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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg to take two months of paternity leave
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Facebook CEO Zuckerberg to take two months of paternity leave Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday he will take two months of paternity leave after his daughter’s birth, a strong statement from one of the busiest and…
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More than half of Amazon tree species seen at risk of extinction
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community More than half of Amazon tree species seen at risk of extinction Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: South America’s vast Amazon region harbors one of the world’s most diverse collection oftree species, but more than half may be at risk for extinction due to ongoing deforestation…
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Philippines bets on appeal of education to fight child labour
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Philippines bets on appeal of education to fight child labour Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Marnel Arcones’s face lights up with a huge smile when he talks about going back to school after years of toiling as a child worker in factories, on farms and as…
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North Korea proposes talks with South Korea for next week
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community North Korea says proposes talks with South Korea for next week Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: North Korea has proposed talks with South Korea to be held on Nov. 26 at the Truce Village ontheir militarised border, the North’s KCNA news agency reported on Friday. The…
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Airplane makes emergency landing in Bulgaria over bomb threat
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Airplane makes emergency landing in Bulgaria over bomb threat Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: An airplane with 161 people aboard made an emergency landing in the Black Sea city of Burgas on today following a bomb threat while en route to Egypt from Poland’s capital of…
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Uber can’t appeal class certification order in U.S. driver lawsuit
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Uber can’t appeal class certification order in U.S. driver lawsuit Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday denied ride service Uber’s request to immediately appealan order approving class certification in a lawsuit filed by drivers who wish to be deemed employees. The…
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Myanmar parliament chief asks losing lawmakers to play fair
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Myanmar parliament chief asks losing lawmakers to play fair Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Myanmar’s parliament chairman on Monday urged lawmakers from the ruling partythrashed at the polls to play fair in the outgoing legislature’s remaining debates, which could determine the budget a new opposition-led government…
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Fingerprints from Paris bomber match man registered in Greece – prosecutor
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Fingerprints from Paris bomber match man registered in Greece – prosecutor Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Fingerprints from one of the suicide bombers behind the attacks at the Stade de France inParis matched the prints of a man registered in Greece in October, a French prosecutor…
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Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya see glimmer of hope in Suu Kyi victory
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya see glimmer of hope in Suu Kyi victory Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Noor Bagum would have to have been able to vote for Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) but, like the majority of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority,…
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Regional tensions, Paris attacks hang over APEC summit
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Regional tensions, Paris attacks hang over APEC summit Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Regional tensions over the South China Sea and security concerns after the attack by Islamistmilitants on Paris could eclipse efforts by Pacific-rim leaders this week to boost trade and growth across a region…
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France in shock after Islamist attacks
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community France in shock after Islamist attacksPhuket Gazette / ReutersPHUKET: French prosecutors said on Saturday that three coordinated teams of gunmen and suicide bombers carried out a wave of attacks across Paris that killed 129 people in what President Francois Hollande called an “act of war” by Islamic…
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At least 120 killed in Paris attacks
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community At least 120 people killed in Paris ‘terror’ attacks Phuket Gazette/The Nation PARIS: Police in the French capital are reporting that at least 80 people were killed in a mass hostage-taking at a Paris concert hall Friday evening, with many more feared dead after a series…
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Facebook reports spike in government requests for data
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Facebook reports spike in government requests for data Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Facebook Inc said in a report on Wednesday that government demands for its user data surged in the first half of 2015, taking a trend that began at least two years ago when…
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Millions more using contraception, especially in South Asia, Africa: Report
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Millions more using contraception, especially in South Asia, Africa-report Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A record 290.6 million women and girls in the world’s poorest nations are using modern methods of contraception, averting millions of unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions, a global family planning rights group…
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Obama calls Myanmar president, endorses election as Suu Kyi eyes majority
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Obama calls Myanmar president, endorses election as Suu Kyi eyes majority Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: U.S. President Barack Obama called Myanmar President Thein Sein on Thursday to congratulate him on successfully staging a historic general election in which democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi trounced…
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Malaysia PM urges Indonesia to tackle fires, as haze moves to Thai sky
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Malaysia PM urges Indonesia to tackle fires, haze drifts to Thai sky Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has called on Indonesia to take action against peoplesetting fires that have caused choking smoke to drift across the region, with the sky over…
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After five years of negotiations, Pacific trade talks near deal
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community After five years of negotiations, Pacific trade talks near deal Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A dozen Pacific nations closed in on a sweeping free trade pact on Sunday in Atlanta after abreakthrough over how long a monopoly pharmaceutical companies should be given on new biotech…
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World Bank trims 2015, 2016 East Asia forecasts, cites China, US rate risks
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community World Bank trims 2015, 2016 East Asia forecasts, cites China, US rate risks Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: The World Bank cut its 2015 and 2016 growth forecasts for developing East Asia and Pacific, and said the outlook was clouded by the risk of a sharp…
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China’s ‘fake’ Apple stores thrive ahead of new iPhone launch
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community China’s ‘fake’ Apple stores thrive ahead of new iPhone launch Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: On a bustling street in China’s southern boom town of Shenzhen, more than 30 storescarrying Apple Inc’s iconic white logos peddle pre-orders for the new iPhone, a gadget that has become…
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Indonesia starts legal action against 4 companies linked to SE Asia haze
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Indonesia starts legal action against 4 companies linked to SE Asia haze Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Indonesia has ordered four companies to suspend operations for causing forest fires thatsent smoke across a large swathe of Southeast Asia, an Indonesian Environment Ministry official said on Tuesday.…
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Malaysia arrests three suspects in connection with Bangkok blast
PHUKET: Malaysia has arrested three suspects in connection with the investigation into a bombblast in central Bangkok last month that killed 20 people, police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said on Monday. Two Malaysians and a Pakistani national were arrested and were assisting with the investigation, Khalid told reporters. “We believe the suspects can help in the investigation our arrest was…
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Japan resumes search for 16 missing as flood evacuees wait to return home
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Japan resumes search for 16 missing as flood evacuees wait to return home Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Search teams using boats and helicopters resumed looking on Saturday for at least 16 peoplestill missing after torrential rain and flooding across Japan this week, while thousands waited…
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British Airways plane catches fire in Las Vegas, two minor injuries
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community British Airways plane catches fire in Las Vegas, two minor injuries Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A British Airways jetliner engine caught fire as the airplane was departing on a London-bound flight from Las Vegas on Tuesday, forcing the pilot to abort takeoff, but all 172…
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High schoolers use e-cigarettes to vape marijuana – U.S. study
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community High schoolers use e-cigarettes to vape marijuana – U.S. study Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Nearly one in five high school students who said they used electronic cigarettes to vaporize nicotine also used them to vaporize pot, according to a survey of nearly 4,000 Connecticut teens.…
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Greece asks EU for humanitarian aid to cope with migration crisis
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Greece asks EU for humanitarian aid to cope with migration crisis Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Greece asked the European Union on Monday for humanitarian aid to help it cope with what itcalled “a volatile situation” following the large flow of migrants and refugees from the…
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U.S. Supreme Court denies Kentucky clerk request on gay marriage licenses
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community U.S. Supreme Court denies Kentucky clerk request on gay marriage licenses Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down a Kentucky county clerk’s request for anemergency order allowing her to continue to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples while she appeals…
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Apple lines up Sept. 9 event, seen unveiling new iPhones
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Apple lines up Sept 9 event to unveil new iPhones Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Apple Inc has invited journalists to a Sept 9 event where the company is expected to unveil new iPhones and potentially a new version of its Apple TV set-top box. The…
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National Guardsman to be honored over French train attack
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community National Guardsman who helped thwart attack on French train to get medal Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A National Guardsman, one of three Americans who disarmed a gun-toting suspected Islamist militant on a high-speed train in France, will be awarded the U.S. Army’s highest non-combat medal,…
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China stocks give up year’s gains as
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community China stocks give up year’s gains as “national team” stays on bench Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: China stock markets slumped again on Monday, giving up all their gains for the year on amassive sell off that dragged down regional markets, with even some state media…
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More than 1,000 children killed, injured in Yemen
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community More than 1,000 children killed, injured in “brutal” Yemen conflict – U.N. Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Months of brutal conflict in Yemen have killed or injured more than 1,000 children, and the number of young people recruited or used as fighters has soared, the United…
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