As reported by la-razon.com, “This is the case of a person who came to the tropics from Oruro. In the tropics there are nine positive cases of dengue and 126 suspects. A person from Oruro died of yellow fever in the tropics of Cochabamba. The fact alerted health authorities urged people to get vaccinated ten days before travel to the tropics.” (Translated) Read Article
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As reported by wcax.com, “A possible outbreak of avian influenza H7N3 has been detected in five breeder farms located in the state of Guanajuato. The company has nearly one hundred breeder farms dispersed along the country which produce hatching eggs for producing chickens. This type of influenza is similar to the one detected in 2012 […]
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According to iol.co.za, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered security forces to be on high alert on Thursday to protect against attacks by militants ahead of next year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi. Russia, which this week hosts the G-20 meeting of major world economies, is battling an Islamist insurgency in the Caucasus region which grew out […]
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Crimes against tourists Argentina According to mdzol.com, Mendoza, Argentina is known to be relatively safe for foreign tourists. However, their weakest area may be the main bus station known as, La Terminal de Ómnibus. This large bus terminal is a sea of humanity with lots of people and numerous foreign tourists coming from Chile and […]
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February 13, 2013 The U.S. Embassy warns U.S. citizens of a potential kidnapping threat in the Cusco area. The Embassy has received information that members of a criminal organization may be planning to kidnap U.S. citizen tourists in the Cusco and Machu Picchu area. Possible targets and methods are not known and the threat is […]
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As reported by themalaysianinsider.com, “The red sea phenomenon that is happening in Sabah, claimed another life yesterday, believed from consuming cockles bought at the Inanam night market, near here. This brings the number of fatalities in such cases to three so far.” Read Article
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According to m.smh.com.au, “A NSW man has been confirmed as the third fatality in Australia’s largest outbreak of listeria. The death of the 68-year-old man late last month was confirmed by Victoria’s acting chief health officer as being linked to the outbreak at Jindi, one of the nation’s biggest cheese companies…Twenty-six cases have been identified […]
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canberratimes.com.au reported that eight Australians are believed to be trapped in South America after severe landslides hit Argentina. The Australian climbers were reported to have been at the Puente del Inca, a naturally-formed arching bridge over a river about 1400 kilometres west of Buenos Aires when the first of the landslides hit on Thursday. “We […]
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View of Violent Behavior in Perth Australia The video ends as a police officer intervenes. irishecho.com.au source: Muhammad Nadeem Ismail, who published the mobile phone footage, told the Irish Echo by email that he recorded it at about 11pm on Sunday night. A WA Police spokesperson said they had had no reports in relation to […]
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According to dw.de, gunmen have stormed a military base in southern Thailand, according to an army spokesman. The assault, which is the most deadly in some eight years of violence, has left at least 16 militants dead. The gun battle between soldiers and at least 60 insurgents happened Wednesday in the province of Narathiwat on […]
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