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Phuket Gazette: Four sentenced to death in Iran’s biggest bank fraud case
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Four sentenced to death in Iran’s biggest ever bank fraud case Phuket Gazette / News WiresPHUKET: A court in Iran has sentenced four people to be executed for their role in what has been described as the country’s largest ever bank fraud case, judicial officials said yestersday.…
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At least 78 killed in western Myanmar clashes – UN
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community At least 78 killed in western Myanmar clashes – UN Phuket Gazette / News WiresPHUKET: Clashes between Buddhist and Muslim communities in western Myanmar have reportedly killed at least 78 people and displaced thousands last month, the United Nations (UN) said on Friday. UN High Commissioner…
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Phuket Gazette: Red Bull’s Baumgartner jumps from 96,640 feet
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO: Felix Baumgartner completed the final milestone remaining before he attempts to achieve his dream of becoming the first person to break the speed of sound in freefall. According to preliminary data, his test jump from a 5.3 million cubic-foot balloon achieved an altitude of…
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Phuket Gazette: ‘The Jeffersons’ star Sherman Hemsley dead at 74
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community ‘The Jeffersons’ star Sherman Hemsley dead at 74 Phuket Gazette / News Wires PHUKET: American actor Sherman Hemsley, who starred as George Jefferson in the 1970s television series ‘The Jeffersons’ and ‘All in the Family’, died at his home in Texas on Tuesday, police said. He…
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Phuket Gazette: Food poisoning sickens 35 homeless
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Food poisoning sickens 35-plus at Denver dinner for homeless Phuket Gazette / News WiresPHUKET: More than 35 people were taken to Denver-area hospitals late Sunday after being stricken with suspected food poisoning caused by a meal of turkey served at a shelter for the poor and homeless,…
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Phuket Gazette: Hong Kong lashed
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Typhoon Vicente lashes Hong Kong, injuring 118 Phuket Gazette / News Wires PHUKET: A severe typhoon lashed Hong Kong early this morning, injuring more than 110 people and causing flooding in several parts of the city, local authorities said. It is the worst typhoon to hit…
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Phuket World News: Syria says no to chemicals; Death messages in Oz; Sally’s last ride
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Syria says it will not use chemical or biological weapons to crush uprising Phuket Gazette / News WiresPHUKET: The Syrian government said yesterday it will not use chemical or biological weapons to crush a 16-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, the first time it has acknowledged possession…
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Phuket Gazette: Obama visits shooting victims; Calls for gun law reform
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Obama visits families of Colorado shooting victims Phuket Gazette / News Wires PHUKET: President Barack Obama travelled to Colorado on Saturday to meet with families of the victims who were shot by the gunman at the Denver-area movie theater on Friday. The massacre occurred when the…
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Phuket Gazette: SS Gairsoppa has silver lining
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community 48 tons of silver recovered from WWII merchant ship Phuket Gazette / News Wires PHUKET: Odyssey Marine Exploration on Wednesday announced it has recovered approximately 48 tons of silver bullion from a British cargo ship that sank off the Irish coast during World War II. The…
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Phuket Gazette: US fighting the flab
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community US drug regulators approve weight-loss pill Qsymia Phuket Gazette / News Wires PHUKET: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday approved Vivus Inc.’s weight-loss pill Qsymia, the second new diet pill to be approved in the United States in the last month. Qsymia was…
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Phuket Gazette: HFMD blamed for deaths in Cambodia
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Hand, foot and mouth disease blamed for 54 deaths in Cambodia Phuket Gazette / News Wires PHUKET: A severe form of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is believed to have been responsible for the deaths of more than 50 children in Cambodia in recent months,…
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Phuket Gazette: U.S. companies to do business in Myanmar
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Obama allows U.S. companies to do business in Myanmar Phuket Gazette / News Wires PHUKET: U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced his administration has eased certain financial and investment sanctions on Myanmar, allowing American companies to do business in the Asian country for the first…
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Phuket Gazette: Remains found of U.S. service members from Vietnam War
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Found: Remains of U.S. soldiers killed in Vietnam War plane crash Phuket Gazette / News Wires PHUKET: The remains of six U.S. service members who went missing when their plane disappeared during the Vietnam War 46 years ago have been recovered, the U.S. Department of Defense…
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Mysterious disease kills 61 children in Cambodia
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Mysterious disease kills 61 children in Cambodia Phuket Gazette / News Wires PHUKET: Health officials in Cambodia are investigating a mysterious disease which has affected more than 60 children over the past three months, killing all but one of them, officials said on Wednesday. There is…
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First over-the-counter HIV test kit approved
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community U.S. FDA approves first over-the-counter HIV test kit Phuket Gazette / News WiresPHUKET: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday approved the first over-the-counter, self-administered HIV test kit. The FDA-approved OraQuick In-Home HIV Test detects the presence of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type…
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World News: Russian roulette goes tragically wrong
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Florida teen kills self during game of Russian roulette Phuket Gazette / News Wires PHUKET: An American teenager, who was critically injured last week while playing a game of ‘Russian roulette’ with friends has died at a hospital in central Florida, police said on Sunday. The…
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