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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
May 10th, 2013

Kerry Talks Peace with Tony Blair
As part of his ongoing efforts to get Israel and the Palestinian Authority back to the negotiating table, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday hosted talks with special Middle East envoy Tony Blair,. The two men met privately for more than two hours in the U.S. ambassador's residence in Rome, after Kerry also talked earlier in the day with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, reported AFP.

Larger portion of Canadians denying religious affiliation
A growing number of Canadians are identifying themselves as having no religious affiliation, although more than two-thirds of the country’s population says they’re Christian. Statistics Canada’s voluntary National Household Survey (NHS) released Wednesday also shows immigration is contributing to the growth of non-Christian religions, including Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist.

Earthquake strikes Marina del Rey area
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Thursday afternoon, one mile from Marina del Rey, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 2:08 p.m. Pacific time. The depth was recorded at 8.1 miles.

Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near East Foothills, Calif.
A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Thursday evening four miles from East Foothills, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:12 p.m. at a depth of 3.7 miles.

M-CLASS SOLAR FLARE
A sunspot located just behind the sun's northeastern limb erupted during the early hours of May 10th, producing an M3-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Dynamics Observatory recorded the explosion's extreme ultraviolet flash: movie. The farside active region will turn toward Earth in the days ahead; stay tuned.

3 suspected cases of SARS-related virus in France
Since September 2012, the World Health Organization has been informed of 30 confirmed cases of the virus, and 18 of the patients have died. Cases have emerged in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, Britain and Germany, and health officials say the virus has likely already spread from person to person in some circumstances.

2 popes meet: Egyptian Copt and Pope Francis
Two popes are praying together at the Vatican, one Catholic and one Orthodox. The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, Pope Tawadros II, called on Pope Francis on Friday in the first such meeting in 40 years. The occasion was to mark the anniversary of the signing of a declaration for improving ties between the two churches between Pope Paul VI and Tawadros' predecessor, Pope Shenouda III. The Coptic and Catholic churches split in the fifth century over theocratic differences. Since taking office last year, Tawadros has reached out to Egypt's Catholics.

Kerry says Israel, Palestinians serious about peace
The Israelis and Palestinians are serious about pursuing peace, United States Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday. Kerry is due to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 21 or 22 to try to revive long-stalled Middle East peace talks.

Islamic cleric in Gaza rejects Israel's existence
A prominent Islamic scholar making a landmark visit to the Gaza Strip declared Thursday that Israel has no right to exist and voiced his support for rocket fire on Israel, giving a boost of legitimacy to the militant Islamist Hamas rulers of the Palestinian territory.

Outbreak of mice-vector hemorrhagic fever in Argentina; attacks in rural areas
The contagion potential of the disease covers a wide area of central Argentina: the provinces of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, La Pampa and Santa Fe, with other strains of the disease in Paraguay and Bolivia. The death and hospitalization were confirmed by the Epidemiology Director from the city of Rosario.

Scientists Just Recorded the Brightest Explosion We’ve Ever Seen
Two weeks ago, says NASA, astronomers saw the longest and brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected. It was the biggest shot of energy we’ve ever seen, streaming from the universe’s most powerful class of explosions. “The event, labeled GRB 130427A, was the most energetic gamma-ray burst yet seen, and also had the longest duration,” says Matthew Francis for Ars Technica. “The output from GRB 130427A was visible in gamma ray light for nearly half a day, while typical GRBs fade within a matter of minutes or hours.”

New Evidence from His Doctors Shows Hitler Was Gay
Army interrogator Herman Merl, who was a medical technician who interviewed Hitler's doctors, Karl Brandt and Hitler’s primary physician, Theodor Morell, wrote “Homosex” in the space provided for Hitler’s sexuality. The doctors told Merl that Hitler did not sleep with girlfriend Eva Braun in her bedroom, and he himself received female hormones. Merl wrote, "Eva Braun = separate rooms" and "female hormone - injection 50,000 units." He added, "His sexual life and intercourse with Eva Braun was told to me."

US invokes emergency act to keep H7N9 flu at bay
THE US government has declared that H7N9 bird flu "poses a significant potential for a public health emergency", and has given "emergency use authorisation" for diagnostic kits for the virus. This means tests can be used that haven't gone through the usual lengthy approval process by the US Food and Drug Administration.

'We Have No Hope in America’: Christians from Egypt Reveal the Darker Side of ‘Moderate’ Islam in Egypt
While the Obama administration would like Americans to believe that Egypt’s new government and its new president Morsi are the culmination of the freedom movement and the Arab Spring in the country, Coptic Christians there are telling a very different story. ...Christians who live in fear, have been told to convert to Islam, and are living a much harsher reality than the one promised after the revolution.

Iran unveils new attack drone
Iran unveiled on Thursday a new drone, dubbed the Epic, capable of carrying out both surveillance and attack missions, the Mehr news agency reported. Defence Minister General Ahmad Vahidi was quoted as saying the Epic, which can fly at high altitudes, is a "stealth aircraft that cannot be detected by enemies."

Philippines eyes Golan peacekeeper pull-out after abductions
The Philippines' foreign minister says he wants to pull its peacekeepers from the UN force in the Golan Heights after four were seized by Syrian rebels. Albert del Rosario said the soldiers were being held as human shields and that peacekeepers' exposure was "beyond tolerable limits". The UN peacekeepers patrol the line separating Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

Vatican declares Mexican Death Saint blasphemous
A senior Vatican official has condemned the cult of Santa Muerte, or Holy Death, in Mexico as "blasphemous". The president of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, said worshipping Santa Muerte was a "degeneration of religion". Cardinal Ravasi spoke at a series of events for believers and non-believers in Mexico City.

US to chide Germany on eurozone growth at G7 meeting
US treasury secretary Jack Lew will repeat calls for Germany to stimulate demand in order to drag the eurozone out of recession, according to US government sources. Speaking with reporters...ahead of the meeting of G7 finance ministers in the UK on Friday (10 May), a senior US Treasury official commented that Lew's main message would be to urge the eurozone to "reinvigorate growth and domestic demand."

Hagel: US strategy is to reinforce Israel, allies
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said reinforcing Israel's edge and bolstering security relationships with neighbors like Egypt were both US priorities. Hagel, speaking Thursday to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's annual Soref Symposium, described his recent visit to Israel and the region, his first since assuming the defense secretary post in February.

Syria conflict: US says Assad can have no post-war role
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would have no role in a political settlement to Syria's conflict. The comments followed reports that the US was softening its insistence on Mr Assad's departure as a precondition for any deal - as demanded by rebels.

Bangladesh factory collapse toll passes 1,000
The death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial accident has passed 1,000 as recovery teams continue to find more bodies in the wreckage. The eight-storey Rana Plaza factory building near Dhaka collapsed on 24 April with an unknown number inside.

Syria "likely" to have used chemical weapons, says UK
Britain said on Thursday it was "very likely" the Syrian government had used chemical weapons, and Turkey announced it was stepping up testing of people fleeing the Syrian civil war for traces.

China's growing military might: top 4 concerns for the Pentagon
China continues to increase spending to grow its already considerable military, and top Pentagon officials continue to watch the developments carefully.

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