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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
June 25th, 2013

Netanyahu urges Palestinians to negotiate until conflict is resolved
The prime minister says Israel's goal is not just to restart peace talks, but to keep them going until significant progress is made, while Economy Minister Naftali Bennett says the Israeli public does not expect its elected leaders to deal with peace talks.

Six MERS-Coronavirus Cases Confirmed Over The Weekend
Two releases by the World Health Organization (WHO) detail six new confirmed cases of MERS-Coronavirus over the weekend. The laboratory-confirmed cases were reported to the WHO by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health.

Obama to unveil climate change plan with sweeping emissions cuts
Obama is expected to announce Tuesday a comprehensive new plan to combat climate change that includes cutting greenhouse-gas emissions from existing coal-fired power plants – a move that could lead to a wave of plant closings.

‘Destruction all around’: Hundreds dead, tens of thousands missing in India monsoon
Early monsoon rains have swept northern India, causing floods and landslides, killing at least 1,000 and leaving tens of thousands missing, officials report. About 100 towns and villages remain cut off since Sunday, and the death toll is expected to rise.

Taliban attacks Kabul's presidential palace, CIA, ISAF HQ, Ministry of Defense
A Reuters reporter who was at the palace to cover a presser by president Karzai along with some 20 other journalists said heavy gunfire was heard, and smoke from an explosion had blanketed the area.

M-CLASS SOLAR FLARE
Sunspot AR1778 produced an impulsive M2-class solar flare on June 23rd at 20:56 UT. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flash. The eruption flung material away from the blast site, but the debris does not appear to be heading toward Earth.

Warning of new financial crisis as bond yields spike
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned spiking bond yields across the world threaten trillion of dollars in losses for investors and a fresh crisis for banks unless they are braced for the shock. Swiss-based BIS said losses on US treasuries will reach $1trn if average yields rise by 300 basis points, reports the Telegraph. It warned losses could range from 15% to 35% of GDP in the UK, France, Italy and Japan and even greater damage in a number of other countries.

How mass protests around the globe have become the 'new social network'
Paul Mason, economics editor of BBC2's Newsnight and author of Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions, has argued that a key factor, largely driven by new communication technologies, is that people have not only a better understanding of power but are more aware of its abuse, both economically and politically.

Michael Pento - The World Is Now Headed Into A Depression
Once the economic news shows an increasingly negative trend, and it will, my guess is by the end of the year or by early 2014, they will once again admit the economy’s addiction to QE and manipulation of interest rates, and risk assets will once again be in vogue.”

Regulatory Burdens of Obamacare: The Poor Will Pay More
It is becoming increasingly apparent that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is going to make health care unaffordable to a shockingly large number of poor people—many of them single and childless...Obamacare, sadly, is merely the latest and most painful hit from the regulatory onslaught of Washington, diverting resources that could be better used to address larger and more immediate risks.

6.4 Mid-Atlantic Ridge Earthquake, No Tsunami Threat to Hawaiʻi
The quake was centered 772 mikes ENE of Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana; 775 miles ENE of Cayenne, French Guiana; 778 miles ENE of Matoury, French Guiana; 786 miles ENE of Kourou, French Guiana; and 844 miles NNE of Salinopolis, Brazil, according to information compiled by the USGS.

Sunday storms add to danger, misery; 99,000 lack power
Sunday morning storms added to what already was a record number of power outages in Minnesota history and brought new flooding and road closures to some communities.

Kerry seeks Netanyahu-Abbas meeting
US Secretary of State John Kerry will return to the Middle East for a new round of meetings on Thursday in an effort to press Israel and the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table. Palestinian sources estimate that Kerry will try to coordinate a meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Prince Charles warns of rising antisemitism
Prince Charles has warned that Britain was suffering from an "apparent rise in antisemitism, along with other poisonous and debilitating forms of intolerance", according to . He made the comments in a speech that praised the work of Lord Sacks, the outgoing chief rabbi, in promoting tolerance. Charles said: "Running throughout your time as chief rabbi has been that all-important principle...the principle of tolerance.

Pediatricians have a new mission: Fight ‘homophobia’
In its first sexual-orientation policy update in nearly a decade, the nation’s largest pediatricians group said its members should do more to fight “heterosexism” and “homophobia,” as well as step up their care of teens with same-sex attractions. “Sexual-minority youth should not be considered abnormal,” the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said...

Deadly piglet virus spreads to nearly 200 U.S. farm sites
A swine virus deadly to young pigs, and never before seen in North America, has spiked to 199 sites in 13 states - nearly double the number of farms and other locations from earlier this month. Iowa, the largest U.S. hog producer, has the most sites testing positive for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus: 102 sites, as of June 10. The state raises on average 30 million hogs each year, according to the Iowa Pork Producers Association.

Qatari emir Sheikh Hamad hands power to son Tamim
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, has handed over power to his son, the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. In a speech broadcast on Qatari television, he said it was time for a new generation to take over. Rumours had been circulating for days that Sheikh Tamim, 33, was preparing to succeed his 61-year-old father.

India floods: Bad weather delays rescue and mass cremations
Bad weather has halted rescue operations in flood-hit northern India and forced authorities to delay mass funerals for those killed. Air force officials said they were unable to fly helicopters to the temple town of Badrinath to bring down the 5,000 pilgrims still stuck there. And police say the planned mass cremations in Kedarnath town have been postponed following heavy rains.

China stocks hit by credit crunch fears
Chinese stocks touched a four-and-a-half-year low on Tuesday amid persistent concerns over the government's credit-tightening policy. The Shanghai Composite SSE index fell as much as 5.8% at one point, before a late rally meant it ended down 0.3%. The rebound came after China's central bank said that it would guide market rates down to "reasonable" levels.

Afghan Taliban assault in Kabul secure zone
Afghan security forces have put down a militant gun and bomb attack near the presidential palace, in one of the most secure areas of Kabul. Officials say four insurgents and three security guards died. The Taliban say they carried out the attack. President Hamid Karzai was in the palace, but the target appears to have been the nearby Ariana hotel, which houses a CIA station.

Rise in border funds moves US immigration plan forward
A bill to overhaul the US immigration system has passed a key hurdle after the Senate approved a $38bn (£24bn) increase in border security. After Monday night's 67-27 vote the bill, the centrepiece of which is a path to citizenship for undocumented migrants, is seen as likely to pass. The tough border security measures and increased spending were needed to win Republican votes, analysts say.

Egypt crisis worsens as gov't blamed for lynchings
Tensions are high in Egypt ahead of a planned opposition protest scheduled for next Sunday. Egypt’s government promised “exemplary punishment” on Monday after a mob killed four Shi’ites near Cairo, raising fears of wider sectarian bloodshed at a time of grave national crisis. But Shi’ite minority leaders and the liberal opposition accused the government itself...of whipping up sectarian anger over the war in Syria...

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