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Virgin Galactic appears to have broken apart in flight – NTSB chief
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Virgin Galactic appears to have broken apart in flight – NTSB chief Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The head of the federal agency examining last week’s fatal crash of a Virgin Galactic passenger spaceship during a test flight in California’s Mojave Desert said on Sunday the…
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Britain’s Fraud Office launches probe into Tesco accounting scandal
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Britain’s Fraud Office launches probe into Tesco accounting scandal Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has opened a formal criminal investigation into accounting errors at Tesco, raising the stakes in a scandal that has hammered the reputation of the country’s biggest grocer.…
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Myanmar journalist killed by army was former bodyguard of Suu Kyi
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Myanmar journalist killed by army was former bodyguard of Suu Kyi Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A Myanmar journalist who was killed in army custody this month was once a democracy activistand a bodyguard for opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, his wife said on Tuesday,…
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Supply rocket for space station explodes on liftoff
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Supply rocket for space station explodes on liftoff Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: An unmanned Antares rocket exploded seconds after liftoff from a commercial launch pad in Virginia on Tuesday, marking the first accident since NASA turned to private operators to deliver cargo to the International…
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Europe to see more Ebola cases after first transmission outside Africa
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Europe to see more Ebola cases after first transmission outside Africa Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that Europe would almost certainly see more cases of Ebola after a nurse in Spain became the first person known to have caught…
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Nobel Prize for medicine goes to discoverers of brain’s internal GPS
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Nobel Prize for medicine goes to discoverers of brain’s internal GPS Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Anglo-American John O’Keefe and Norwegian couple May-Britt and Edvard Moser won the 2014 Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday for discovering the brain’s internal positioning system, helping humans find their…
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At least one dead as typhoon lashes Japan, heading for Tokyo
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community At least one dead as typhoon lashes Japan, heading for Tokyo Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Hundreds of flights were cancelled and thousands of people advised to evacuate as a powerful typhoon lashed Japan on Monday with heavy rains and high winds, leaving at least one…
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Scots spurn independence but impatient for new powers
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Scots spurn independence but impatient for new powers Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Scotland spurned independence in a historic referendum that threatened to rip the United Kingdom apart, sow financial turmoil and diminish Britain’s remaining global clout. A vote for the 307-year union is a relief…
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Arab League vows to confront Islamic State, join international efforts
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Arab League vows to confront Islamic State, join international efforts Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Arab League foreign ministers agreed on Sunday to take all necessary measures to confront Islamic State and cooperate with international, regional and national efforts to combat militants who have overrun swathes…
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U.S. moves to gain allies against ISIS
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community U.S. moves to gain allies against ISIS Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The small country of Georgia, one of the United States’ key partners in Afghanistan, will discuss ways it might be able to help in the battle against Islamic State fighters during a visit by…
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Ukraine, rebels back peace plan, ceasefire from Friday
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Ukraine, rebels back peace plan, ceasefire from Friday Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and the main pro-Russian rebel leader said they would both order ceasefires on Friday, provided that an agreement is signed on a new peace plan to end the five-month…
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Al Qaeda announces India wing, renews loyalty to Taliban chief
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Al Qaeda announces India wing, renews loyalty to Taliban chief Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahri on Wednesday announced the formation of an Indian branch of his militant group he said would spread Islamic rule and “raise the flag of jihad”…
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Saudi religious police issue rare apology for beating Briton
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Saudi religious police issue rare apology for beating Briton Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Saudi religious police issued a rare apology on Tuesday for the beating by its personnel of a British man residing in the kingdom in a supermarket in the capital Riyadh. The…
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Putin unveils Ukraine ceasefire plan, France halts warship
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Putin unveils Ukraine ceasefire plan, France halts warship Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: President Vladimir Putin outlined plans for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday but Ukraine’s prime minister dismissed the proposal, while France expressed its disapproval of Moscow’s support for separatist forces by halting…
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Hong Kong activists say Beijing ‘brutally strangled’ democracy, vow action
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Hong Kong activists say Beijing ‘brutally strangled’ democracy, vow action Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A pro-democracy movement that has threatened to blockade Hong Kong’s financial district has said Beijing “brutally strangled” its fight for full democracy and vowed to take action. On Monday, Hong Kong…
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Myanmar beauty queen wants apology before returning crown
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Myanmar beauty queen wants apology before returning crown The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A Myanmar beauty queen dethroned for alleged misconduct said yesterday she would only return her crown if South Korean pageant organisers apologised. She also denied accepting free breast implants. May Myat Noe,…
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West Africa struggles to contain Ebola as warnings and deaths mount
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community West Africa struggles to contain Ebola as warnings and deaths mount Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The United Nations said on Tuesday the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa was causing food shortages in one of the world’s poorest regions and the U.S.…
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Britain says ‘deplores’ Israel decision to claim West Bank land
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Britain says ‘deplores’ Israel decision to claim West Bank land Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The British government said on Monday it deplored an Israeli decision to appropriate a large swathe of land inside the occupied West Bank, saying the move would seriously damage Israel’s international…
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Japan porn stars raise thousands of dollars from ‘Boob Aid’
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Japan porn stars raise thousands of dollars from ‘Boob Aid’ The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A group of Japanese porn actresses raised tens of thousands of dollars at the weekend by having their breasts squeezed by fans at a “Boob Aid” charity event for Aids…
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Hong Kong braces for protests as China rules out full democracy
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Hong Kong braces for protests as China rules out full democracy Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Pro-democracy activists vowed on Sunday to bring Hong Kong’s financial hub to a standstill after China’s parliament rejected their demands for the right to freely choose the former British colony’s…
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Islamic State executes scores of Syrian soldiers
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Islamic State executes scores of Syrian soldiers Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Islamic State fighters executed scores of Syrian soldiers captures when the militants seized an airbase in the province of Raqqa at the weekend, according to a video posted on You Tube on Thursday. The…
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Ukraine accuses Russia of invasion on new front
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Ukraine accuses Russia of invasion on new front Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Ukraine accused Russia of launching a new military incursion across its eastern border on Wednesday, as hopes quickly faded that Tuesday’s talks between their two presidents might mark a turning point in a…
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Nearly 2,000 Europe-bound migrants have drowned this year – U.N.
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Nearly 2,000 Europe-bound migrants have drowned this year – U.N. Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Nearly 2,000 people fleeing Africa and the Middle East have drowned in the Mediterranean this year, most of them in the past three months as they tried to reach Europe from…
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Japan could offer unapproved Ebola drug
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Japan could offer unapproved Ebola drug Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Japan could offer an unapproved drug under certain circumstances to help treat the deadly Ebola virus even before the World Health Organization has decided to make a request for the drug, the country’s top government…
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No let-up in Gaza war, Israel moves to protect its economy
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community No let-up in Gaza war, Israel moves to protect its economy Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: An Israeli air strike on Tuesday destroyed much of one of Gaza’s tallest apartment and office buildings, setting off huge explosions and wounding 20 people, Palestinian health officials said. Israel…
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Australia unveils measures to tackle rise of foreign fighters
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Australia unveils measures to tackle rise of foreign fighters Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Australia unveiled counter-terrorism measures on Tuesday to prevent young people from becoming radicalised and going to fight in overseas conflicts such as Iraq and Syria, where scores of Australians have joined militant…
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French PM to unveil pro-reform cabinet after rebel ministers’ eviction
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community French PM to unveil pro-reform cabinet after rebel ministers’ eviction Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: France’s prime minister will scramble to put together a new pro-reform government on Tuesday, a day after the surprise eviction of rebel ministers who had opposed budgetary rigour. Manuel Valls will…
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Britain says it’s close to identifying beheading suspect
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Britain says it’s close to identifying beheading suspect Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Britain is close to identifying a suspected British national shown beheading American journalist James Foley in a video released by Islamic State militants last week, the British ambassador to the United States said…
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WHO warns of ‘shadow zones’ and unreported Ebola cases
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community WHO warns of ‘shadow zones’ and unreported Ebola cases Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Families hiding infected loved ones and the existence of “shadow zones” where medics cannot go mean the West African Ebola epidemic is even bigger than thought, the World Health Organization said on…
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WHO to convene on Ebola outbreak, treatments
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community WHO to convene on Ebola outbreak, treatments Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday it would convene talks early next month on potential treatments and vaccines to contain the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The infectious disease has killed…
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