telegraph.co.uk reported mosquito inspection teams were fanning out across Miami Beach, after five people – including three tourists – were diagnosed with the first locally-transmitted cases of Zika in the popular tourist resort.
“We believe we have a new area where local transmission is occurring in Miami Beach,” said Rick Scott, governor of Florida, in a press conference on Friday. “Active transmission is happening between 8th and 28th streets, an area just under 1.5 square miles.” Read Article
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rt.com reported an alert about Londoners’ sexual health has been sounded as new figures show five times more people were diagnosed with syphilis in London last year than in any other region in England. The report, published Wednesday by Public Health England, says the number of cases have more than doubled in the capital in […]
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dailymail.co.uk reported can this summer get any worse in France? Four-day Eurostar strike adds to tourist woes after wildfires, strikes, football violence and terror attacks Eurostar workers in Britain have gone on strike for four days It comes as France struggles to get to grips with wildfires near Marseille The fires came in the wake […]
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strong>ACAPULCO TURNED INTO A WAR ZONE dailymail.co.uk reported that Extreme and gruesome violence has turned a city once beloved by holidaymakers from around the world into a war zone. Acapulco, on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, has been gripped by such bloody chaos in recent years that it has been dubbed one of the most dangerous cities […]
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dailymail.co.uk reported the gruesome flesh-eating bacteria that is spreading through Melbourne due to MOSQUITO bites – as a woman, 72, reveals her sickening bite wound Buruli ulcers are spreading across Victoria to inner Melbourne suburbs The flesh-eating ulcer can lead to limb amputation if not treated It is believed to spread through mosquitoes and even […]
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gov.uk Investigations are ongoing after an increase in cases of food and water bug, Cyclospora, associated with travellers returning from Mexico. Public Health England (PHE) is advising people planning on travelling to the Riviera Maya coast in Mexico to be aware of the risk of infection from a food and water bug, Cyclospora. PHE is […]
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enews.earthlink.net/AP reported British border agents moved in Sunday to help French officials ease the gigantic backups for travelers trying to cross the English Channel into France. By Sunday afternoon, police said the backlog that saw some motorists waiting up to 10 hours or more had eased but that delays and disruptions can be expected on […]
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telegraph.co.uk reported at least 27 people were killed and dozens more injured on Tuesday when two trains crashed in a head-on collision in the southern Italian region of Puglia, writes Josephine McKenna in Rome. The two trains collided on a stretch of isolated track surrounded by olive trees around 11.30 a.m. between the towns of […]
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itstactical.com reported …. I have a friend who stepped off the curb and was killed by a vehicle running a red light. He was 40 years old and his life was over in one second. I almost made the same mistake. While in England, I checked for traffic and confidently began to step into the […]
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telegraph.co.uk reported Police hit by Rio de Janeiro’s cash crisis have threatened to strike during the Olympics, warning tourists that they are at risk in the city as officers and firefighters are not being paid. Amid demonstrations across Rio, officers rolled out a banner reading “Welcome to hell” in the arrivals hall at the international […]
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