Turkey’s national air carrier Turkish Airlines cancelled 68 flights due to the strike at the airport on Wednesday. The company said in a statement that at least 68 domestic and international flights have been cancelled due to operational reasons at the Istanbul Ataturk Airport, and asked passengers to check their flight online before coming to […]
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Chagas disease, caused by parasites transmitted to humans by blood-sucking insects, has been named “the new AIDS of the Americas” in a lengthy editorial published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. The authors, several of whom are tropical disease experts from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, argue that the dangerous spread of Chagas through this […]
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One man has died and five others have become ill after contracting a rare strain called ‘Legionella longbeachae’, which appears to come from compost. The unusual strain is well known in Australia and New Zealand, where bags of compost carry warning labels. Read article
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The woman – whose identity has not been revealed – was bitten by a dog in South Asia and died over the weekend. She was being treated at London’s Hospital for Tropical Diseases after twice attending A&E at Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford. Read article
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THY Turkish Airlines had to cancel flights on Tuesday, after being hit by staff reporting sick in a protest at a draft law which would make it illegal for aviation workers to strike. THY’s website was also hit by a cyber attack and was not working, transport minister Binali Yildirim said, adding 104 flights had […]
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Immigration crackdown will damage universities, PM told A Coalition crackdown on immigration risks deterring legitimate foreign students and robbing the country of billions of pounds worth of investment, universities warn today. Read Article
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Dense fog brings flight disruptions for 1,500 at Gatwick Around 1,500 airline passengers faced disruption overnight after they were diverted away from Gatwick Airport due to fog and maintenance work. Read Article
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Social notworking billionaire Mark Zuckerberg shocked the Romans for being such a tight arse. The press here is all a flutter that Zuckerberg had a honeymoon lunch with his new missus, Priscilla Chan, in the historic Jewish quarter and didn’t even leave a tip. The price of the lunch was just 32 euro, which for […]
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A fact of life in Libya is that things are resting on a fragile balance, and at any moment, the slightest nudge can tip things over into chaos. Read article
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