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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the internet   
July 6th, 2014

Weekend’s tremors part of normal cycle of seismic activity
“It appears from the signs that we have now that this is the start of an earthquake crisis,” Mouin Hamzeh, the secretary-general of the National Council for Scientific Research, told The Daily Star.  

5.7 quake hits NE Japan: USGS
A 5.7-magnitude quake hit off the coast of northeast Japan Saturday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.  

3.3 Magnitude Earthquake Reported Near Perry
GARFIELD COUNTY, Oklahoma - The United States Geological Survey reported a 3.3 magnitude earthquake in Garfield County Saturday evening.  

Light quake rattles nerves in Southern California
A small earthquake rattled nerves and jostled store shelves in and around the Southern California community of Big Bear Lake on Saturday.  

Isis chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears in first video
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Islamist militant group Isis, has called on Muslims to obey him, in his first video sermon. Baghdadi has been appointed caliph by the jihadist group, which has seized large swathes of Iraq and Syria. The video appears to have been filmed on Friday during a sermon at the al-Nouri Mosque in Mosul, northern Iraq.  

Kenyan coastal region of Lamu hit by deadly attacks
At least 29 people have been killed in two deadly shooting attacks in Kenya's coastal districts, the interior ministry has said. Witnesses said heavily armed men raided a trading centre in the village of Hindi, in Lamu county, and a police station in Gamba, Tana River county, overnight on Saturday. The Somali militant Islamist group al-Shabab said it was behind the killings.  

Barrage of rocket fire hits South amid calls for Gaza operation
A barrage of rocket fire hit southern Israel on Sunday afternoon amid calls from within Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's coalition for a wide-scale mission in the Gaza Strip. The Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council area was battered with ten rockets from Gaza. Residents of the communities in the Sha'ar Hanegev area were instructed to remain in fortified shelters.  

Israel skeptical of Iran nuclear deal by deadline, pledges to help Jordan push back ISIS
Israel does not expect world powers to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran by a late July deadline, a government minister said on Friday, accusing Tehran of maintaining a "hard line" at talks under way in Vienna. Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz spoke on the second day of what could be the final round of talks aimed at ending a decade-old international dispute over Iran's nuclear program that Israel sees as a threat to its existence.  

Neoguri a Dangerous Typhoon With Japan a Likely Target
Typhoon Neoguri is rapidly intensifying and will likely become a super typhoon as it moves northwest over the warm open waters of the western Pacific. Anyone in Japan and even South Korea will have to watch this storm and pay close attention to the track.  

CEO Of One Of The World's Largest Energy Majors "Sees No Reason For Petrodollar"
The USA is fast running out of friends to support its 'exorbitant privelege'. Having alienated the Germans over NSA-eavesdropping, 'boomerang'd the Russians into de-dollarization, tariffed and quantitatively eased China into diversification, and finally 'punished' France into discussing the dollar's demise; it appears no lessor person than the CEO of Total (the world's 13th biggest oil producer and Europe's 2nd largest), believes "There is no reason to pay for oil in dollars." Clearly, based on Christophe de Margerie's comments, that we have passed peak Petrodollar.  

Major victory for Ukrainian forces in area held by rebels
Government forces made a major advance Saturday in a nearly three-month fight against pro-Russian militants, raising the national flag back over the town of Slovyansk in eastern Ukraine.  

Suicide Blast at Saudi Intel Office
Saudi officials say two al-Qaida militants trapped inside an intelligence ministry building blew themselves up Saturday after being surrounded by security forces.  

Merkel to undertake seventh visit to China
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will embark on her seventh visit to China this weekend, accompanied by top business leaders and officials, who continue to remain optimistic about boosting bilateral economic and commercial ties between the two countries.  

N. Korea leader directs island assault drill: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un warned the South would "regret bitterly" any incursion of their disputed sea border as he directed a large-scale mock assault on an island, state media said Saturday.  

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