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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
April 1st, 2013

Moscow struggles with record snowfall
Moscow’s wintertime snowfall has left a layer of 65 centimeters, which is an all-time record for April 1st. The previous record, of 56 centimeters, was set in 1892 and 1942. Last month’s average air temperature was 4.5 degrees lower than normal.

Turkey trade with Iran to resume despite the US sanctions
The US government has tried to stop Turkey from providing a financial lifeline to Iran. Being unable to trade using the US dollar or the euro, Iran resorted to gold imports in exchange for gas exports to Turkey. Gold is not controlled by a central bank or an international agency, so it can be used as a currency by the countries or organizations deprived of access to the world’s banking and financial systems.

Iran urged to strengthen presence in SCO
Chairman of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Business Council Marat Sharshekeev has called for stronger presence of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the council, Press TV reports.- It is a non-governmental body, which brings together the most influential members of the business communities of the six member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization -- China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Georgia’s Foreign Ministry continues to monitor Russian naval exercises
The Georgian FM will continue to inform the int'l community on Russian military exercises being held near the maritime borders of the country, Deputy FM David Zalkaliani said at a briefing on Monday. According to him, "Georgia expresses deep concern about the unplanned and sudden exercises of the Russian military which go beyond the territory defined by the Vienna Agreement." -"According to the information received today, all Russian warships returned to the place of deployment and presumably exercises have been completed. However, we are closely monitoring the situation and informing the int'l community," he said.

Star Caught Circling Black Hole at Record-Breaking Speed
The black hole in the spinning duo is known as MAXI J1659-152 and is at least three times more massive than the sun. The star, meanwhile, is a red dwarf with a mass just one-fifth that of the sun and is just 620,000 miles (1 million kilometers) from the black hole, according to the European Space Agency, which announced the discovery on Tuesday (March 19).

More Jews Live in Israel Than U.S. for First Time
For the first time, there are more Jews living in Israel than in America, making the Jewish state the home of the largest Jewish population in the world. There are 6 million Jews in Israel and 5.5 million in America, 2 million of whom live in New York. Roughly 500,000 Jews live in France and almost 300,000 live in the United Kingdom.

FAU Professor In “Jesus Stomping” Incident Placed On Administrative Leave
Officials at Florida Atlantic University announced the move against Dr. Deandre Poole after receiving a complaint from student Ryan Rotella, who claims he was unfairly suspended from class for not writing the word ”Jesus” on a piece of paper and stomping on it as part of a class exercise. The controversy has even caught the attention of Governor Rick Scott, who called on University System Chancellor Frank Brogan to thoroughly investigate Rotella’s claims.

Head-On Collisions Between DNA-Code Reading Machineries Accelerate Gene Evolution
Replication -- the duplicating of the genetic code to create a new set of genes- and transcription -- the copying of DNA code to produce a protein -- are not separated by time or space in bacteria. Therefore, clashes between these machineries are inevitable. Replication traveling rapidly along a DNA strand can be stalled by a head-on encounter or same-direction brush with slower-moving transcription.

Iran: 2013 will be 'fall of American empire'
The "American empire" will fall this year, the head of Iran’s Basij forces claimed Sunday, a message that was approved by the Islamic regime’s supreme leader. "America should not think that with some diplomatic dialogue it can solve its dossier (problem) with the nation of Iran," Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Naghdi said. "The path of this land is directed by the martyrs..."

China bird flu: Two men die in Shanghai
Two men have died in the Chinese city of Shanghai, after contracting a strain of bird flu not previously known in humans, Chinese officials say. The men, aged 27 and 87, both fell ill with the H7N9 strain in February and died some weeks later in March, Xinhua news agency reported. A woman of 35 who caught the virus elsewhere is said to be critically ill.

South Korea pledges strong response against North
South Korea has promised a "strong response" to North Korean aggression, amid high tensions on the peninsula. Speaking to defence officials on Monday, President Park Geun-hye said that she took the series of threats from Pyongyang "very seriously". North Korea said on Saturday that it was entering a "state of war" with South Korea.

Historic Damascus synagogue looted and burned
Rebels, Assad forces trade blame for destruction of ancient synagogue built atop a cave used by prophet Elijah. The 2,000-year-old Jobar Synagogue in the Syrian capital of Damascus was looted and burned to the ground. The Syrian army loyal to President Bashar Assad and rebel forces are blaming each other for the destruction of the historic synagogue, according to reports on Sunday.

Cyprus crisis: Moscow will not bail out Russian savers
The Russian government says it will not compensate Russian savers who have lost money in the Cyprus banking crisis. Russians are believed to have billions of euros in Cypriot accounts and deposits above 100,000 euros (£84,300; $128,200) in the two biggest banks could be reduced by as much as 60%.

NKorea's parliament meets amid nuclear tension
After weeks of warlike rhetoric, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gathered legislators Monday for an annual spring parliamentary session that followed a ruling party declaration that nuclear bomb building and a stronger economy were the nation's top priorities.

UK poll points to mistrust of clergy, lack of moral leadership
Only around a half of Britons trust the clergy to tell the truth and a similar proportion think the Church of England does a bad job of providing moral leadership, a poll showed on Sunday. The survey by pollster YouGov commissioned by Britain's Sunday Times newspaper further showed that 69 percent of respondents thought the Church of England, mother church of the world's 80-million-strong Anglican communion, was out of touch.

Sanctions push Iran inflation above 30 percent
Iran's inflation rate has climbed above 30 percent under the impact of international economic sanctions, according to figures released by the government's statistics centre. The rate reached 31.5 percent in the 12 months to March 20, which was the end of Iran's calendar year, the semi-official Mehr news agency quoted the centre as saying on Monday.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Tight Iran Timeline for Obama
President Barack Obama pledged during the 2012 campaign, and since, that he will not let Iran develop nuclear weapons. According to his own timeline, Obama has about a year left to see if his policy of diplomacy and sanctions can get Iran to slow its enrichment of uranium and assure the world its nuclear program is peaceful. If the United States and its partners cannot succeed, the stage may be set for an American or Israeli military intervention.

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