Azernews.az reports that the movement of all trains en route Baku-Moscow was suspended because of a bomb threat in the southern part of Mahachkala. A suspicious object resembling a homemade explosive device was found on the tracks during an inspection on Friday morning, the Interior Ministry of the Dagestan Republic told Itar-Tass. Now special services are working on the scene, the area is inspected for signs of other explosive devices. Read article
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According to Frequentbusinesstraveler.com, Taiwan announced it will make iTaiwan, its government-sponsored Wi-Fi service, available to visitors of the country. The service has been in existence since 2011, for use by Taiwanese citizens. Read Article
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USA Today reports that a two-level commuter train slammed into another that had stopped between stations during the morning commute Thursday in a suburb of Buenos Aires, killing three passengers and injuring more than 100. Passengers who were able to walk stumbled out of the train and walked along the tracks in the pre-dawn darkness, […]
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Yahoo News reports that thousands of Russian opposition activists marched through Moscow on Wednesday, decrying President Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian rule and calling for the release of people they consider political prisoners. The march on Russia Day, a national holiday, was to show support for 27 people arrested after a protest turned violent on the eve […]
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According to allvoices.com, temperatures that topped 100 degrees triggered at least three wildfires in Colorado by mid-day Tuesday. Two of them were near tourist areas and a third near subdivisions. Humidity was in single digits with 3 percent reported in Denver. A fourth fire was reported not far south of Denver in Pike National Forest […]
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According to Reuters.com, a section of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was evacuated on Tuesday after a small electrical explosion in a maintenance shed caused minor damage but no injuries, airport and fire department officials said. Read Article
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Deredactie.be reports that Belgian air traffic controllers affiliated to the socialist and liberal trades unions have announced work to rule action for Wednesday. Employees are protesting together with colleagues at other European air traffic control centres and the action could cause disruption in aviation across the continent of Europe. Liberal trades unionist Rudy Tourlamain: “Work-to-rule […]
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The Portuguese-American Journal reports that Portugal’s two largest trade union confederations, the CGTP and the UGT, are calling for a general strike for Thursday, June 27. Thousands of workers are expected to take part in street mass demonstrations across the country. The head of UGT, Carlos Silva, told the press Monday the strike was in […]
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According to thelocal.fr, air passengers face possible flight cancellations from Tuesday onward across France, as trade unions in several EU countries call a partial strike to protest moves by the European Commission to deregulate the aviation sector. Union representatives said new proposals to deregulate the civil aviation sector were set to undermine working conditions in […]
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Travelmole.com reports that protests in Turkey are impacting on tourism after crowds gathered in coastal areas such as Dalaman, Fethiye and Bodrum. Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism claims every sort of tourism activity is carrying on as normal with no threat to security or transport. And tour operators claim their resort teams are only […]
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