Author: The Gazette
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These Careers Have High Pay and Lots of Freedom
(StatePoint) Are you looking for flexibility and independence in your career, without sacrificing your earning potential? If so, then these three career fields are worth looking into: Real Estate As a real estate agent, you have a lot of flexibility in terms of the number of hours you work a week, how much support you…
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Trump looking forward to Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire deal at ASEAN summit, Malaysia says
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will visit Malaysia on October 26, Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said on Tuesday, adding that he was “looking forward” to witnessing a ceasefire deal between Southeast Asian neighbours Thailand and Cambodia. Tension over undemarcated points on the two nations’ 817-km (508-mile) land border erupted into…
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Australia to make next billion-dollar AUKUS payment ‘shortly’, says minister
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will make a second billion-dollar payment to boost U.S. nuclear submarine shipyards soon, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said in Washington on Tuesday, ahead of an official visit by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese next week. The AUKUS agreement to transfer nuclear-powered submarines to Australia is being reviewed by the Pentagon, although Australia…
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South Korea’s military chief says Russian tech possibly went into North Korea’s new missile
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Tuesday that Russian technology possibly went into North Korea’s new intercontinental ballistic missile. Nuclear-armed North Korea displayed its most advanced Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile in a military parade last week. The chairman was answering a lawmaker’s question during a parliament hearing. (Reporting…
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Madagascar’s president flees country following Gen Z protests
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina fled the country after the military sided with young protesters, marking the second time a youth-led movement toppled a government in just over a month. Youth-led demonstrations against Rajoelina began on Sept. 25. Originally in protest of soaring utility prices, demonstrators morphed their cries into broader expressions of discontent over government…
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After hostages and prisoners are freed, complex issues remain for Israel-Hamas ceasefire
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas moved ahead on a key first step of the tenuous Gaza ceasefire agreement on Monday by freeing hostages and prisoners, raising hopes that the U.S.-brokered deal might lead to a permanent end to the two-year war that ravaged the Palestinian territory. But thornier issues such as whether Hamas will…
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Ground stop alert issued for Austin airport due to staffing, US FAA says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A ground stop alert was issued for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, due to staffing, a U.S. Federal Aviation advisory noted late on Monday. The ground stop was expected to stay in effect from 0101 GMT to 0215 GMT on Tuesday, with medium chance of an extension, the advisory showed. (Reporting…
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Analysis-From menacing to ‘cool’: How views on China have shifted in Vietnam
By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) -Dozens of young Vietnamese women lined up for hours last month to catch a glimpse of “cool” troops marching through Hanoi in a huge military parade. But it was not their own soldiers they were looking out for. It was the Chinese contingent. The scene reflects a…
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Ex-Louisiana Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards says he won’t run for Senate
Former Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said he wouldn’t run for Senate in 2026. The announcement could be a death blow for Democratic hopes in the deep-red state as they search for a suitable candidate to unseat Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA). The party had been urging him to run for months, but in a…
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Witkoff family to host fundraiser for Nate Morris, Ramaswamy to speak
Prominent MAGA figures, such as Zach Witkoff and Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead a birthday fundraiser on Thursday for Republican Senate candidate for Kentucky, Nate Morris, who has pitched himself as a pro-Trump businessman. Morris’s 45th birthday party fundraising event will be hosted by Zach Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East’s son, Steve Witkoff, and Zach Witkoff’s…