Air passengers flying to Italy are being advised to check the status of their flights before travelling to the airport today as a general strike is likely to cause delays and last minute cancellations. On September 6, an eight-hour strike by workers protesting against Italy’s tough austerity measures shut down transport links and businesses across Italy. Read article
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A lack of air traffic controllers on duty has led to delayed flights in and out of OSL Gardermoen, Oslo’s main airport and widely viewed as the gateway to Norway. Staffing shortages forced the airport to close at various points during the night. Avinor is the state agency in charge of the airports and air […]
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MIAMI — The number of cholera cases confirmed in eastern Cuba jumped from 30 to 85 over the weekend but the death toll remained at three, one government official said, although independent reports put the number of deaths as high as 15. As many as five other cases of cholera also were unofficially reported in […]
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Lyme disease isn’t the only tick-borne illness threatening Cape Codders. Cases of babesiosis and anaplasmosis doubled in Massachusetts between 2010 and 2011, and much like with Lyme disease the Cape and Islands are hot spots for the emerging diseases. Also known as Nantucket fever, babesiosis wasn’t even identified until the 1970s. Last year the Massachusetts […]
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BENIN CITY – Eighty seven persons have so far lost their lives out of 855 cases of reported lassa fever cases in the country, just as medical practitioners warned that the deadly disease which is on rampage in Africa is worst than the dreaded Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Making this disclosure in Benin City, […]
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THE number of drug resistant cases of tuberculosis in the West Midlands continued to rise last year.One in every fourteen cases of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosed in the region last year were resistant to at least one routine drug. Read article
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Spanish airline Iberia, operated by International Consolidated Airlines Group (otherwise known as IAG) is once again in conflict with its employees. Staff at El Prat airport in Barcelona will be holding six days of strikes on July 27th, August 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st, according to an announcement by the UFG labour union in […]
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Customs and Finance Workers Still off Duty For the third consecutive day, the employees of Customs and the Ministry of Finance has suspended administrative duties, affecting trade flows of passengers and taxpayers at the border and in the administrative offices of the government entity, respectively. For this morning, employees, requiring the cancellation of a bond […]
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A deadly form of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) has been linked to the mysterious deaths of at least 52 children in Cambodia. Medical officials have been struggling to identify the cause of the deaths since the first children started to be admitted to hospitals in April suffering from fever and respiratory problems. Read […]
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The influenza season is hitting Australia especially hard, with twice the number of diagnosed cases and hospital admissions, according to experts. If you were hoping to avoid a nasty flu this winter, don’t hold your breath. Experts are warning that the influenza virus has hit Australia especially hard this season and the worst is yet […]
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