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26
Sep

Taiwan: Typhoon Megi will hit on Tuesday Sept 27

Taiwan braces for arrival of Typhoon Megi on Tuesday   Flights and trains in Taiwan were disrupted by the approach of the third typhoon this month and most cities planned work and school closures for Tuesday.   The island’s financial markets will also be shut, financial regulators said.   Typhoon Megi is expected to make […]

26
Sep

Houston TX: shooting in Upper Kirby neighbourhood

Houston shooting: gunman dead after injuring six people at strip mall Multiple people were shot inside their cars near a Houston shopping center on Monday morning, by a gunman whose own vehicle contained “numerous weapons” and was being examined by a bomb squad, police said.   Six people were taken to local hospitals and three […]

23
Sep

Greece: Air Traffic Safety workers threaten strike from Sept 23-27

STRIKE – Air traffic safety workers plan to strike from September 23- 27 at 5 airports in Greece. Reconfirm flight status with airlines. https://www.public.nm.eurocontrol.int/PUBPORTAL/gateway/spec/index.html Another source: Air Traffic Safety Electronic Engineers Association of Hellenic Civil Aviation: work stoppages on Friday from 11:00 to 15:00, and 19:00 to 23:00 from Saturday 24 to Tuesday 27/09: from […]

23
Sep

10 Reasons People Love to Travel

  Why do you love to travel? Here are the top 10 motivations. Challenging yourself You might feel like you’re stuck in a rut in your daily life. Or you’re yearning for something exciting and different. You’re craving new experiences and new challenges. Travel is the ideal place to test yourself. It pushes people to […]

23
Sep

Japan: undersea earthquake SE of Tokyo

A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan some 230km southeast of the country’s capital, Tokyo, at a depth of 10km on Thursday night, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported on its website. Japan’s Meteorological Agency reported that the earthquake “has caused no damage to Japan,” while adding that “slight sea-level changes in coastal regions” may be […]