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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
April 16th, 2013

Boston Marathon bombs: Muslim extremist 'happy' about US attack
The head of an extremist Jordanian Muslim Salafi group has said that he was "happy to see the horror in America" after the explosions in Boston. ..."Let the Americans feel the pain we endured by their armies occupying Iraq and Afghanistan and killing our people there," he said early on Tuesday.

Broad risk flight; gold eyes worst two days since 1983
Gold headed for its biggest two-day drop in 30 years on Monday and oil, copper and grains prices also tumbled as investors fled most financial markets after disappointing Chinese economic data... With U.S. stocks on...first two-day losing streak in a month and Treasuries prices near flat, few assets appeared to be taking in new money amid growing caution the world economy was headed for another recession.

Blazar Markarian 421's flare-up is cosmic coincidence
The skies are currently being flooded with the brightest display of gamma rays - the Universe's highest-energy light - ever seen by astronomers. The culprit is a staggering flare-up of Markarian 421, a "blazar" that hosts a supermassive black hole. By sheer coincidence, a programme to study it had just begun, so dozens of the world's telescopes - from visible to radio to gamma-ray - were watching.

Syria crisis: UN issues rare joint appeal for action
The heads of five major UN agencies have issued a rare joint appeal to the international community to do much more to end "cruelty and carnage" in Syria. In a statement, the chiefs of the WHO, Unicef, Ocha, WFP and UNHCR urged political leaders to use their influence to solve the crisis. They said they were appealing for "something more important than funds".

EU to approve new banking rules including bonus cap
New rules on bankers' bonuses and the amount of capital that banks must hold as a buffer are expected to be approved by the European Parliament shortly. The package has been agreed with EU governments and most of it is likely to take effect on 1 January 2014. The EU plans to cap bonuses at 100% of a banker's annual salary, or 200% if shareholders approve.

S Korea in $15.3bn stimulus bid to spur economic growth
South Korea is the latest Asian country to try and boost economic growth by spending hard, unveiling a 17.3tn won ($15.3bn; £9.2bn) stimulus plan. The funds will be used to help small and medium-sized exporters, create jobs, boost a stagnant property market and cover a shortfall in tax revenue. South Korea has been hurt by weak exports and subdued domestic demand.

China 'reveals army structure' in defence white paper
China has revealed the structure of its military units, in what state-run media describe as a first. The army has a total of 850,000 officers, while the navy and air force have a strength of 235,000 and 398,000, China said in its defence white paper. The paper also criticised the US's expanded military presence in the Asia Pacific, saying it had exacerbated regional tensions.

Commission: €11bn extra or we could halt EU payments
The EU would have to halt multi-billion-euro payments to the bloc's poorest regions without an extra €11 billion for the EU budget, MEPs were told Monday (15 April). Speaking at a hearing of the European Parliament's budget committee in Strasbourg, Polish budgets commissioner Janusz Lewandowski, admitted that the the commission had "cashflow problems" and would struggle to make cohesion payments in the second half of 2013.

The Goal Is To Destroy All Constitutional Culture
Every time a smaller attack on liberty is exposed or openly announced by the cult of statism, elitists invariably respond with a false face of rationality and common sense. They claim that they respect the line. They claim that they will take only the minimum. They claim that they are pursuing only a reasonable compromise.

Series of earthquakes shakes Oklahoma
A magnitude-4.3 earthquake shook Oklahoma early Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey reported. The quake struck at 12:56 a.m. local time (1:56 a.m. ET) around 30 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. It was measured at a depth of 3.1 miles, the USGS said. A small earthquake of magnitude 3.0 preceded the temblor, and two small tremors with magnitudes of 2.8 and 3.3 rattled nearby within 20 minutes of the initial quake.

Saudis shudder over Boston report
Dubai-based news channel Al-Arabiya interviews a Saudi student in Boston who reports that “100,000 Saudis in the US shuddered” as they read the news in The New York Post that a Saudi man was being interrogated on suspicion of involvement in the blast.

Police Identify Saudi Muslim Terror Suspect In Boston Bombing
Investigators have a suspect — a Saudi Arabian national — in the horrific Boston Marathon bombings, The Post has learned. Law enforcement sources said the 20-year-old suspect was under guard at an undisclosed Boston hospital. It was not immediately clear why the man was hospitalized and whether he was injured in the attack or in his apprehension. The man was caught less than two hours after the 2:50 p.m. bombing on the finish line of the race, in the heart of Boston.

Strong 8 magnitude quake hits Iran
A strong 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck Iran, near the border with Pakistan, at 10:44 GMT on Tuesday at a depth of 73 miles, The US Geological survey said.

IRS remains mum on taxpayers' e-mail privacy rights
The IRS is not answering questions about internal documents showing the agency believes Americans have "generally no privacy" in their e-mail, Facebook chats, and Twitter direct messages.

Foreign holdings of U.S. debt at all-time high
The Treasury Department said Monday that foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities increased 0.3% in February from January to a record $5.66 trillion. It was the 14th straight monthly increase.

Panic selling triggers biggest gold price drop in 30 years
The further sharp drop in the price on Monday after Friday’s losses took gold to two-year lows, prompting calls of end to the metal’s “era” after a spectacular 12-year bull run.

New case of bird flu in China as death toll rises to 14
A new case of bird flu in China's capital, a 4-year-old boy who displayed no symptoms, is adding to the unknowns about the latest outbreak that has caused 63 confirmed cases and 14 deaths, health officials said Monday.

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