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Christmas storms, tornadoes kill at least 43 in U.S.
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Christmast storms, tornadoes kill at least 43 in U.S. Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Storms hit the U.S. South, Southwest and Midwest over the Christmas holiday weekend, unleashing floods and tornadoes that killed at least 43 people, flattened buildings and snarled transportation for millions during a…
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Storms in Philippines uproot 1.7 mln people, destroy 40,000 homes
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Storms in Philippines uproot 1.7 mln people, destroy 40,000 homes Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Successive storms across the Philippines, including Typhoon Melor, have temporarily uprooted 1.7 million, aid workers said, as President Benigno Aquino distributed food on Wednesday in areas hardest hit by the disaster.…
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Whale carcass closes popular Cape Town beach amid shark concerns
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Whale carcass closes popular Cape Town beach amid shark concerns Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A South African beach popular with Christmas holidaymakers has been closed until the carcass of a beached whale is removed amid concerns its blood may attract sharks, the City of Cape…
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In-Depth Report: Myanmar men sentenced to death for murder of British tourists
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Myanmar men sentenced to death for murder of British tourists in Thailand Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A Thai court sentenced two Myanmar migrant workers to death on Thursday after convicting them of the 2014 murders of two young British tourists on a holiday island in…
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Japan says armed Chinese coastguard ship seen near disputed islands
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Japan says armed Chinese coastguard ship seen near disputed islands Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A Chinese coastguard ship equipped with what appeared to be four gun turrets was sighted near disputed islands in the East China Sea, Japan’s coastguard said on Wednesday. Chinese coastguard vessels…
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China anti-terror law may restrict media reporting on attacks
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community China anti-terror law may restrict media reporting on attacks Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: China may further restrict the right of media to report on details of terror attacks, state media reported on Tuesday, under a tough new law that could be passed before the end…
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Thai court to give verdict in British backpackers murder trial
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thai court to give verdict in British backpackers murder trial Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A Thai court will deliver a long-awaited verdict this week in the high-profile case of two Myanmar migrant workers accused of the brutal murder of two British backpackers on the holiday…
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Oil prices hit 11-year low as global supply balloons
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Oil prices hit 11-year low as global supply balloons Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Brent oil cratered to its lowest price in more than 11 years on Monday, as demand for heating oil slumped on warmer-than-normal temperatures and traders tested for a bottom. U.S. crude remained…
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Australia PM: whaling spat shouldn’t be allowed to hurt Japan ties
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Australia PM: whaling spat shouldn’t be allowed to hurt Japan ties Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull agreed on Friday to drive their security cooperation further, despite Australia’s “deep disappointment” in Japan’s restart of whaling activities. Japan’s…
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Bullied by teachers, many LGBT Cambodians drop out of school
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Bullied by teachers, many LGBT Cambodians drop out of school Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Three out of five LGBT people in Cambodia say they have been bullied at school, with many being tormented by teachers and dropping out as a result, rights advocates have found.…
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Couple who used online network to take in children face years in prison
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Couple who used online network to take in children face years in prison Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A woman who used the Internet to take in unwanted adopted children faces years in prison after a federal jury convicted her Friday on charges of kidnapping and…
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Successor to Saab announces $12 billion China electric car deal
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Successor to Saab announces $12 billion China electric car deal Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: The China-focussed consortium that bought bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab – and bet on going all electric – unveiled its first major deal on Thursday, a mammoth $12 billion (8 billion pounds)…
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Apple to launch Apple Pay in China, take on Alibaba, Tencent
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Apple to launch Apple Pay in China, take on Alibaba, Tencent Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said it will launch its payment service in China as soon as 2016, pitting it against entrenched Chinese rivals Alibaba Group Holding (BABA.N) and Tencent Holdings (0700.HK).…
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Vietnam arrests lawyer for ‘propaganda’, 10 days after beating
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Vietnam arrests lawyer for ‘propaganda’, 10 days after beating Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A Vietnamese lawyer badly beaten 10 days ago by unknown attackers was arrested by police on Wednesday for anti-state “propaganda”, the latest incident in what rights groups are calling an alarming crackdown…
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North Korea sentences Canadian pastor to hard labour for life
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community North Korea sentences Canadian pastor to hard labour for life Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: North Korea’s highest court has sentenced a South Korea-born Canadian pastor to hard labor for life for subversion, the North’s official KCNA news agency reported on Wednesday, a punishment Canada condemned…
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Singapore seizes huge shipment of elephant tusks, pangolin scales
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Singapore seizes huge shipment of elephant tusks, pangolin scales Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Singapore authorities have impounded half a tonne of elephant tusks in one of the largest ivory seizures made in the city-state in over a decade. The tusks, weighing 505 kg, were found…
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Billionaire women on the rise, especially in Asia
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Billionaire women on the rise, especially in Asia Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: The number of women billionaires in the world is rising fast, with a growing number of them from Asia and self-made, Swiss bank UBS Group AG said in a study released on Tuesday.…
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Facebook debuts Yelp-like feature to find local businesses
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Facebook debuts Yelp-like feature to find local businesses Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Facebook Inc has quietly debuted a feature that helps users find local businesses based on customer reviews, bringing it in direct competition with similar services from Yelp Inc and Angie’s List Inc. The…
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Conservative S.Korea backs unwed couples, single parents to lift birth rate
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Conservative S.Korea backs unwed couples, single parents to lift birth rate Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: South Korea wants to root out age-old prejudices against single parents and unmarried couples who live together, encouraging more people to have children in the battle against its stubbornly low…
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TAM Airlines Madrid-Sao Paulo flight diverted on bomb threat
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community TAM Airlines Madrid-Sao Paulo flight diverted on bomb threat Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A flight operated by Brazilian flag carrier TAM Airlines was forced to return to Madrid late Monday after a bomb threat, the company said in a statement. Flight JJ8065, a Boeing 777-32W…
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Vandals attack Facebook building in Germany
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Vandals attack Facebook building in Germany Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Vandals have damaged a building housing Facebook’s offices in Hamburg, smashing glass, throwing paint and spraying “Facebook dislike” on a wall, police in the northern German city said on Sunday. The overnight attack on the…
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Facebook service aimed at professionals to launch in coming months
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Facebook service aimed at professionals to launch in coming months Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Facebook at Work, Facebook Inc’s professional version of its social network, is expected to launch in the coming months, after spending a year in tests, a company executive said. The new…
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First planeload of Syrian refugees headed to Canada
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community First planeload of Syrian refugees headed to Canada Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: After months of promises and weeks of preparation, the first planeload of Syrian refugees was headed to Canada on Thursday, aboard a military plane to be met at Toronto’s airport by Prime Minister…
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China’s capital issues first ever ‘red alert’ on air pollution
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community China’s capital issues first ever ‘red alert’ on air pollution Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: China’s capital issued its first ever “red alert” for pollution, the Beijing city government saidon Monday, warning that the city would be shrouded in heavy smog from Tuesday until Thursday. China’s…
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Social media companies step up battle against militant propaganda
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Social media companies step up battle against militant propaganda Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Facebook, Google and Twitter are stepping up efforts to combat online propaganda and recruiting by Islamic militants, but the Internet companies are doing it quietly to avoid the perception that they are…
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Three types of marijuana to hit Uruguayan pharmacies in 2016
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Three types of marijuana to hit Uruguayan pharmacies in 2016 Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Uruguayans will be able to choose from three varieties of state-sanctioned cannabis when marijuana starts being sold in pharmacies in the small South American country next year, the National Drug Board…
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Lufthansa passenger arrested after fumbling with door during flight
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Lufthansa passenger arrested after fumbling with door during flight Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A Jordanian-American male passenger was restrained by crew members on a Belgrade-bound Lufthansa flight on Sunday after fumbling with the emergency exit door, a spokesman for the German carrier said. The man,…
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Unlicensed Cambodian medic jailed for 25 years for spreading HIV
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Unlicensed Cambodian medic jailed for 25 years for spreading HIV Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A Cambodian court convicted an unlicensed medical practitioner of murder on Thursday and sentenced him to 25 years in prison for spreading HIV among more than 270 villagers, some as young…
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U.N. food agency faces US$40 million Myanmar funding shortfall to mid-2016
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community U.N. food agency faces US$40 million Myanmar funding shortfall to mid-2016 Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: More than 600,000 people in Myanmar need food assistance due to natural disasters, violence and conflict, the U.N. World Food Programme said on Wednesday, announcing a $40 million funding shortfall…
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Satellite photos show North Korea digging new nuclear tunnel
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Satellite photos show North Korea digging new nuclear tunnel Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Satellite photographs from October and early November indicate North Korea is digging a new tunnel for nuclear testing, but there are no signs that a such a test is imminent, a U.S.…
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