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Deputy PM Jurin opens Patong seafood festival

By The Phuket News

 

Deputy Prime Minister Jurin Laksanawisit led the official opening of the seafood festival on Patong Beach yesterday (Dec 11). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Deputy Prime Minister Jurin Laksanawisit, who also serves as the Minister of Commerce, arrived in Phuket yesterday (dec 11) to officiate the opening of the “Fah Thong on the Beach & Seafood festival, Rim Lay @ Patong’, being held on Patong Beach from Dec 11-13.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196453-deputy-pm-jurin-opens-patong-seafood-festival/

 

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U.S. FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

By Michael Erman

 

Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - The United States said it authorized the use of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, with the first inoculations expected within days, marking a turning point in a country where the pandemic has killed more than 295,000 people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196456-us-fda-authorizes-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-for-emergency-use/

 

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Volunteer sleuths crack 'Zodiac' serial killer's coded message

By Sharon Bernstein

 

FILE PHOTO: Actor Robert Downey Jr. attends the premiere of 'Zodiac,' based on the Zodiac Killer case, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, March 1, 2007. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - A team of volunteer codebreakers has cracked a mysterious cipher sent more than 50 years ago to a newspaper by the San Francisco serial killer who called himself the Zodiac, the FBI said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196479-volunteer-sleuths-crack-zodiac-serial-killers-coded-message/

 

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In boost to climate action, Britain to stop backing overseas oil and gas projects

By Matthew Green

 

FILE PHOTO: Icebergs float in a fjord near the south Greenland town of Narsaq July 28, 2009. REUTERS/Bob Strong/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pledge to end direct government support for overseas fossil fuel projects at a U.N. summit on Saturday, aiming to spur similar moves by other countries to help tackle climate change, his office said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196480-in-boost-to-climate-action-britain-to-stop-backing-overseas-oil-and-gas-projects/

 

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New Star Wars and Marvel shows underpin Disney's ambitious streaming targets

By Lisa Richwine and Helen Coster

 

FILE PHOTO: A Baby Yoda toy is pictured during a "Star Wars" advance product showcase in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co on Thursday announced a heavy slate of new shows for its streaming services, including Marvel and Star Wars series on its fast-growing Disney+ platform and programming from reality TV fan-favorites the Kardashians for Hulu.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196483-new-star-wars-and-marvel-shows-underpin-disneys-ambitious-streaming-targets/

 

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Actor Shia LaBeouf accused of abuse by ex-girlfriend FKA twigs

 

FILE PHOTO: Shia LaBeouf attends the international premiere of "Honey Boy" at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British musician FKA twigs on Friday filed a lawsuit against actor Shia LaBeouf, accusing him of physical and emotional abuse during their year-long relationship.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196484-actor-shia-labeouf-accused-of-abuse-by-ex-girlfriend-fka-twigs/

 

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Rapper Lil Wayne pleads guilty to federal gun charge

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Jan 12, 2020; Green Bay, WI, USA; Recording artist Lil Wayne addresses the crowd in the second half of a NFC Divisional Round playoff football game between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

 

(Reuters) - Rapper Lil Wayne pled guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm, prosecutors said on Friday, and he faces up to 10 years in prison.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196486-rapper-lil-wayne-pleads-guilty-to-federal-gun-charge/

 

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Chalong woman, 27, dies as motorbike hits power pole

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The accident occurred in front of a 7-Eleven store near the entrance to the Phuket Villa 3 housing estate. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 27-year-old woman died after the motorbike she was riding struck a power pole near the entrance to Phuket Villa 3 on Chao Fa East Rd in Wichit in the early hours of this morning (Dec 12).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196487-chalong-woman-27-dies-as-motorbike-hits-power-pole/

 

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Foreign man found unconscious in accident on Kathu road

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rescue workers at the scene on Wichit Songkram Rd early this morning (Dec 12). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A foriegn man was found unconscious with head injuries after an apparent motorbike accident on a curve in Kathu early this morning (Dec 12).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196488-foreign-man-found-unconscious-in-accident-on-kathu-road/

 

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Iran executes French-based dissident journalist captured last year

 

 

Ruhollah Zam, a dissident journalist who was captured in what Tehran calls an intelligence operation, speaks during his trial in Tehran, Iran June 2, 2020. Picture taken June 2, 2020. Mizan News Agency/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Iranian dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was convicted of fomenting violence during anti-government protests in 2017, was executed on Saturday, Iran's state television reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196489-iran-executes-french-based-dissident-journalist-captured-last-year/

 

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Video: Family on motorcycle in "miracle" escape - but trucker shouldn't have been going straight on

 

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Thai media Thai Rath said that three people on a motorcycle had cheated death in a miracle escape after they were all run over by a truck-trailer at an intersection at night in Chachoengsao in the east of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196492-video-family-on-motorcycle-in-miracle-escape-but-trucker-shouldnt-have-been-going-straight-on/

 

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