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• 'Australia Warns Against Travel to Saudi Arabia (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Australians have been warned to defer non- essential travel to Saudi Arabia because of reports terrorists are planning to attack there ``in the near future.''
• '"Budget Travel" magazine offers free online tips (Seattle Times)
Arthur Frommer's Budget travel magazine has launched a new Web site with several new features...
• 'Haaretz - Israel News - Travel advisory for Anatolia moves thousands to cancel vacation plans (Haaretz Daily)
The travel warning for Israelis to stay away from Anatolia has created a wave of vacation cancellations for trips to Turkey.
• 'Discovery returns safely, astronauts make space travel plea (Channel NewsAsia)
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, United States : Discovery roared safely back to Earth after a tense first shuttle flight since the 2003 Columbia disaster and its crew pleaded for support for future space travel.
• 'Travel tips for people with diabetes (Moberly Monitor-Index)
The nearly 300,000 adults in Missouri who have diabetes can enjoy relaxing, safe travel this summer-with some careful planning.
• 'San Diego to host business travel association (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
San Diego will play host to the National Business Travel Association's 37th annual convention and trade show Sunday through Wednesday, Aug. 17.
• 'TV channel to serve up travel, fashion and gossip (Sunday Business Post)
Dubliners will soon be able to tune into to the city?s own local television station to watch home-made programmes on everything from star signs to travel, it was announced today.
• 'Discovery returns safely, astronauts make space travel plea (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Discovery roared safely back to Earth after a tense first shuttle flight since the 2003 Columbia disaster and its crew pleaded for support for future space travel.
• 'Canadians warned against travel to Saudi Arabia (CBC News)
Foreign Affairs is advising Canadians to avoid non-essential travel to Saudi Arabia after warnings of attacks in the region. "There are credible reports of renewed terrorist attacks in the final planning stages in Saudi Arabia," said a statement on the Foreign Affairs website.
• 'Phone, bank, travel records point to Sevan's corruption (Sydney Morning Herald)
The Volcker inquiry built its case against Benon Sevan, the head of the UN oil-for-food program, by examining phone, bank and travel records to track the money trail from oil contracts to him.

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