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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
March 23rd, 2013

What happens if Cyprus collapses?
What happens if Cyprus' banks collapse? If its government goes broke? If it leaves the euro? The European Union, the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the country's leaders are trying to find a deal to secure a 10 billion euro ($13 billion) loan for Cyprus and stave off a failure of its banking system. The Cypriot parliament has already rejected one deal, which would have taxed all bank deposits in the country. The ECB has now put a ticking timer on this drama by declaring it would cut off emergency support to Cyprus' banks on Monday if no deal is found.

Sequester! FAA To Close 149 Air Traffic Towers That All Have This One Thing In Common
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday released a list of 149 non-fed staffed air traffic control towers that it will close due to budget cuts stemming from sequestration. The 149 air traffic facilities slated to begin closing on April 7 are all staffed by contract employees who are not FAA employees. There were 65 other facilities staffed by FAA employees on the preliminary list of towers that could be closed.

Bashar al-Assad vows to 'cleanse' Syria of extremism
Bashar al-Assad vowed to "cleanse" Syria of extremism, in the wake of a suicide bomber which killed dozens including a key pro-regime Sunni cleric. Some 49 people were killed, including Mohamed Saeed al-Bouti, the most prominent Sunni Muslim cleric to back the Syrian president's Alawite minority-dominated regime against a Sunni-led uprising.

Health Insurers Warn on Premiums
Health insurers are privately warning brokers that premiums for many individuals and small businesses could increase sharply next year because of the health-care overhaul law, with the nation's biggest firm projecting that rates could more than double for some consumers buying their own plans.

More Docs Plan to Retire Early
Most physicians have a pessimistic outlook on the future of medicine, citing eroding autonomy and falling income, a survey of more than 600 doctors found. Six in 10 physicians (62 percent) said it is likely many of their colleagues will retire earlier than planned in the next 1 to 3 years, a survey from Deloitte Center for Health Solutions found. That perception is uniform across age, gender, and specialty, it said.

British gas reserves could run dry in 36 HOURS after freezing householders turn the heating up
Freezing Britain was last night facing the unprecedented prospect of gas rationing. A combination of bitterly cold weather and pipeline failures has left the energy grid at breaking point. The country has less than 36 hours of gas reserves remaining and one energy expert warned yesterday that if the cold snap continues, rationing is ‘inevitable’.

With US-Russia relationship toxic, Moscow looks to strengthen ties with China
It's probably no coincidence that newly-minted Chinese leader Xi Jinping chose Moscow, where he arrived Friday for a three-day visit, to be his first foreign destination. ...But underlying that is a growing sense that the two countries are being driven together by shifting geopolitical winds, which are alienating each from the West while intensifying the need for more reliable partnerships.

Israel PM apologies for Gaza flotilla deaths
Israel's prime minister has apologised to Turkey for "any errors that could have led to loss of life" during the 2010 commando raid on an aid flotilla that tried to breach the Gaza blockade. Benjamin Netanyahu also agreed with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to compensate the families of the nine activists who were killed. Mr Netanyahu had previously only expressed regret for the deaths.

Egypt's opposition protesters clash with Islamists
Opposition protesters in Egypt have clashed with members of the governing Muslim Brotherhood in several towns, leaving scores of people injured. In Cairo, the protesters ransacked one Brotherhood office, while in Mahalla in the Nile Delta the Islamist movement's headquarters was set on fire. Riot police fired tear gas as the two sides pelted each other with stones.

'Obama asks Abbas not to go to ICC over settlements'
US President Barack Obama asked Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during his visit to Israel and the West Bank which concluded on Friday not to take action against Israel at the International Criminal Court for any reason, including settlement construction, London-based Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat reported on Saturday, citing Palestinian sources.

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