as of 0300 GMT, Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau said. Read article
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Sweltering temperatures and scorching sunshine have killed three people and sent more than 2,500 to hospital across Japan in a week, the government said Tuesday. The mercury hit 39.1 Celsius in Yamanashi Prefecture on Tuesday, while dozens of other spots recorded temperatures of 35 Celsius or more. Read Article
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Eturbonews.com reports that visitors to the quaint summer village at Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island are being warned to be extra vigilant after a cougar killed a small dog in a brazen attack on Canada Day. According to The Province, Priscilla Palsway of Telegraph Cove Resort said a man reported that his Shih Tzu was […]
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The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to the Philippines, in particular to the Sulu Archipelago and the island of Mindanao. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated January 30, 2013, and reflects continuing threats in those areas due to terrorist and insurgent activities. U.S. citizens should continue to […]
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According to the USA Today, a Russian passenger train has derailed while traveling from Siberia to Sochi, the future Olympic city on the Black Sea, and emergency officials say more than 70 people were injured. Oleg Fedyura of the Emergencies Ministry said the engine and five passenger cars derailed shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday as […]
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According to the BBC, Turkish riot police have been using tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters trying to enter a park cordoned off by police in Istanbul. Thousands have converged on Gezi Park, near the city’s Taksim Square – which was a focus of unrest last month. Protests against plans to redevelop the […]
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The Irish Times reports that between 60 and 70 supporters of desposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi gathered at the Egyptian embassy in Dublin this evening to protest his overthrow. Supporters of Mr Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood in Ireland voiced their anger at how the man who last year became Egypt’s first democratically-elected president could […]
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According to Israelnationalnews.com, residents of the southern port city of Eilat reported hearing loud explosions at 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Security forces are checking to determine if these were Grad Katyusha rockets. Unlike the last time in which rockets struck the city, this time no alarm went off and no flashes of explosions were seen. Read […]
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According to The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer travel to Egypt and U.S. citizens living in Egypt to depart at this time because of the continuing political and social unrest. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning issued on June 28, 2013. On July 3, 2013, the Department of State ordered […]
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According to Washingtonpost.com, Washington Post’s Ernesto Londono reports that the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, fearing a further security breakdown, ordered the mandatory evacuation of all personnel deemed non-essential. “We will begin departures immediately, with the expectation that all evacuees will have left for the States by this weekend,” embassy employees were told in an e-mail […]
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