According to telegraph.co.uk, Essential Travel, which claims to be the first British firm to adopt such a policy, said customers who have an accident and are proven to have been skiing without head protection face having their policy invalidated. The move is part of an ongoing safety campaign by the insurer, “Use Your Head”, which was launched in 2010 following the death of Natasha Richardson a year earlier. Read Article
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New Delhi, Nov 6 — An alert air traffic control (ATC) system averted a collision at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, officials said Tuesday. According to a civil aviation ministry official, a small aircraft had entered the active runway zone by mistake around 7.00 p.m. Monday. Read article
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KHARTOUM-Sudan’s Federal Health Ministry announced that the number of yellow fever cases in Darfur has increased to more than 143, including 63 deaths, Radio Dabanga has learned on Sunday November 4. The Ministry confirmed the emergence of new cases among the population in the southern regions west of El-Geneina in West Darfur and the adjacent […]
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Sixteen people in New York state are suffering from E. coli O157:H7 infections, apparently as a result of eating Wegmans Organic Spinach and Spring Mix. The product was supplied to Wegmans by State Garden, Inc. (Chelsea, MA). The outbreak victims are mostly from western New York state. Four people required hospitalization; three of those have […]
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MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – A strike at Kenya’s port of Mombasa entered its second day on Friday despite an agreement on paper between the union and management, leaving loading and unloading at East Africa’s main trade gateway at a standstill. Mombasa handles imports such as fuel for Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic […]
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Close to 800 people who do airport security screening at 17 airports across Atlantic Canada are represented by the United Steel Workers union. Their contract with Securitas Transportation Airport Security will expire Oct. 31. The workers have already voted in support of a strike. Security at airports is governed by the Canadian Air Transport Security […]
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The St. John’s International Airport Authority said today it has repeatedly stated its willingness to re-start negotiations in the current strike by airport workers but its efforts have been rejected by the union representing the workers. About 85 airport workers, members of the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees local 90916, have been on strike since […]
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Kebili — Eleven cases of the West Nile Virus (WNV), including one death that of an elderly woman suffering from diabetics, have been recorded so far in the governorate of Kebili. Regional Health Director Mustapha Harrabi explained to TAP news agency correspondent in the region, that all the persons who had contracted this disease had […]
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BALI, Indonesia – Entering the low holiday season, Bali is experiencing a slight growth (3.62 percent) in the number of foreign tourist arrivals, according to an official. Last year, in September 2011, 2.05 million tourists had visited the island, but the figure had increased to 2.16 million during the same period this year. Read article
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KATHMANDU: Security officials at the Tribhuvan International Airport said they are keeping a close watch on baggage handlers in the wake of growing complaints of theft of valuables from passengers’ luggage. Deputy Inspector General of Police Narayan Prasad Bastakoti, security in-charge at the country’s only international airport, informed that pro-active measures of police had resulted […]
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