23 h. ago Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies

It comes after someone in Yorkshire has sadly died from rabies after visiting Morocco

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24 h. ago How common is rabies? After UK tourist dies following contact with dog

Once symptoms appear, rabies is almost always fatal

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25 h. ago First UK rabies death in 13 years as holidaymaker dies after contact with stray dog in Morocco

Health expert says there is no risk to the wider public after person in Yorkshire dies from rabies

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63 h. ago Two more countries added to list Brits shouldn't travel to in new warnings

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has issued fresh travel guidance following hostilities between Israel and Iran, and it says visiting certain nations could invalidate your travel insurance

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4 d. ago Trump considering adding another 36 countries to his no travel list including African and Caribbean nations: report

State Department memo asks diplomats representing 36 different countries to meet new requirements or potentially face travel restrictions

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7 d. ago These are all the countries currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list

Warnings against travel abroad from the UK have been issued for countries including Afghanistan, Belarus and Haiti

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1 week ago American tourist dies after drinking hallucinogenic herbal tea in Amazon rainforest

The psychoactive substance is illegal to consume in several countries, including the US

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1 week ago Second Brit tourist found dead and 'naked' in Albufeira holiday resort horror

The tourist is believed to have died in a drunken fall in the Algarve holiday resort just days after a Scottish tourist was found dead in the same location earlier this week

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1 week ago Tourist dies after drinking hallucinogenic tea on Amazon rainforest retreat

Aaron Wayne Castranova, 41, reportedly from Alabama, in the US, suffered "multi-organ failure" after having a hallucinogenic drink at a spiritual retreat in the Amazon

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1 week ago Countries under Trump’s travel ban are unique subjects of American imperialism

US’s cruel escalation of policy puts misplaced target on vulnerable nations such as Afghanistan and SudanThe list of countries banned by the Trump administration’s newest order seems to have no rhyme or reason. Little connects Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, all targeted for a total ban, or Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela, all targeted for restrictions. The reasoning stated in the order is that they all pose security threats measured by “whether each country has a significant terrorist presence within its territory, its visa-overstay rate, and its cooperation with accepting back its removable nationals”.Visa overstays, the order elaborates, “indicates a blatant disregard for United States immigration laws”. Yet the latest data on overstays from Customs and Border Protection does show these countries high on the list, along with others not included. Continue ...

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1 week ago What unites countries under Trump’s travel ban is American imperialism

US’s cruel escalation of policy puts misplaced target on vulnerable nations such as Afghanistan and SudanThe list of countries banned by the Trump administration’s newest order seems to have no rhyme or reason. Little connects Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, all targeted for a total ban, or Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela, all targeted for restrictions. The reasoning stated in the order is that they all pose security threats measured by “whether each country has a significant terrorist presence within its territory, its visa-overstay rate, and its cooperation with accepting back its removable nationals”.Visa overstays, the order elaborates, “indicates a blatant disregard for United States immigration laws”. Yet the latest data on overstays from Customs and Border Protection does show these countries high on the list, along with others not included. Con...

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1 week ago What unites countries under Trump’s travel ban is American imperialism | Heba Gowayed

US’s cruel escalation of policy puts misplaced target on vulnerable nations such as Afghanistan and SudanThe list of countries banned by the Trump administration’s newest order seems to have no rhyme or reason. Little connects Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, all targeted for a total ban, or Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela, all targeted for restrictions. The reasoning stated in the order is that they all pose security threats measured by “whether each country has a significant terrorist presence within its territory, its visa-overstay rate, and its cooperation with accepting back its removable nationals”.Visa overstays, the order elaborates, “indicates a blatant disregard for United States immigration laws”. Yet the latest data on overstays from Customs and Border Protection does show these countries high on the list, along with others not included. Con...

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1 week ago American tourist dies in shamanic ritual in Peru after drinking hallucinogenic herbal tea during 'spiritual tourism session' in remote Amazon

An American tourist has died after taking ayahuasca at a spiritual retreat in the Peruvian Amazon.

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1 week ago Donald Trump revives travel ban and restricts 19 countries: ‘We don’t want them’

President attempted similar restrictions during first term

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2 w. ago Full list of the 19 countries hit by Trump’s newest travel ban

The president has placed both hard travel bans and travel restrictions on countries who ‘wish to do us harm’

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2 w. ago Donald Trump travel ban: Full list of all 12 countries BARRED from entering the US

Donald Trump has confirmed a new travel ban will take effect from Monday. He tied the new ban to Sunday's terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, claiming it showed the dangers posed by visitors who overstay visas

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2 w. ago The 19 countries hit as Trump announces travel ban and restrictions

The ban starts next week

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2 w. ago Paraglider plummets to his death at holiday hotspot in Tenerife horror

A man has died after falling while paragliding over a tourist hotspot in Tenerife this weekend after trying his hand at an extreme sport, with jet skis deployed to rescue him

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2 w. ago DHS publishes a list of 500 sanctuary cities for ‘obstructing the enforcement’ of Trump’s deportation plans

The list of sanctuary jurisdictions includes cities, countries and states across the U.S.

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2 w. ago Homeless man who befriended British tourist robbed and left to live in the streets in Peru tragically dies just as his friend is due to return to the UK

Hannah spent around a month living under a bridge with the elderly vagrant and was filmed desperately trying to stop officials taking him away in a car.

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