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Indian army recapture Delhi water source, caste protests continue
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Indian army recapture Delhi water source, caste protests continue Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: The Indian army has taken control of a canal that supplies three-fifths of Delhi’s water, the state’s chief minister said on Monday, raising hope that a water crisis in the metropolis of…
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Uber driver suspected in Michigan shootings, six dead
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Uber driver suspected in Michigan shootings, six dead Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A Michigan man who worked as an Uber [UBER.UL] driver was under arrest on Sunday in the fatal shooting of six people in Kalamazoo, as police investigated reports he may have driven customers…
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Scarred by trafficking abuses, Rohingya stay put in Myanmar camps
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Scarred by trafficking abuses, Rohingya stay put in Myanmar camps Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: After Husaina’s 20-year-old son boarded a boat to escape poverty and discrimination in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, she heard nothing from him for seven months. Then, in a shocking phone call, she…
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US rejected N.Korea peace talks offer before last nuclear test
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community US rejected N.Korea peace talks offer before last nuclear test Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: The United States rejected a North Korean proposal to discuss a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War because it did not address denuclearization on the peninsula, the State Department…
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AirAsia CEO: cheap oil paves way to revive expansion
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community AirAsia CEO: cheap oil paves way to revive expansion Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: With low oil prices reducing its operating costs, AirAsia Chief Executive Tony Fernandes said the budget carrier was ready to start expanding again in southeast Asia and was eyeing Vietnam and the…
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Zika vaccine shows promise in mice, lifting maker Inovio
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Zika vaccine shows promise in mice, lifting maker Inovio Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Hopes of developing a vaccine against Zika took a small step forward on Wednesday as Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. said its experimental shot had induced a robust and durable response in mice. Shares…
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Car bomb attack on military in Turkish capital kills 28
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Car bomb attack on military in Turkish capital kills 28 Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Twenty-eight people were killed and dozens wounded in Turkey’s capital Ankara on Wednesday when a car laden with explosives detonated next to military buses near the armed forces’ headquarters, parliament and…
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Apple opposes order to help unlock California shooter’s phone
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Apple opposes order to help unlock California shooter’s phone Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Apple Inc opposed a court ruling on Tuesday that ordered it to help the FBI break into an iPhone recovered from a San Bernardino shooter, heightening a dispute between tech companies and…
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Lamar shut out as Swift, Sheeran, Mars win top Grammy awards
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Lamar shut out as Swift, Sheeran, Mars win top Grammy awards Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Rapper Kendrick Lamar led the Grammy winners on Monday with five wins but was shut out of the night’s top categories as Taylor Swift nabbed album of the year in…
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in Syria kill 50 as schools, hospitals hit; Turkey accuses Russia
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community in Syria kill 50 as schools, hospitals hit; Turkey accuses Russia Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Turkey on Monday accused Russia of an “obvious war crime” after missile attacks in northern Syria killed scores of people, and warned Kurdish militia fighters there they would face the…
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Four U.S. journalists detained in Bahrain
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Four U.S. journalists detained in Bahrain Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A U.S. journalist and three members of her camera crew were detained in Bahrain on Sunday, Reporters Without Borders said on Monday, urging Bahrain to release the four American citizens “rapidly and without harm.” In…
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Solar tower in desert promotes Israel’s renewable energy drive
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Solar tower in desert promotes Israel’s renewable energy drive Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: In a vast expanse of open desert in southern Israel a 787-foot tower (240 metres) is taking shape that its builders hope will help make solar energy much more cost effective. The…
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As Indonesia hunts down Islamic State, homegrown jihadis regroup
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community As Indonesia hunts down Islamic State, homegrown jihadis regroup Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: As Indonesian counter-terrorism forces hunt down supporters of Islamic State following last month’s gun and suicide bomb attack in Jakarta, a quiet resurgence is unfolding of a homegrown radical network with a…
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Putin, Obama agree on cooperation to implement Syria agreement
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Putin, Obama agree on cooperation to implement Syria agreement Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed to intensify diplomatic and other cooperation to implement an agreement on Syria struck at talks in Munich, the Kremlin said on Sunday.…
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New Zealand’s Christchurch rocked by 5.7 magnitude quake, cliffs collapse into sea
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community New Zealand’s Christchurch rocked by 5.7 magnitude quake, cliffs collapse into sea Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Christchurch in New Zealand on yesterday, causing cliffs to collapse into the sea but no major damage to the city, which was…
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Ethnic rebels’ show of force highlights Suu Kyi’s peace challenge
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Ethnic rebels’ show of force highlights Suu Kyi’s peace challenge Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Speaking to 1,000 of his soldiers at a mountain base on Myanmar’s border with Thailand, the leader of a powerful ethnic armed group called on other rebels to join government-led peace…
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Beijing offers support for Hong Kong after New Year violence
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Beijing offers support for Hong Kong after New Year violence Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: China’s central government firmly supports Hong Kong authorities and police in safeguarding public order and punishing those who break the law, the foreign ministry has said in Beijing’s first reaction to…
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S.Korea: North responsible for consequences from Kaesong shutdown
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community S.Korea: North responsible for consequences from Kaesong shutdown Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: South Korea said on Friday that North Korea would be held responsible for any consequences after the North kicked out South Korean workers and froze the assets of companies at the jointly run…
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World’s most polluted city, Delhi, plans new limits on car use
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community World’s most polluted city, Delhi, plans new limits on car use Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: The Delhi government plans another round of tough measures to restrict the use of private cars and clean up toxic air in the Indian metropolis, the world’s most polluted city.…
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Einstein’s gravitational waves detected in landmark discovery
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Einstein’s gravitational waves detected in landmark discovery Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Scientists for the first time have detected gravitational waves, ripples in space and time hypothesised by Albert Einstein a century ago, in a landmark discovery announced on Thursday that opens a new window for…
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World’s top scientists pledge to share all findings to fight Zika
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community World’s top scientists pledge to share all findings to fight Zika Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Thirty of the world’s leading scientific research institutions, journals and funders have pledged to share for free all data and expertise on Zika to speed up the fight against an…
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Google: U.S. guidance crucial to development of self-driving cars
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Google: U.S. guidance crucial to development of self-driving cars Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) unit told U.S. auto safety regulators that the government’s interpretation of motor vehicle safety rules is “extremely important” to its further development of fully self-driving cars. In a…
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China confirms first case of Zika virus
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community China confirms first case of Zika virus Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: China has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus in a man who had recently travelled to South America, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The virus, which is causing international alarm after…
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Australia set to legalise cultivation of medical cannabis
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Australia set to legalise cultivation of medical cannabis Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Australia is expected to legalize the cultivation of cannabis for medical or scientific purposes with a bill introduced to parliament on Wednesday – the first step towards doctors eventually prescribing it to patients…
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Taiwan developer in custody after deadly quake fells building
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Taiwan developer in custody after deadly quake fells building Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A local court in the southern Taiwan city of Tainan ruled on Tuesday to take into custody the developer of a building which collapsed during an earthquake at the weekend that killed…
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Taiwan quake toll climbs to 35, president to visit disaster scene
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Taiwan quake toll climbs to 35, president to visit disaster scene Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Feb 8 The death toll from an earthquake in southern Taiwan at the weekend climbed to 35 on Monday, with more than 100 people still listed as missing under a…
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More than 3,100 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community More than 3,100 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: More than 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday, as the disease continues its rapid spread across the Americas. Brazil…
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Unpaid and angry, some Chinese workers ditch holidays to protest
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community INSIGHT-Unpaid and angry, some Chinese workers ditch holidays to protest Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: China This year, laborer Fan Fu and 20 or so colleagues working on the Zixia Garden apartment complex in Hebei province have not joined China’s legion of migrant workers returning home…
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U.S. gun traders rush to set up new sites after Facebook firearms ban
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community U.S. gun traders rush to set up new sites after Facebook firearms ban Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: U.S. gun traders are setting up new websites to arrange deals after Facebook Inc barred private gun sales on its platform. With gun rights and safety registering as…
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Wisconsin company fires seven Muslim workers in prayer break dispute
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Wisconsin company fires seven Muslim workers in prayer break dispute Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Seven Muslim workers at an eastern Wisconsin manufacturer have been fired after disregarding a break policy that did not allow them to pray at the times dictated by their faith, the…
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