1. FIJI
The state of emergency imposed last month when deposed Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase returned to Suva was lifted Oct. 6 because, according to a military spokesman, there was no threat to Fiji.
2. ITALY
Alitalia employees plan a four-hour strike Oct. 25 in Lombardy to protest plans to cut flights from Milan’s Malpensa airport as the struggling airline reorganizes. An eight-hour strike by some 31/2 million public workers to protest government economic reforms is scheduled for Oct. 26, with a major demonstration to occur in Rome.
3. NEPAL
A Maoist leader assured a delegation of tour operators that Maoists will not harm tourists during strikes or protests, and will not hamper their movement, but two days later the Kathmandu Post reported that Maoists have resumed collecting money from trekkers and mountaineers in the Myagdi district.
4. PERU
Travelers in Peru on Oct. 21 will have the novel experience of being counted in the national census, not as residents but as visitors. Officials of the National Statistics Institute said that tourists will be able to go about their business so long as they carry their passports with them that day and obtain a special document that states they have participated in the census. Tourists are to be counted at airports and hotels. All public establishments and commercial enterprises, including markets and gas stations, will close during the 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. census.
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