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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
November 29th, 2012

Biometric database launched amid opposition, hacking fears
The Knesset approved the launch of a national biometric identification system on Wednesday, which will be tested at the beginning of 2013. The decision to begin using the system was made by a joint committee comprising the Science and Technology Committee, Internal Affairs and Environment Committee and Constitution, Law and Justice Committee.

China doubles the pace of reform with proposed two-child policy
China is considering changes to its one-child policy to allow couples living in cities to have two children, in what may become new President Xi Jinping's first major reform since taking power. ...Demographers have warned that the one-child policy has led to a rapidly ageing population that could hamper China's economic competitiveness in the long run.

Splits emerge on Palestinian vote
BRITAIN has threatened to abstain from a vote for enhanced Palestinian status at the United Nations unless the Palestinians commit to fresh talks with Israel, highlighting European divisions on the vote. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that in order to secure Britain's vote at the UN General Assembly in New York, the Palestinians would have to unconditionally agree to negotiations on a lasting two-state deal with Israel.

EU rejects French report linking GM maize to cancer
The EU's food safety agency definitively rejected Wednesday a bombshell French report linking genetically modified corn to cancer... "Serious defects in the design and methodology of a paper by Seralini et al. mean it does not meet acceptable scientific standards,"... "Consequently it is not possible to draw valid conclusions about the occurrence of tumours in the rats tested," the agency said.

Egypt crisis: Assembly rushes to finish constitution
The assembly writing a new Egyptian constitution says it hopes to vote on a draft version as early as Thursday. The news came as the constitutional court indicated it would rule on Sunday whether to dissolve the assembly. The assembly is dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists who back President Mohammed Morsi. It is being boycotted by other members.

Netanyahu: UN can't force Israel to compromise on security
With Israel facing a stinging diplomatic defeat Thursday at the UN, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that regardless of how many vote against Israel, "no force in the world will get me to compromise on Israel's security." He also said no force in the world can sever the thousands-year-old tie between the Jewish people and the land of Israel.

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