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International
Insurance Coverage for Emergency Medical Evacuation,
EVACUATION,
REPATRIATION, AND OTHER BENEFITS
FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVELER
A citizen of any country, while traveling or residing outside their Home Country or Country of Residence, for whom Application has been made and accepted by the Company including Spouses and Dependent Children. Dependents are considered to be the Insured's natural or legally adopted unmarried children over 14 days old and under 19 years of age (or under 25 years of age if they are attending an accredited institution of higher learning on a full-time basis and wholly dependent upon the Insured for support and maintenance) and/or the Insured's Spouse for whom Application has been made and accepted by the Administrator. Only one Liaison Traveler Program may be purchased for any given policy period. Effective Date of Individual Insurance
Termination Date of Individual
Insurance Refund of Premium 
1) Standard Program
The Company shall pay an indemnity determined from the Table of Losses if an Insured Person sustains a loss stated therein resulting from Injury and subject to the limitations contained in PART IV - EXCLUSIONS, provided that (a) such loss occurs within 365 days after the date of accident causing such loss; and (b) the indemnity payable for any such loss shall be the amount stated opposite such loss in the Table of Losses, and the Principal Sum states therein shall be the amount stated as the Principal Sum on the Insurance Confirmation Card (ID Card), as applicable to such person and this Coverage; and (c) if more than one loss stated in the Table of Losses is sustained as the result of one accident, only one of the amounts, the largest, shall be payable.
The term "loss" as used for Accidental Death and Dismemberment herein shall mean with regard to hands and feet, actual severance through or above wrist or ankle joints, and with regard to eyes, entire irrecoverable loss of sight and for Quadriplegia, Paraplegia, and Hemiplegia shall mean the complete and irreversible paralysis of such limbs. The term "Principal Sum" as used herein shall mean the amount stated on the Insurance Confirmation Card. The term "member" means hand, foot or eye. Only one amount, the largest to which you are entitled, is paid for all losses resulting from one accident.
Emergency Medical Evacuation means: (a) the Insured Person's medical condition warrants immediate transportation from the place where the Insured Person is injured or ill to the nearest Hospital where appropriate medical treatment can be obtained; or (b) after being treated at a local Hospital, the Insured Person's medical condition warrants transportation to his/her Home Country or Country of Residence to obtain further medical treatment or to recover; or (c) both (a) and (b) above. Expenses for special transportation must be: (a) recommended by the attending Physician or (b) required by the standard regulations of the conveyance transporting the Insured Person. Expenses for medical supplies and services must be recommended by the attending Physician. Transportation means any land, water or air conveyance required to transport the Insured Person during an Emergency Medical Evacuation. Special transportation includes, but is not limited to, air ambulances, land ambulances, and private motor vehicles. Refer to the Assistance Services section of this Program Summary for details.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In the event that the Emergency Medical Evacuation, Repatriation of Mortal Remains, Emergency Reunion, Political Evacuation and Repatriation, Trip Interruption, Baggage or Return of Minor Child(ren) benefit is needed, arrangements must be made by the Assistance Service Provider. Complete details about required notification of the Assistance Service Provider are contained in the Program Summary. Medical Coverage (if applicable) This program is only available when purchasing the 3 month standard program. Not available to persons traveling to the United States or for any one trip longer than 60 days. If you or your insured dependent becomes sick or injured during the Period of Coverage and requires medical treatment, the plan will pay, subject to a $350 per incident Deductible, Reasonable and Customary charges for Covered Expenses resulting from such occurrence, up to $25,000 per Policy Period. Only those expenses described which are incurred within 13 weeks from the onset of an injury or emergency sickness and which are not excluded are considered Covered Expenses. Initial treatment of an Injury or emergency sickness must occur within 72 hours of the Accident or onset of emergency sickness, defined as a condition requiring immediate care and/or hospitalization. In order for medical coverage to be valid, maximum length of any one trip would have to be less than 60 days. Maximum age of eligibility is 65. Covered Expenses to include: 1. Charges made by a hospital for room and board, floor nursing and other services, inclusive of charges for professional services or intensive care when medically necessary, and with the exception of personal services of a non-medical nature; provided, however, that expenses do not exceed the hospital’s average charge for semi-private room and board accommodation. 2. Charges made for diagnosis, treatment and surgery by a physician. 3. Charges made for the cost of administration of anesthetics. 4. Charges for medication, X-ray services, laboratory tests and services, the use of radium and radioactive isotopes, oxygen, blood transfusions, iron lungs, and medical treatment. 5. Charges for physiotherapy, if recommended by a physician for the treatment of a specific disablement, and administered by a licensed physiotherapist. 6. Dressings, drugs and medicines that can be obtained upon a written prescription of a physician or surgeon. 7. Hotel room charge, when you would otherwise be necessarily confined in a hospital, and shall be under the care of a duly qualified physician in a hotel room owing to the unavailability of a hospital room by reason of capacity or distance or to any other circumstances beyond your control.
The term "Accident" or "Accidental" shall mean an event, independent of Illness or self inflicted means, which is the direct cause of bodily Injury to an Insured Person. The term "Hospital" shall mean except as may otherwise be provided, a Hospital (other than an institution for the aged, chronically ill or convalescent, resting or nursing homes) operated pursuant to law for the care and treatment of sick or injured persons with organized facilities for diagnosis and surgery and having 24-hour nursing services and medical supervision. The term "Disablement" as used with respect to medical expenses shall mean an Illness or an accidental bodily Injury necessitating medical treatment by a Physician as defined in the Program Summary. The term "Covered Expense" shall mean "Eligible Benefit". The term "Coverage Period or Period of Coverage" shall mean the period the Insured Person is eligible for benefits under this Policy, which correlate with the Effective and Termination Dates of Individual Insurance, and when the Insured Person leaves and continues to remain outside of his/her Home Country, contained in PART I - INDIVIDUAL INSURANCE PROVISIONS. The term "Deductible" shall mean the amount of eligible Covered Expenses which are the responsibility of each Insured Person and must be paid by each Insured Person before benefits under the Policy are payable by the Company. The term "Eligible Benefit(s)" shall mean benefits payable by the Company to reimburse expenses which are for Medically Necessary services, supplies, care, or treatment; due to Illness or Injury; prescribed, performed or ordered by a Physician; Reasonable and Customary charges; incurred while insured under this program and which do not exceed the maximum benefit. The term "Physician" shall mean a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathy licensed to render medical services or perform surgery in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where such professional services are performed. However, such definition will exclude chiropractors and physiotherapists. The term "Injury" shall mean bodily Injury caused solely and directly by violent, accidental, external, and visible means occurring while this Policy is in force and resulting directly and independently of all other causes in loss covered by this Policy. The term "Illness" shall mean sickness or disease of any kind contracted and commencing after the Effective Date of this Policy and causing loss covered by this Policy. The term "Home Country or Country of Residence" shall mean the country from which the Insured Person holds a valid passport and has his/her true, fixed and permanent residence. The term "Host Country" shall mean the country that the Insured Person is visiting or stationed in, other than the Insured Persons Home Country or Country of Residence, as defined herein. The term "Reasonable and Customary" shall mean the maximum amount that the Company determines is Reasonable and Customary for Covered Expenses the Insured Person receives, up to but not to exceed charges actually billed. The Company’s determination considers: (1) amounts charged by other Service Providers for the same or similar service in the locality where received, considering the nature and severity of the bodily Injury or Illness in connection with which such services and supplies are received; (2) any usual medical circumstances requiring additional time, skill or experience; and (3) other factors the Company determines are relevant, including but not limited to, a resource based relative value scale. For a Service Provider who has a reimbursement agreement, the Reasonable and Customary charge is equal to the amount that constitutes payment in full under any reimbursement agreement with the Company.
For Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Emergency Medical Evacuation, Repatriation of Mortal Remains, Emergency Reunion, Return of Dependent Child, this insurance does not cover: 1 Suicide or attempt thereof by the Insured Person while sane, or self destruction or any attempt thereof by the Insured Person while insane; 2 Disease of any kind; bacterial infections except pyogenic infection which shall occur through an accidental cut or wound; hernia of any kind; (Only applicable for Accidental Death & Dismemberment) 3 Injury sustained while the Insured Person is riding as a pilot, student pilot, operator or crew member, boarding or alighting, from any type of aircraft; or while the Insured Person is riding as a passenger in any aircraft (a) not having a current and valid airworthy certificate and (b) not piloted by a person who holds a valid and current certificate of competency for piloting such aircraft; 4 Declared or undeclared war or any act thereof; service in the military, naval or air service of any country; 5 Flying in any aircraft being used for or in connection with acrobatic or stunt flying, racing or endurance tests; rocket-propelled aircraft; aircraft being used for or in connection with crop dusting or seeding or spraying, fire fighting, exploration, pipe or power line inspection, any form of hunting or herding, aerial photography, banner towing or any experimental purpose; or engaged in any flight which requires a special permit or waiver from the authority having jurisdiction over civil aviation, even though granted.
teeth or dental bridges; hearing aids; prosthetic limbs; musical instruments; money or securities; tickets or documents; or sporting equipment if loss or damage results from the use thereof.
1) Pre-existing Conditions, defined as any Injury or Sickness which was contracted or which manifested itself, or for which treatment or medication was prescribed within three [3] years prior to the Effective Date of this insurance; 2) For services, supplies or treatment, including any period of Hospital confinement, which were not recommended, approved and certified and necessary and reasonable by a Physician; 3) For suicide or any attempt thereat while sane, or self destruction or any attempt thereat while insane; 4) Declared or undeclared war or any act thereof; 5) Injury sustained while participating in professional athletics; 6) For sickness resulting from pregnancy, childbirth, or miscarriage; or miscarriage resulting from accident; 7) For routine physicals or other examinations where there are no objective indications or impairment in normal health, and laboratory diagnosis or x-ray examinations, except in the course of a Disability established by a prior call or attendance of a Physician; 8) For cosmetic or plastic surgery, except as a result of an accident; elective surgery which can be postponed until the insured returns to his/her Country of Residence; 9) Any mental and nervous disorders or rest cures; 10) For dental care, except as the result of Injury to natural teeth caused by accident; 11) Eye infractions or eye examinations for the purpose of prescribing corrective lenses for eye glasses or for the fitting thereof, unless caused by accidental bodily Injury incurred while insured thereunder; 12) In connection with alcoholism and drug addiction, or use of any drug or narcotic agent; 13) Congenital anomalies and conditions arising out or resulting from thereof; 14) Expenses which are non-medical in nature; 15) The ordinary cost of a one-way airplane ticket used in the transportation back to the Insured Person’s Home Country where an air ambulance benefit is provided; 16) For expenses as a result of or in connection with intentionally self-inflicted Injury or the commission of a felony offense; 17) For specific named hazards: motorcycle driving, scuba diving, skiing, mountain climbing, sky diving, professional and amateur racing, and the piloting an aircraft; 18) Treatment paid for or furnished under any other individual or group policy or other service or medical pre-payment plan arranged through the employer to the extent so furnished or paid, or under any mandatory government program or facility set up for treatment without cost to any individual.
1. Notice of Claim: Written notice of claim must be given to the Company within twenty (20) days after the occurrence or commencement of any loss covered by the Policy, or as soon thereafter as is reasonably possible. Notice given by or on behalf of the claimant to the Administrative Offices of the Company, or as to any authorized agent of the Company, with information sufficient to identify the Insured Person shall be deemed notice to the Company. 2. Claim Forms: The Company, upon receipt of a notice of claim, will furnish to the claimant such forms as are usually furnished by it for filing proof of loss. If such forms are not furnished within fifteen (15) days after the giving of such notice the claimant shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of the Policy as to proof of loss upon submitting, within the time fixed in the Policy for filing proofs of loss, written proof covering the occurrence, the character and the extent of loss for which claim is made. 3. Proof of Loss: Written proof of loss must be furnished to the Company at its said office in case of claim for loss for which this Policy provides any periodic payment contingent upon continuing loss within ninety (90) days after the termination of the period for which the Company is liable and in case of claim for any other loss within ninety (90) days after the date of such loss. Failure to furnish such proof within the time required shall not invalidate nor reduce any claim if it was not reasonably possible to give proof within such time, provided such proof is furnished as soon as reasonably possible. 4. Time of Payment of Claims: Indemnities payable under the Policy for any loss other than loss for which the Policy provides any periodic payment will be paid immediately upon receipt of due written proof of such loss. Subject to due written proof of loss, all accrued indemnities for which the Policy provides periodic payment will be paid at the expiration of each four (4) weeks during the continuance of the period for which the Company is liable, and any balance remaining unpaid upon the termination of liability will be paid immediately upon receipt of due written proof. 5. Payment of Claim: Indemnity for loss of life will be payable in accordance with the beneficiary designation and the provisions respecting such payment which may be prescribed herein and effective at the time of payment. If no such designation or provision is then effective, such indemnity shall be payable to the estate of the Insured Person. Any other accrued indemnities unpaid at the Insured Person's death may, at the option of the Company, be paid either to such beneficiary or to such estate. All other indemnities will be payable to the Insured Person. If any indemnity of the Policy shall be payable to the estate of an Insured Person, or to an Insured Person who is a minor or otherwise not competent to give a valid release, the Company may pay such indemnity, up to an amount not exceeding $1,000, to any relative by blood or connection by marriage of the Insured Person who is deemed by the Company to be equitably entitled thereto. Any payment made by the Company in good faith pursuant to this provision shall fully discharge the Company to the extent of such payment. Subject to any written direction of the Insured Person all or a portion of any indemnities provided by this Policy on account of Hospital, nursing, medical or surgical service may, at the Company's option and unless the Insured Person requests otherwise in writing not later than the time for filing proof of such loss, be paid directly to the Hospital or person rendering such services, but it is not required that the service be rendered by a particular Hospital or person. 6. Physical Examination and Autopsy: The Company at its own expenses shall have the right and opportunity to examine the person of any individual whose Injury or Illness is the basis of claim when and as often as it may reasonably require during the pendency of a claim hereunder and to make an autopsy in case of death, where it is not forbidden by law. 7. Legal Actions: No actions of law or in equity shall be brought to recover under the Policy prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days after written proof of loss has been furnished in accordance with requirements of this Policy. No such action shall be brought after expiration of three (3) years after that time written proof of loss is required to be furnished. LiaisonTraveler Feb 2010 5 GLB-9129666
The travel assistance benefits described below are provided by Seven Corners Assist who are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with multilingual representatives.
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Bangkok raises security to high alert after recent blasts September 03, 2010BANGKOK : Thailand has put over 460 locations across Bangkok on high alert on Friday in response to a series of grenade attacks that have rattled nerves in a city still under emergency rule after deadly protests. Royal palaces, key government buildings, power plants and public transport will receive special protection from the Centre for Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES), the body set up to monitor security since unrest in April. Man seriously injured in Bangkok blast August 27, 2010East Asia / Pacific - Thailand A man was injured in a second bomb attack at the same central Bangkok location within a month, police said Friday, as the city remains under emergency rule after deadly anti-government protests. more...
Thousands evacuated after floods in China, N.
Korea
August 21, 2010 Peru plague outbreak kills 1, infects at least 31 August 4, 2010 LIMA, Peru – Peru's health minister says an outbreak of plague has killed a 14-year-old boy and infected at least 31 people in a northern coastal province. MEXICO CITY – Mexico is facing a sort of perfect storm of floods that breed mosquitoes, prompting a big increase in the number of hemorrhagic dengue cases, the country's top epidemiological official said Wednesday. Mexico Ends Swine-Flu Alert After 14 Months July 1, 2010The Mexican government announced on Tuesday the end of the health alert for the AH1N1 flu virus after 14 months in which 1,289 people died in this country and 72,000 cases were registered. . .. South Korea foot-and-mouth outbreak spreads to mainland April 20, 2010SEOUL: South Korea said Tuesday that an outbreak of foot-and-mouth had spread to its mainland from an island west of Seoul despite a mass cull aimed at containing the animal disease.
Thailand's PM declares emergency
April
7, 2010
1,000 Die Of TB In India Every Day, Says WHO
March 25, 2010
Massive earthquake strikes Chile
February 27, 2010 Chile earthquake: Pacific nations brace for tsunami Feb. 27, 2010Santiago's international airport was forced to close, a highway bridge ..."Tsunami waves in the deep ocean travel about the same speed as a jet plane and ...
Brazil Confirms Dengue Epidemic in 5 States
February
20, 2010
Group targets spiked drinks during Games
U.starts aid airdrops
into Haiti
January 19, 2010 Security concerns rise in Haiti's capital as distribution problems continue to hamper the supply of aid to desperate quake survivors. Days after the quake devastated Port-au-Prince, killing tens of thousands, there are some reports of gangs preying on residents and looting. Officials say thousands of prisoners are unaccounted for after the main prison was destroyed. Relief has been arriving, but little has moved beyond the jammed airport.
U.S. lifts HIV/Aids immigration ban
January 4, 2010 Volcanic ash disrupts Puerto Rican flights December 30, 2009 Caribbean air traffic is being snarled by a cloud of volcanic ash floating 10,000 feet above the island of Montserrat, forcing the cancellation of more than 60 flights in Puerto Rico. At least eight U.S. carriers have had their operations affected by the Soufriere volcano, which has been spewing ash for several weeks. China tries to fix crumbling health care system November 30, 2009 China once provided rudimentary but universal care to everyone. But as the country shifted from socialism to a market economy over the past 30 years, health care frayed. Medical costs soared faster than incomes, and treatment today depends on one's ability to pay. Nearly a third of the poor say that health is the most important cause of their poverty, according to the World Health Organization. Flights cancelled as Beijing blanketed in snow November 10, 2009BEIJING - Nearly 70 flights were cancelled and more than 30 delayed at Beijing's airport Tuesday after the second major snow storm of the season blanketed the Chinese capital, airport officials said. Massive security at Asian summit in Thailand October 22, 2009
Thailand has mounted one of its biggest
security operations in recent history with more than 36,000 military and
police to prevent anti-government demonstrators from overrunning a
summit of Asian leaders, an official spokesman said Thursday.
October
19, 2009The Philippines orderes imports of 250,000 tonnes of rice and lawmakers rushed to approve funding for immediate rebuilding of farms and roads badly damaged by two typhoons that killed over 650 people. The Philippines, the world's biggest rice buyer, would hold a tender two months earlier than normal on Oct. 30 for the shipment of the grain, which it wants delivered between January and April, the National Food Authority said. The Philippines turned its focus on Sunday from rescue operations to sending relief to northern provinces devastated by floods and cut off by landslides as the death toll from two typhoons in 14 days rose to more than 600. Using shovels and their bare hands to avoid triggering more landslides, rescue teams kept up a search for bodies in the areas of northern Luzon island that remained isolated. In this statement, the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre reminds us that up to 400,000 people fled their homes in the south of the Philippines last year to espace from fighting.
East Asia / Pacific, Middle East / N. Africa, South / Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa - Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Pakistan, Seychelles, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Timor-Leste Eighteen countries around the Indian Ocean are holding the first region-wide test of a tsunami warning system aimed at saving thousands of lives. China number two in world for rabies deaths East Asia / Pacific - China September 28, 2009BEIJING: China is second only to India worldwide in the number of people killed by rabies every year, the government reported, making the disease one of the nation's biggest public health threats. "China is one of the countries most severely affected by rabies, and in recent years the number of annual reported deaths from rabies has averaged around 2,400," the health ministry said in a statement on its website. "It is only inferior in number to India, and gives us the world's second-place ranking." The statement, issued to coincide with World Rabies Day on Monday, said rabies was among the top three infectious diseases in China. China Bars Foreigners From Making Visits to Tibet September 25, 2009 China has stopped issuing travel documents to foreigners seeking to visit Tibet, according to local tour operators, another indicator of the government’s skittishness over the coming anniversary of the Communist victory in 1949. Argentina Says 337 Flu Deaths Confirmed Aug. 6 , 2009Americas - Argentina A total of 337 deaths from swine flu have been confirmed and a similar number are under review in Argentina, but "it is clear that the number of cases is falling,” a government official said Wednesday. Flu infects 100,000 in past week July 23, 2009The number of new cases of swine flu in the past week has reached an estimated 100,000 in England, the BBC has learnt. Argentina’s Government Says Flu Death Toll at 163 July 22, 2009
Americas - Argentina
At least 163 people have died from the AH1N1 flu virus
in Argentina, making it the country with the second-largest number of
deaths from the disease, Health Minister Juan Manzur said.
South / Central Asia - India
Heavy rains on Tuesday lashed Mumbai inundating low
lying areas and paralysing normal life as river Mithi crossed the danger
mark prompting Vehicles move through a flooded road as heavy rains lash
Mumbai.
Australia swine flu cases hit 400
June 1, 2009Australia's swine flu cases jumped by nearly a third to pass 400 on Monday, making it the Asia-Pacific region's worst-hit country and intensifying a major health emergency. Mexico's health minister revises down the number of suspected swine flu deaths in the country from 176 to 101. Avian Flu Cases in Egypt Raise Alarms April 21, 2009Middle East / N. Africa - Egypt An unusual pattern of avian flu cases in Egypt — almost all are in toddlers, all of whom have survived — has led some flu-tracking Web sites to speculate that dozens of silent cases are circulating there. U.S. Embassy warns Americans to stay sober in Tokyo neighborhood April 10, 2009American men are being surreptitiously drugged as they drink, especially when alone in strip clubs, embassy officials said. While they are unconscious, the perpetrators – including scantily clad women with whom they might be socializing – take their credit cards and run up large bills. Eiffel Tower closes due to strike April 8, 2009PARIS – An official at the Eiffel Tower says the attraction is closed to visitors because of a strike. The official said the tower did not open Wednesday morning and is expected to remain closed all day. She was speaking on condition of anonymity in accordance with the job regulations. It was not immediately clear how many workers were on strike or what their demands were. Argentina Facing Worst-Ever Dengue Outbreak April 5, 2009 BUENOS AIRES – The Argentine government acknowledged on Friday that the outbreak of dengue affecting the country’s northern provinces is the worst in its history, although it stressed that this is not a nationwide epidemic. Lao province at risk of bird flu outbreak March 30, 2009Many areas of Phongsaly province of Laos are at risk of infection from the H5N1 bird flu virus as local people are continuing to bring in poultry and eggs illegally from neighboring countries, the Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported Monday. 200 feared dead in Indonesian dam burst March 30, 2009It is feared the final death toll from a flash flood in Jakarta caused by a collapsed dam could move past 200. Ninety-eight people are already confirmed dead in the flood in the Indonesian capital, but 132 more cannot be accounted for. McALLEN — The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has banned workers in five state agencies from traveling to Mexico to conduct research or work on binational health programs because of fears of kidnappings and other drug cartel-fueled violence. Death Toll From Dengue Hits 15 in Brazilian State March 15, 2009BRASILIA – The death toll from dengue this year in the Brazilian state of Bahia has risen to 15, health officials said, adding that they were still awaiting the results of tests on 30 other people who died recently. March 11, 2009 Outbreaks of dengue fever have risen in the Asia Pacific region in the past year, killing three times more victims in 2008 than in recent years, says the World Health Organisation (WHO). Chusak Prasittisuk, a dengue specialist with the WHO, says efforts to prevent and control dengue have been constrained due to lack of political commitment, inadequate resources and lack of coordinated efforts. Dengue, the most widespread tropical disease after malaria, is transmitted by mosquitoes. Approximately 2.5 billion people globally are at risk, the majority in Asia Pacific.
East Asia / Pacific -
Thailand British travellers warned of Nørrebro violence March 3, 2009Europe - Denmark The British Foreign & Commonwealth Office has advised travellers to be cautious when visiting areas affected by recent gang violence Vietnam has 54th death from bird flu February 27, 2009HANOI (Reuters) - A 32-year-old Vietnamese man infected with the H5N1 bird flu strain has died in hospital in the capital Hanoi, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, quoting the health ministry. State Dept. Cites 'Large Firefights' in Travel Alert on Mexico ... February 21, 2009The latest travel advisory for Mexico from the US State Department will certainly not please the ... the travel alert issued Friday reads like the plot of a crime thriller. ... "Recent Mexican army and police confrontations with drug cartels have resembled small-unit combat, with cartels employing automatic weapons and grenades," the advisory reads.. ...
Americas - Mexico
Mexican town on drug-smuggling route left defenseless after police quit
Feb.
20, 2009VILLA AHUMADA, Mexico – For people caught inside Mexico's drug corridors, life is about keeping your head down and watching your back, especially when the sun dips behind the cactus-studded horizon. Marchers block Mexico-US border February 18, 2009Mexico Hundreds of people in Mexico have blocked key crossings into the US in protests against the deployment of the army to fight drug traffickers. Aids is China's deadliest disease February 18, 2009
East Asia / Pacific - China
Chinese officials have said that HIV/Aids was the
leading cause of death last year, compared with other infectious
diseases.
February
9, 2009
A significant earthquake, measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale, occurred Monday near the coast of northern Peru, quake monitors said.The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor took place at 9:09 a.m. at a depth of 6.2 miles. Its epicenter was 95 miles west of Chiclayo, 470 miles northwest of Lima and 475 miles south-southwest of Quito, Ecuador.CNN and Sky News said there were no immediate reports ... US diplomat expelled from Ecuador February 7, 2009Americas - Ecuador Ecuador's left-wing president has ordered the expulsion of a senior US diplomat, accusing him of suspending aid to Ecuador's anti-drugs programme.Is China Covering up a New Bird Flu Epidemic? February 3, 2009 Certainly there seems to be very strong evidence it is. There have already been eight reported cases of humans contracting the potential deadly H5N1 virus, from which five people have died this year. And despite the fact that Hong Kong officials have been finding dead birds infected with the virus washing up onto its shores in recent days from the mainland, China has not made any official statement concerning an outbreak among birds. http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/eyeonasia/archives/2009/02/is_china_coveri.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_asiatech Security providers in Thailand say business is good amid downturn Feb. 02, 2009BANGKOK: Thailand's economic woes continue to deepen due to the gloomy global financial picture and the Kingdom's ongoing political unrest. But security providers said that business is good even in these hard times. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/406432/1/.html Floods in southern Brazil kill 12, uproot 3,600 Feb. 02, 2009Australian Broadcasting Corporation Floods have killed 12 people in Brazil's southernmost state Rio Grande do Sul and forced some 3,600 people from their homes, a state emergency coordinator has said. Thailand issues bird flu warningJanuary 18, 2009THAILAND'S Public Health ministry warned yesterday that 14 of its 76 provinces are at risk of bird flu this year, as an official said a cold snap boosted chances of the deadly virus spreading. Somchai ... http://www.bt.com.bn/en/asia_news/2009/01/18/thailand_issues_bird_flu_warning January 17, 2009 BANGKOK: Thailand’s Public Health ministry warned yesterday that 14 of its 76 provinces are at risk of bird flu this year, as an official said a cold snap boosted chances of the deadly virus spreading. http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=267184&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25 January 08, 2009 Americas, East Asia / Pacific, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa - Papua New Guinea, Russia, South Africa, Venezuela The Washington DC-based Foreign Policy publication, in its edition last September, lists Port Moresby alongside Caracas (Venezuela), Cape Town (South Africa), New Orleans (USA) and Moscow (Russia) as cities where you have a very good chance of getting murdered. The Foreign Policy website (www.foreignpolicy.com), on which the listing is still available, says when it comes to brutal, homicidal violence, these five cities stand in a class of their own. http://solomonstarnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5748&change=71&changeown=79&Itemid=26 Bangkok airports shut down cost Thailand more than Tsunami Jan. 07, 2009Thailandnews.net Melbourne, Jan 7 : Anti-government protests that shut down Bangkok's airports last year have cost Thailand 11.5 billion dollars, much more than loses suffered during the Tsunami or SARS, a central bank study has said. http://www.thailandnews.net/story/450675
East Asia / Pacific - China
June 30, 2007 Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya May 5, 2007 Kenya Airways plane crashed A Kenya Airways plane that crashed in Cameroon on Saturday has been found submerged in a swamp and there is no chance of any survivors, officials say. Europe - France France opens fastest railway link Mar. 15, 2007 France's fastest rail link to date has been inaugurated with the service's first train travelling from Paris to the east on Thursday afternoon. Trains on the line are set to travel at 320km/h (200mph). The service will open to passengers on 10 June when they will be able to travel further east to other EU states.
Tokyo, Japan: In a move aimed at further thwarting terrorist attacks, passengers on all international flights will be prohibited from bringing aboard liquids in containers larger than 100 milliliters starting Thursday Europe - Russia Explosion in Russian McDonald's Feb. 19, 2007 An explosion at a McDonald's restaurant in the Russian city of St Petersburg has slightly injured six people with concussion and cuts from flying glass.
Americas - Mexico 'Safest city' now has drug war Feb. 16, 2007 Monterrey, Mexico:: An affluent city just two hours from Texas is the newest battleground in a war between drug cartels Sub-Saharan Africa - Guinea Guinea Airport Situation Feb. 14, 2007 This warden message is being issued to update American citizens regarding information on Air France flights out of Guinea. A flight left Guinea for Paris yesterday. We believe Air France will try to operate flights to Paris starting Thursday, February 15 to Sunday February 19, 2007. East Asia / Pacific - Indonesia Bird flu virus kills Indonesian Feb. 9, 2007 West Java, Indonesia A 20-year-old woman in Indonesia who tested positive for bird flu has died, becoming the country's 64th human victim, a health official said
Americas - Brazil SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) -- Slick runways at Brazil's busiest airport will undergo major overhauls this month after officials tried to ban wide-body jets because of fears they could skid off its short landing strips, the airport's authority said Thursday.
East Asia / Pacific - Vietnam Vietnam plans new railway link Feb. 6, 2007 Hanoi: The Vietnamese authorities have approved plans to build a $33bn (£15bn) rail link between the capital, Hanoi, to Ho Chi Minh City in the south. New Thailand airport off to rough start Feb. 2, 2007 BANGKOK, Thailand - The taxiways are cracked, the terminal has leaks and some airlines even wonder whether it's safe to fly into Thailand's new international airport. Australians warned about crime in Caribbean Feb. 2, 2007SYDNEY, Australia: The foreign affairs department said in an official travel advisory that fans needed to be aware of safety issues at the World Cup, to be hosted by six Caribbean nations from March 10 until April 28. "In some parts of the Caribbean, violent crime, including armed robbery, kidnapping and murder is common," the advisory said.
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