Sptimes.ru reports that at least 9,000 people were evacuated from Moscow buildings on Friday as the capital experienced its first tremors from an earthquake in 35 years. The scare came as a strong earthquake off the coast of Sakhalin in the Far East sent shockwaves throughout Russia, causing buildings to lightly shake in Moscow, about 7,000 kilometers away. “In Moscow, the earthquake was felt on the upper floors of high-rise buildings,” the Emergency Situations Ministry said in a statement. Read article
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Washingtonpost.com reports that a Missouri highway overpass that partially collapsed when rail cars smashed into one of its support pillars after a cargo train collision was about 15 years old and in good condition but just couldn’t withstand the impact, a sheriff said. Seven people in two cars on the bridge overpass were injured, none […]
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Thelocal.fr reports that the streets of Paris are getting a reputation for being unsafe for tourists and this is a threat to business for the great brand names of French fashion, a top body representing the luxury industry warned on Friday. Several recent incidents have tarnished the image of Paris — the world’s most visited […]
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Hurriyetdailynews.com reports that Turkey is to build a 2.5-kilometer-long wall along the Cilvegözü border gate with Syria to prevent illegal crossings, Trade and Customs Minister Hayati Yazıcı announced May 23. The Cilvegözü-Bab al-Hawa gate lies less than 10 kilometers from Reyhanlı town center, where a twin-bomb attack killed 51 and wounded more than 100 on […]
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A massive traffic jam along the main highway to Mombasa was blocked yesterday for over 8 hours by striking truck drivers, with cars on both sides of the Mariakani weight bridge backed up for over 20 kilometers, eturbonews.com reports. As a result, safari vehicles were stranded for the duration, in the absence of any bypass […]
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According to fox10tv.com, an Alaska volcano eruption is prompting regional airlines to cancel flights to nearby communities, including a town that reported traces of fallen ash. Pavlof Volcano released ash plumes as high as 22,000 feet over the weekend, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory. Clouds obscured the volcano Monday, but U.S. Geological Survey scientists […]
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According to washingtonpost.com, police have arrested four people after a second night of escalating riots in a Stockholm suburb, during which some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in anger over the police shooting death of an elderly man. Local police spokesman Jorgen Karlsson says seven youths were detained early Tuesday, […]
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Washingtonpost.com reports that a massive power failure has affected more than 8 million people in Thailand’s 14 southern provinces, including popular tourist areas such as Koh Samui and Phuket, in one of the country’s biggest blackouts in recent memory. Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand official Thatri Rewcharoen says the blackout was triggered Tuesday evening by […]
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Travelmole.com reports that the British Foreign Office has updated its advice on the Dominican Republic to warn about crime affecting tourists. The website said there have been a number of incidents in Santo Domingo where foreigners have been mugged at gunpoint in broad daylight while walking in residential districts. Read article
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As covered by wtsp.com, “A Health Advisory has been issued for Cypress Point beach based on the criteria for enterococci bacteria recommended by the EPA. Samples taken Tuesday, April 30, were above threshold for enterococci bacteria and therefore considered a potential risk to the bathing public. Enteric bacteria, enterococci, normally inhabits the intestinal tract of […]
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