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Travel Alert Borneo: Travelers to stay clear after outbreak of violence kills 20

As covered by travelmole.com, “The Foreign Office is advising tourists to stay away from a large area of Sabah on the island of Borneo following an outbreak of violence. The FCO said those currently staying along parts of the east coast should consider leaving as soon as possible and to follow the advice of the local police.” Read Article

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Travel Alert Kenya: Warnings for tourists related to violence surrounding elections

As covered by nationaldailyngr.com, “TOURISTS have been advised to stay away from Kenya’s beaches after it emerged that gangs of young men have been training in forest camps to disrupt Monday’s election. Police, fearing a repeat of violence that scarred the 2007 presidential poll, arrested 12 men from the self-styled Mombasa Republican Council on Thursday.” […]

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Travel Alert: Texas DPS warns travelers to stay clear of Mexico for Spring Break

As reported by khou.com, “Spring Break is just around the corner and the Texas Department of Public Safety is warning students again to stay out of Mexico…The Texas the Department of Public Safety again discourages all Spring Break travel to Mexico – even to popular tourist resorts that are not on included in the U.S. […]

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Chile: Calama El Loa airport closed due to bomb alert March 1, 2013

noticias.terra.cl reported that the Calama El Loa airport was evacuated by police preemptively due to the presence of an abandoned backpack. Passengers who were on a flight to the city said they were informed that the aircraft are being diverted and can not land as scheduled. Read Article

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Travel Advisory: Cyclone Rusty hits North Western Australia

As covered by accuweather.com, “The eye of Tropical Cyclone Rusty has rolled ashore in northwestern Australia, packing damaging winds, flooding rain and inundating storm tides…Rusty had spun virtually in place off the Pilbara Coast of Australia’s North West on Tuesday, dealing the region a prolonged battering of gales, pounding waves and torrential rain.” Read Article

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Travel Warning: United Kingdom releases advisory for those traveling to Nigeria

According to thestreetjournal.org, “The United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued a fresh warning to Britons in Nigeria and those planning to visit. The warning was posted on the FCO’s website on Tuesday, 27th February 2013.” Read Article

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Travel Advisory: U.S. identified Yesha as unsafe for travel

According to israelnationalnews.com, “The U.S. State Department on Monday issued a travel warning to employees, and to all U.S. citizens, to stay out of Judea and Samaria, if it can at all be helped. Employees of the U.S. government in Israel are, at least for now, banned from traveling to Bethlehem, and official travel to […]

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Power Outage across Panama February 25. 2013

After the explosion of a tank of VOLTMETERS A power outage left without electricity throughout Panama A power outage due to a breakdown in the main transmission line of electricity has left the country without electricity across the country. The outage has caused an explosion in “three voltmeters tanks mainline” and estimated that it can […]

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Major power outage Panama due to explosion at plant

peru.com reported that a power failure is the result of three explosions in a mother plant that supplies five cities, including the capital city . There is alarm in the population. Panama. A national power blackout affects the Central American country of Panama from 1445 hours (19.45 GMT) due to damage to the main line […]

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United States: Travel warning for tourists crossing Mexican border

As reported by valleymorningstar.com, “The U.S. Consulate General cited recent kidnappings and kidnapping attempts as a reminder to U.S. travelers they could be victimized while traveling in northern Tamaulipas state along the border.” Read Article

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