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China: Spring Festival Travel to Test Transportation Capabilities
Date: January 11th, 2012 |
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The Spring Festival travel rush is considered the world’s largest annual human migration. The festival, which begins Sunday and runs through Feb. 16, is expected to tax the country’s transportation system—a system recently plagued by a series of notable train accidents. Many of the Chinese are rushing home ahead of the fast-approaching Lunar New Year, [read more]
Korean Peninsula: Kim Jong Il’s Death Leaves Region on Edge
Date: December 17th, 2011 | No Comments
The death of North Korea’s enigmatic leader, Kim Jong Il, leaves in his place his youngest son, Kim Jong Un, a fair amount of uncertainty and a peninsula on high alert. As North Koreans adjust to their leader’s death, the South Korean government has put its military on high alert while simultaneously instructing citizens to [read more]
Peru: State of Emergency due to Demonstrations
Date: December 10th, 2011 | No Comments
A two-month state of emergency, which suspends certain constitutional rights such as freedom of assembly, association and circulation, and gives security forces the right to search homes at will, has been instituted in the provinces of Cajamarca, Celendín, Hualgayoc and Contumazá. The security measure is a reaction to demonstrations against the new Conga gold mine [read more]
Ukraine: Chernobly to Open to Tourists
Date: November 30th, 2011 | 1 comment
The name Chernobyl calls to mind the worst nuclear disaster in history, but in December managers at the nuclear power station hope to start a new chapter for the “Chernobyl Dead Zone.” Managers have announced that they hope to open the site to tourists in December following a ministerial review of safety rules. According to [read more]
United Kingdom: Cambridge Considering Tourist Taxes
Date: November 7th, 2011 | No Comments
At a time when England’s tourist numbers are dropping, Cambridge is considering measures to reduce tourism. Former Mayor and now Councilor John Hipkin wants to turn Cambridge into a long-stay, heritage vacation spot, banning tourists from parts of the city center and introducing an obligatory Cambridge Pass that tourists would have to buy to gain [read more]
United Kingdom: Deadly Stabbing on Busy Commercial Street
Date: December 28th, 2011 | No Comments
A young man was stabbed to death during a post-Christmas shopping rush on one of London’s busiest commercial streets. The man was attacked at the junction of Oxford Street and Stratford Place, near a Footlocker. The police have apprehended suspects, but the details remain fuzzy, as the scene of the crime was crowded with pedestrians [read more]
Mexico: Countdown to End of World in Tapachula
Date: December 17th, 2011 | No Comments
Not all news is bad news for Mexico. Tourism officials in Tapachula installed a clock to countdown to Dec. 21, 2012, the date that the Mayan calendar “runs out,” or as some have hypothesized, the day the world was supposed to end. While Tapachula is a small town not particularly famous for Mayan ruins, nearby [read more]
El Salvador: Sharp Drop in Kidnappings
Date: November 30th, 2011 | No Comments
Kidnappings in the country dropped by 50 percent in 2011 compared with last year. Despite the sharp decline, there has been a surge in “express kidnappings,” crimes in which the assailant holds the victim for a few hours and demands that the victim hand over money from his or her bank account. Rodolfo Delgado, the [read more]
Israel/West Bank: Settlement Construction to be Expedited
Date: November 7th, 2011 | No Comments
After the Palestinians gained entry to UNESCO, Israel announced that it was speeding up the construction of settlements in east Jerusalem and the West Bank. Israel has also indicated that it will suspend the transfer of tax funds to the Palestinian Authority, which may seek official entry to more UN agencies after the UNESCO success. [read more]
Northern Ireland: Enormous Day of Action Possible Nov. 30
Date: October 17th, 2011 | No Comments
The Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) is asking members to vote in favor of an industrial day of action to coincide with a similar event planned for Nov. 30 throughout the United Kingdom. This would be the largest union mobilization in over a generation. The proposed strike is a response to pay cuts, [read more]
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