News24.com reported that floodwaters that have inundated southern Mozambique on Saturday reached the tourist hub of Xai-Xai, forcing the closure of a major north-south road, a United Nations official said. Read Article
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Hundreds of people have demonstrated in Azerbaijan’s capital to express solidarity with recent protests in the central town of Ismayilli. Riot police clashed with peaceful protesters who tried to gather at the central Fountains Square. Read Article
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rferl.org reported that officials in Egypt say the death toll from rioting in the city of Port Said has reached 31. At least two police officers were among the dead in the violence, which left more than 300 people injured. The rioting broke out in Port Said and other Egyptian cities after a court on […]
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I was able to film a scam in Shanghai that takes place on Nanjing Road, which is one of the busiest shopping streets in the world. Shanghai is a beautiful and vibrant city but if you are a Westerner,beware when you are walking on Nanjing Road. Before I went to Shanghai, a friend warned me […]
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Despite an unfavorable travel alert dating back to 2010, tourists from Hong Kong continued to flock to the Philippines. According to GMANETWORK.com, on Thursday, Hong Kong reiterated its black outbound travel alert (OTA) over the Philippines, as it maintained its warning of possible terrorist attacks. In its OTA updated Jan. 24, the Hong Kong Security […]
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More than 600 railway cars bound for Kyrgyzstan, with cargo including oil and lubricants, have backed up on the Uzbekistan border following a border clash between the two republics, Kyrgyzstan’s Oil Traders Association said on Thursday. Unless the border is opened soon, the spring sowing season in Kyrgyzstan which starts in February, could be in […]
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Efforts are under way to open access between Botswana and South Africa at the Pont’s Drift border post which has been closed since Sunday by flooding along the Limpopo River. Our correspondent Letsweletse Tshukudu, says a number of South African tourists have been stranded at Mashatu Game Reserve with their vehicles on the South African […]
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Egypt’s armed forces deployed troops to the city of Suez early Saturday, after at least six people died there in clashes between police and protestors Friday on the second anniversary of the revolt that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak. Source – Voice of America Read Article
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As reported by 7News Perth, the Australian government is very concerned with the production of bootleg alcohol in Indonesia, mainly Bali. There have been cases of Australian tourists buying and consuming this bootleg spirit called Arak and being killed by methanol poisoning.
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