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Alertnet.com Oct 13 at 15:15 Tropical storm Banyan is forecast to strike Vietnam at about 12:00 GMT on 17 October.Data supplied by theUS Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear17.3 N,108.0 E.Banyan is expected to bring 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around64 km/h (40 mph).Wind […]

Floods and landslides caused by tropical storm Banyan have hit the central and southern Philippines, killing five people. The former cyclone Banyan weakened after it hit land in the Philippine province of Leyte and caused new floods in the central region. Its peak winds reached 55 kilometres an hour. Heavy rains continue to fall over […]

SYDNEY – Qantas passengers face major disruption as aircraft engineers walk off the job again in Sydney for 4-hrs on Friday (14th).

MELBOURNE – Travellers warned to arrive early to Melbourne Airport tomorrow (13th) as customs officers go on strike again. Customs officers will walk off the job for 4-hrs from 7am, followed by another 4-hr stoppage from 9pm.

Guadalajara, in the state of Jalisco, will host the 2011 Pan American and Parapan American Games from October 14 to 30 and November 12 to 20, respectively. The events in the period leading up to and during the Games are likely to cause delays and traffic disruptions in Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Ciudad Guzmán, Lagos de […]