23 April 2012 | Geneva – For the first time, public health communities in all regions of the world are focussing at the same time on the importance of vaccination against deadly diseases. WHO’s World Immunization Week is being held from 21 to 28 April 2012 with activities in more than 180 countries.The theme of the week, ‘Protect your world: Get vaccinated’, aims to reinforce the importance of immunization and encourage people everywhere to vaccinate themselves and their children against serious diseases. It is also a time to recall that, in this rapidly globalizing world, disease outbreaks can affect communities everywhere. Read article
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24 April 2012 | GENEVA – On the eve of World Malaria Day 2012, WHO hails global progress in combating malaria but highlights the need to further reinforce the fight. WHO’s new initiative, T3: Test, Treat, Track, urges malaria-endemic countries and donors to move towards universal access to diagnostic testing and antimalarial treatment, and to […]
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Western Australia’s popular southwest tourist region is officially the deadliest place in the world for shark attacks, after a fourth death in less than seven months. The state’s Fisheries Department confirmed on Sunday it had called off the search for the killer shark but beaches between Bunbury and Busselton, about 200km south of Perth, would […]
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The chief executive of Bristol Airport has called on the Welsh government to view his expanding business as an “opportunity not a threat”. Robert Sinclair said he was keen to work closely with Wales’ tourism bodies to improve the services “we [Bristol] provide for Welsh passengers”. Read article
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Fredericton Mayor Brad Woodside wants to see an end to the strike at the Fredericton International Airport and is calling on both sides of the labour dispute to return to the bargaining table. Twenty-five support and maintenance staff walked off the job in mid-February. Read article
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AROUND 400 CyBC staff have threatened stronger measures, following a four-hour black out on Thursday night in protest over not being paid their March wages after parliament suspended a vote approving their 2012 budget. “We will take measures and they may be in strike form. For the moment employees will work through the weekend even […]
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In news out of Germany today, it appears that all sides involved in the ongoing saga of work stoppages and warning strikes have agreed to a new labor deal that satisfies both sides. Workers who are members of the German Union “Verdi” (Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft) agreed to a 6.3% wage increase that will take place over […]
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The Easter getaway begins in earnest today with the UK’s biggest airport, Heathrow, expecting its busiest day of the whole holiday period. While road users are contending with uncertainty about fuel supplies, those travelling by rail will have to deal with restricted services on some routes due to engineering work over the upcoming bank holiday […]
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Tourists from a number of foreign countries holidaying in the Republic of Ireland will not be allowed into Londonderry, the UK City of Culture 2013, unless they apply for a separate UK visa. Tourist Minister Arlene Foster revealed holidaymakers from a range of countries with valid Irish visas are not allowed into Derry due to […]
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND — As spring break ushers in this year’s tourist season, local hospitality industry leaders are bracing for a busy summer, buoyed by encouraging recently released statistics. People are not only staying in Hilton Head Island hotels more often, but they’re spending more money when they do, according to a report from the […]
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