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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the internet
June 8th, 2014

‘Beast’ Asteroid That Will Buzz By Earth Big Enough To Wipe Out A City
“The Beast” is coming! That’s the nickname astronomers have given to an asteroid that will nearly sideswipe Earth this Sunday, reports Space.com. Near-Earth asteroid 2014 HQ124 will be a mere 777,000 miles at its closest approach to our planet, that’s just over 3 times the distance from the Earth to the moon; a close shave by cosmic standards.

Iraq violence: Dozens killed by Baghdad bombings
A series of bombings across the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has left more than 50 people dead and scores injured. At least eight separate attacks took place across the city within one hour on Saturday evening, targeting mainly Shia neighbourhoods. Earlier in the day, militants stormed a university campus in the western city of Anbar, briefly taking dozens of students hostage.

Netanyahu warns of Hamas' West Bank re-emergence in wake of Palestinian unity deal
..."Over the weekend Hamas leaders again declared their intention to destroy the State of Israel," Netanyahu said. "Those who thought that the Palestinian unity between Hamas and Fatah would moderate Hamas were mistaken. Instead of the Palestinian Authority taking control of Gaza, there are increasing signs that the exact opposite is taking place - that Hamas is increasing its control inside the PA in Judea and Samaria."

Death toll climbs to 81 in Afghan flooding
A provincial official says 81 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan's mountainous and remote north. Lt. Fazel Rahman, the police chief in the Guzirga i-Nur district of Baghlan province, said Sunday that the death toll had climbed from 54 to 81 and that police and villagers were still searching for missing people after flooding hit several villages on Friday.

11 sailors held by Somali pirates freed after 4 years
Eleven sailors mostly from Asia held hostage for almost four years by Somali pirates have been freed and are safe on their way to Kenya, mediators who helped secure their release said Saturday. The sailors, who had been held in dire conditions and suffered beatings and torture, included seven men from Bangladesh, one Indian, one Iranian, and two from Sri Lanka.

Militants seize hostages on Iraq campus, sparking battle
Militants took hundreds of students and staff hostage at a university in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Saturday, sparking an assault led by special forces in which they were freed, officials said. And in northern Iraq, heavy fighting between security forces and militants entered a second day, killing 59 people, while a wave of bombings in Baghdad left at least 25 more dead.

Huge Russia-China gas deal still leaves door open to Japan
For once, China looks to have done Japan a favour. In clinching a $400 billion deal last month to buy Russian gas, China may end up helping out its old political and economic rival in a way that matters hugely for Japan - energy security.

The Questionable Staying Power of the U.S. Shale Boom
Between 2008 and 2013, U.S. oil production surged by 64 percent. U.S. natural gas production increased by 42 percent between 2005 and 2013. Both increases were driven by the boom in shale oil and gas production. The boom has led BP (NYSE:BP) and Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) executives to claim that the U.S. will be self-sufficient in energy within two decades. However, there are three major red flags that should curb this unconstrained enthusiasm: shale depletion rates, decreased oil and gas prices due to the glut, and the extent to which upstream oil and gas companies in the shale space are overleveraged.

Google Buried A Clever Jab At The NSA Inside Its New Encryption Tool
The big tech companies are fighting back against government spying — with legal challenges, advanced encryption, and software updates — and in the case of Google, that also includes a message buried within its source code aimed directly at the National Security Agency, according to PCWorld.

The US Is Sending Its #2 Diplomat To Break The Iran Nuclear Talk Logjam
The United States said on Saturday it will send its No. 2 diplomat to Geneva to meet senior Iranian officials on Monday and Tuesday in what appeared an effort to break a logjam in wider negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program.

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