CABLE BREAKS ON AIRTRAMWAY – cable car AT Las Nubes de Jericó, Antioquia
voxpopuli.net reported that 12 passengers were stranded Thursday afternoon in the Park aerial cable Clouds of Jericho, Antioquia, ( Las Nubes de Jericó, Antioquia) were rescued by the fire brigade and rescue organizations. The authorities listed two seniors and four children between the visitors who were at the last passengers to be rescued. The emergency occurred in the afternoon of Thursday was apparently caused by the cable break main attraction. Read Article
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Elsismo.cl reported that two French tourists who fell into a ravine 10 meters and were unharmed. In a joint effort developed by Carabineros holdings “Ensenada” and “Waterfalls”, were rescued unharmed two young French national tourists that Monday nights were lost in the Osorno Volcano. The coordination, staff conducted with the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF), watched […]
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Five Americans and two Peruvians who traveled by helicopter from a cargo company were killed, yesterday, Monday registered a terrible helicopter crash in the city of Pucallpa, Ucayali region in Peru would overload caused the misfortune according to confirmado.net. The ship-model Chinook N24CH-registered (BV) 234, Colombia Helicopters company crashed Peru SAC-founded in Montesillo, understanding the […]
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Belfast loyalists attack police as riots over union flag dispute continue Loyalists have attacked police in east Belfast on a fourth consecutive night of violence linked to the flag dispute. Riot squad officers separated a mob of loyalist youths gathered at Castlereagh Street from a group of nationalists from the Catholic Short Strand district. Read […]
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As strike continues at Malawi’s Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe, three flights were rescheduled on Tuesday as employees continued boycotting overtime work in protest against low allowances.The flights which were expected to land consecutively during lunch hour included South African, Ethiopian and Kenya Airways. Read article
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The sound of Mandarin-speaking tourists and the cash tills they set ringing have become rare in Tokyo’s upmarket Ginza district, retailers say, since a flare-up in an island row between China and Japan. “Until September, we had many Chinese customers and you could hear Chinese spoken in our shop,” said Mika Nakatsugawa, who trains clerks […]
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With the strike at St. John’s International Airport approaching the three-month mark, workers say conditions are deteriorating. About 85 workers responsible for maintenance and emergency services have been off the job since Sept. 11. Read article
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The Philippines’ move not to stamp Chinese passports in protest of the South China Sea map on the travel document will likely have no impact on tourist arrivals, a trade association said Wednesday. “It will not impact much on the Department of Tourism targets since other markets are outperforming,” said Aileen Clemente, Philippine Travel Agencies […]
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The dengue fever outbreak that began in early October on the island of Madeira in the Autonomous Region of Madeira continues to increase in numbers, according to the latest case count from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Dec. 3. European health authorities report 1,819 dengue cases as of Nov. 25. This […]
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Flu season is off to its earliest start in nearly 10 years – and it could be a bad one. Health officials on Monday said suspected flu cases have jumped in five southern states, and the primary strain circulating is one that tends to make people sicker, especially the elderly. Read article
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