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8
Aug

Delta flights grounded after systems outage

US airline giant Delta has suspended departing flights worldwide after suffering a major system outage. “Customers should check the status of their flight before heading to the airport while the issue is being addressed,” the company tweeted. It said it was working to resolve the problem as soon as possible. Inbound flights en route are […]

5
Aug

Arizona: Phoenix: flooding, flight delays

Phoenix under flood warning Authorities are keeping the Phoenix area under a flood warning after monsoon thunderstorms swamped low-lying streets, knocked out power to thousands of customers and delayed airline flights.   Flood watches and warnings that include the metro area had been set to expire late Friday morning as rain slackened, but the National […]

5
Aug

UAE: Dubai: delays continue at airport

FLIGHT DELAY – Dubai – 28 airlines cancelled 183 flights and dozens of other services faced lengthy delays in the third day of disruptions at the Dubai International Airport. http://www.dubaiairports.ae/

4
Aug

Paris: alert for threat to Paris Plage beach festival

Paris on alert over ‘specific threat to beach festival’ Paris police and intelligence officials have held an emergency meeting over a specific threat to attack the beach festival, reports in France say, as police in the capital are also searching for an Afghan asylum seeker.   According to Le Point news site authorities called the […]

4
Aug

London: Knife attack in Russell square

This is the moment a mentally ill Norwegian of Somali origin was pinned to the ground after he murdered an American woman and injured five pedestrians on a knife rampage in Russell Square last night. His victim, a US citizen in her 60s, said ‘he’s still here’ as she used her final words to warn others […]