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The Global Mail alert bulletins keep you up-to-date with worldwide events that might affect our high service standards. Currently, there are no major service disruptions. Check back here to stay informed.

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Current and Upcoming Events
Hong Kong	24/25 Jan	Lunar New Year - Public holiday
Australia	24 to 26 Jan	South-East Queensland: Delays may be expected due to heavy rain and flooding. Several roads are closed.
Australia	24 to 26 Jan	New South Wales: Delays may be expected due to heavy rain and flooding along the north coast. Some regions are inaccessible.
Italy	24 to 27 Jan	Delays may be expected due to a strike by truck drivers.
Taiwan	24 to 27 Jan	Chinese New Year - Public holiday
China	24 to 28 Jan	Chinese New Year - Public holiday
Australia	26 Jan	Australia Day - Public holiday
Italy	26/27 Jan	Delays may be expected due to announced general strike action in the transportation sector.
Belgium	30 Jan	Delays may be expected due to announced general strike action by several unions.
Portugal	02 Feb	Delays may be expected due to announced strike action in the transportation sector.

The Belgian trade unions have announced a national strike for Monday 30th January. The road transport federations have also invited their members to join the strike. It is likely that a number of industrial estates and ‘strategic roads’ will be blocked.
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The designated postal operator of Italy (Poste Italiane) asks us to inform the designated operators of all UPU member countries that a five-day truck driver’s strike started in Sicily at midnight last night (zip codes 90010 to 98101).
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Past Alerts

Due to the rotating strikes and accelerating decline in volume combined with the inability to deliver mail on a timely and safe basis, Canada Post has suspended its operations and delivery of all mails across the country.
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The Association of Civil Servants and the Confederation of Greek Workers have announced a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, 15 June 2011.
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Carrasco International Airport has been closed since Thursday, 9 June. It is currently impossible to send or receive dispatches due to the ash cloud resulting from the eruption of the Chilean volcano Puyehue.
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Due to the ash cloud emanating from the Icelandic volcano Grimsvotn, the Northern European airspace has been partially closed.
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Due to an industrial action, the sorting centre of Liège X is inaccessible. There are strikes in several delivery offices in the Liège region too.
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Due to the unsteady political situation in Libya, currently no mail can be transported into the country.
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On Friday, March 11, 2011, Japan was hit by a severe earthquake followed by a Tsunami.
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A severe earthquake has hit Japan today. The situation on ground is still unclear; however it is evident that the degree of damage seems to be very serious. Therefore delays for shipments going in and out of Japan must be expected. We will provide you with more...
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With the political unrest in Egypt continuing, shipments in and out of Egypt may experience delays during this time.
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A severe winter storm has hit a large area of the United States spreading eastward from the central plains and lower Missouri Valley, through the southern Great Lakes and northern Ohio Valley, towards New York and the north east.
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Past Events
Austria	10 Jan	Delays may be expected due to heavy snowfall in parts of the country. Many roads are blocked.
Brazil	10 Jan	Southeast: Delays may be expected due to heavy rainfall and flooding. Some streets are impassable.
Italy	13 Jan	Delays may be expected due to announced strike action by airport workers. Flights could be cancelled.
United States	16 Jan	Martin Luther King Day - Public holiday
China	23 Jan	Chinese New Year - Public holiday
Hong Kong	23 Jan	Lunar New Year's Day - Public holiday
Taiwan	23 Jan	Chinese New Year - Public holiday

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