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Rubella is eliminated in Australia as the disease prompts a travel warning for Japan

10/31/2018, 11:00:58 PM
Australia has eliminated rubella, health experts announce, just as an outbreak of the disease prompts a warning for some pregnant travelers to avoid Japan. ✔ The elimination of rubella is a great day for public health in Australia and sends a powerful message that vaccinations work, Hunt said ✔ Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team ✔ WHO's Global Vaccine Action Plan aims to eliminate measles and rubella by 2020



Cruises 2019: Explore the world while sipping gin in luxury with Princess Cruises

10/31/2018, 11:53:54 PM
CRUISES 2019: Princess Cruises promise both luxury and high quality services aboard its fleet of 17 cruise ships. Ahead of Sapphire Princess setting sail in a bid for sunnier climes in 2019, they have teamed up with the gin brand Bombay Sapphire. ✔ The fitness suite, spa, and extensive art gallery mean you may never want to step onto dry land again ✔ The service is available trip-round, and a visit while travelling through the Panama Canal and Norwegian Fjords comes particularly highly recommended ✔ To book, visit www.princess.com, call 0344 338 8663, or contact your local travel agent



Caution, foreign driver at wheel; stickers to slash car accidents

10/31/2018, 11:17:58 PM
SENDAI--Stickers alerting other motorists that a foreign driver is at the wheel are being distribute ✔ According to the Tohoku Tourism Promotion Organization (TTPO), a consortium of local governments and tourism-related businesses in the region and elsewhere, there were 6,935 rentals to foreign drivers in 2017, up 2.67-fold from the previous fiscal year



The island that never stops apologising

10/31/2018, 8:07:04 PM
Preserving social cohesion at all costs is still the bedrock of Taiwan’s social morality. Here, placing the larger clan, the society, before yourself, the individual, is key. ✔ Yun-Tzai Lee and Joanne Chen are one of those sickening couples that finish each other’s sentences, lace their fingers together and just won’t stop oozing adorable ✔ Nowadays, more than one-third of expats are considering staying on the tiny Pacific island forever, according to the survey of 12,500-plus respondents around the world



Haunted Box That 'Cursed' Post Malone May Be Opened by Ghost Adventures' Zak Bagans on Halloween

10/31/2018, 8:22:09 PM
The dybbuk box, known as the "world's most haunted object," is rumored to have caused Malone's string of bad luck over the summer — if you believe in that kind of thing ✔ I remember putting my hand on the box and at that exact moment, Post put his hand on my shoulder, Bagans explained ✔ In September, Malone’s old home was burglarized and the new resident was pistol-whipped ✔ Ghost Adventures Live airs Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. ET on the Travel Channel



The Parts Unknown Episode Anthony Bourdain Was Filming in France When He Died Will Not Air

10/31/2018, 8:08:30 PM
The final episode of Parts Unknown will focus on the Lower East Side and will air on Nov. 11 ✔ This is a question asked often, Bourdain says in the episode, the final one to include his narration ✔ If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text help to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go to suicidepreventionlifeline.org



What Loss of Trust Costs Companies in Dollars and Cents

10/31/2018, 10:08:18 PM
More than half of the public companies world-wide surveyed in a new study suffered material reputational damage, causing them to miss out on as much as $180 billion in revenue, a report by Accenture PLC indicates. ✔ measured trust by examining things such as brand value, customer loyalty and mentions on social media sites ✔ For instance, a reputation incident that caused a two-point drop in a bank’s index score slowed its revenue growth by about 22% ✔ If you’re not prioritizing this, he said, you would have a problem



Napping American Airlines baggage handler trapped in cargo hold on flight to Chicago

10/31/2018, 10:18:30 PM
The employee, who works for American subsidiary Piedmont Airlines in Kansas City, told law enforcement officials he was intoxicated and fell asleep. ✔ No one noticed him missing, and the plane took off at 5:52 a.m. local time with the worker in the forward cargo hold, airline and law enforcement officials confirmed ✔ American spokesman Ross Feinstein said the airline is investigating the matter and that the employee has been suspended ✔ But sometimes they slip through the cracks,'' he said



Can you free the trapped spirit of Zoe? Las Vegas' new horror room will last long beyond Halloween - Los Angeles Times

10/31/2018, 9:36:24 PM
The escape room at Bally's hotel-casino is open daily for those who can't get enough of haunts and horrors. ✔ You can come and solve puzzles, and you won’t remember, but if you are scared, you will remember the experience ✔ It opened Saturday and will stay open beyond Halloween ✔ In Las Vegas, tickets cost $45 for entry prior to 8 p.m. and $55 later in the evening



High-Flying Pet Insurer Faces New Risk

10/31/2018, 8:54:52 PM
Trupanion’s decision to end a veterinary rewards program raises risks for investors in the fast-growing pet insurer. ✔ A veterinary ophthalmologist exams a dog in Clearwater, Fla ✔ Trupanion has said it views such dialogue with regulators as a routine part of conducting business ✔ Trupanion is also confident that the end of the rewards program won’t impair its growth outlook



'Outlander' Is The Official TV Show Of Frisky Couples Who Just Want To F**k

10/31/2018, 9:40:22 PM
Tired: watching porn together. Wired: watching "Outlander" together. Inspired: putting the kids to bed first. ✔ Illustration by HuffPost.In depicting sex as imperfect, emotional, sometimes awkward but still painfully romantic, early Outlander was, for so many, unprecedented television ✔ When The Wedding first aired in 2014, critic Mo Ryan said it broke her brain in a good way



Horrors of the High St baby scans

10/31/2018, 10:23:56 PM
British women who've had horrific private scans during their pregnancy shared their stories - including specialists failing to spot abnormalities and incorrectly being told they'd miscarried. ✔ A pregnancy scan is supposed to be a magical moment, whether it’s the first time you hear the reassuring ‘whump-whump-whump’ of a tiny heartbeat or the big ‘boy-or-girl’ reveal ✔ In the end, I had to ask: There isn’t a heartbeat, is there ✔ ‘We don’t offer non-diagnostic 4D scans purely for entertainment and we’ll never recommend unnecessary scans,’ a spokesman added



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