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US on Naksa clashes: Israel has right to defend itself
State Department says it is "deeply troubled," calls for both sides to exercise restraint after Syrian TV reports 18 people dead, 277 injured as thousands of protesters attempt to breach northern border. Israel has the right to defend itself, just as every sovereign nation, the United States said following Naksa Day clashes by Syrian protesters along the Israel-Syrian border, AFP reported.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomac...lence-1.366147
Calm returns to Israel-Syria border after day of deadly violence
Syria TV reports 20 killed, 325 wounded by IDF fire after protesters commemorating 44 years since the Six-Day War attempt to cut through barbed wire on Syrian side of the border. Calm returned to Israel's border with Syria on Sunday night, after a day of demonstrations reportedly left up to 20 Syrian protesters dead.
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/tabid/1...S/Default.aspx
Syrian civilians paid to assault Israel border
The mass Arab march on Israel's borders scheduled for Sunday was largley a dud, but nearly two dozens Syrians were reportedly killed while trying to infiltrate the Golan Heights, reported Syrian media. It was apparently more difficult than expected to convince the Arab masses to gather and assault Israel's borders.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english201...c_13913598.htm
Abbas sends aides for talks with U.S. officials: official
RAMALLAH, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sent two aides to Washington to discuss U.S. efforts to revive stalled peace talks with Israel, a Palestinian official said Monday. Saeb Erekat, a senior negotiator, and Nabil Abu Rdineh, the spokesman of the Palestinian presidency, traveled urgently to Washington, said Wassel Abu Yousef, a member of the PLO's Executive Committee.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/21c9e72a-8...44feab49a.html
China defends naval actions
General Liang Guanglie, China’s defence minister, has rejected criticism that his country was acting belligerently in the South China Sea, saying China was pursuing “peaceful development”. “You say our actions do not match our words. I certainly do not agree,” Gen Liang replied to critics at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a high-profile Asia defence forum in Singapore.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=13750409
China Calls US Culprit in Global 'Internet War'
The Chinese military accused the U.S. on Friday of launching a global "Internet war" to bring down Arab and other governments, redirecting the spotlight away from allegations of major online attacks on Western targets originating in China. The accusations Friday by Chinese military academy scholars, and their urging of tougher policing of the Internet, followed allegations this week that computer hackers in China had compromised the personal Gmail accounts of several hundred people, including government officials, military personnel and political activists.
http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre...bacteria-mrsa/
Scientists find new MRSA superbug in cows, humans
LONDON, June 2, 2011 (Reuters) — British scientists have found a new strain of the "superbug" MRSA in milk from cows and in swab samples from humans and say it cannot be detected with standard tests. Researchers said the find was "worrying" but added it was unlikely that the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bug, which is resistant to some antibiotics, could cause infections by getting into the food chain via milk.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Article/201009116006195
German Tests Reveal Sprouts Not E.coli Source
Initial test results reveal that bean sprouts from an organic farm in Germany are not the source of an E.coli outbreak which has so far killed 22 people. Preliminary examinations had found that bean sprouts from a farm in the Uelzen area, between the northern cities of Hamburg and Hannover, could be traced to infections in five German states.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._lnk2%7C215190
French Ban Words 'Twitter' And 'Facebook' From TV, Radio
How do you say Twitter and Facebook in French? You don't say them at all. France has banned the names of both social networking sites from being spoken on radio or television, unless they are part of a news story.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/...20069136.shtml
Chronic unemployment worse than Great Depression
There is an unfortunate adage for the unemployed: The longer folks are out of a job, the longer it takes them to find a new one. CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy reports that the chronically unemployed face the hardest road back to recovery, and that while the jobs picture may be improving statistically on a national level, it is not for them.
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE...&pageId=307697
'Absolutely sure': 2nd Jewish Temple 'waiting to be unearthed' ...
One of the most prominent Israeli archaeologists declared today that remains from the First and Second Jewish Temple period – including the Second Temple itself – lie underneath the Temple Mount surface, just waiting to be excavated. Dr. Eilat Mazar of Hebrew University accused the site's Islamic custodians of destroying Jewish artifacts while attempting to turn the Temple Mount into a "giant mosque."
http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/Art...078701,00.html
Marching for Israel in NY
WASHINGTON – Some 30,000 people gathered in New York City Sunday to show their support for the State of Israel, taking part in the 48th traditional march for the Jewish State. Israeli flags were ubiquitous while Jewish and Israeli artists and comedians performed on stages across the city.
US on Naksa clashes: Israel has right to defend itself
State Department says it is "deeply troubled," calls for both sides to exercise restraint after Syrian TV reports 18 people dead, 277 injured as thousands of protesters attempt to breach northern border. Israel has the right to defend itself, just as every sovereign nation, the United States said following Naksa Day clashes by Syrian protesters along the Israel-Syrian border, AFP reported.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomac...lence-1.366147
Calm returns to Israel-Syria border after day of deadly violence
Syria TV reports 20 killed, 325 wounded by IDF fire after protesters commemorating 44 years since the Six-Day War attempt to cut through barbed wire on Syrian side of the border. Calm returned to Israel's border with Syria on Sunday night, after a day of demonstrations reportedly left up to 20 Syrian protesters dead.
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/tabid/1...S/Default.aspx
Syrian civilians paid to assault Israel border
The mass Arab march on Israel's borders scheduled for Sunday was largley a dud, but nearly two dozens Syrians were reportedly killed while trying to infiltrate the Golan Heights, reported Syrian media. It was apparently more difficult than expected to convince the Arab masses to gather and assault Israel's borders.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english201...c_13913598.htm
Abbas sends aides for talks with U.S. officials: official
RAMALLAH, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sent two aides to Washington to discuss U.S. efforts to revive stalled peace talks with Israel, a Palestinian official said Monday. Saeb Erekat, a senior negotiator, and Nabil Abu Rdineh, the spokesman of the Palestinian presidency, traveled urgently to Washington, said Wassel Abu Yousef, a member of the PLO's Executive Committee.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/21c9e72a-8...44feab49a.html
China defends naval actions
General Liang Guanglie, China’s defence minister, has rejected criticism that his country was acting belligerently in the South China Sea, saying China was pursuing “peaceful development”. “You say our actions do not match our words. I certainly do not agree,” Gen Liang replied to critics at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a high-profile Asia defence forum in Singapore.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=13750409
China Calls US Culprit in Global 'Internet War'
The Chinese military accused the U.S. on Friday of launching a global "Internet war" to bring down Arab and other governments, redirecting the spotlight away from allegations of major online attacks on Western targets originating in China. The accusations Friday by Chinese military academy scholars, and their urging of tougher policing of the Internet, followed allegations this week that computer hackers in China had compromised the personal Gmail accounts of several hundred people, including government officials, military personnel and political activists.
http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre...bacteria-mrsa/
Scientists find new MRSA superbug in cows, humans
LONDON, June 2, 2011 (Reuters) — British scientists have found a new strain of the "superbug" MRSA in milk from cows and in swab samples from humans and say it cannot be detected with standard tests. Researchers said the find was "worrying" but added it was unlikely that the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bug, which is resistant to some antibiotics, could cause infections by getting into the food chain via milk.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Article/201009116006195
German Tests Reveal Sprouts Not E.coli Source
Initial test results reveal that bean sprouts from an organic farm in Germany are not the source of an E.coli outbreak which has so far killed 22 people. Preliminary examinations had found that bean sprouts from a farm in the Uelzen area, between the northern cities of Hamburg and Hannover, could be traced to infections in five German states.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._lnk2%7C215190
French Ban Words 'Twitter' And 'Facebook' From TV, Radio
How do you say Twitter and Facebook in French? You don't say them at all. France has banned the names of both social networking sites from being spoken on radio or television, unless they are part of a news story.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/...20069136.shtml
Chronic unemployment worse than Great Depression
There is an unfortunate adage for the unemployed: The longer folks are out of a job, the longer it takes them to find a new one. CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy reports that the chronically unemployed face the hardest road back to recovery, and that while the jobs picture may be improving statistically on a national level, it is not for them.
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE...&pageId=307697
'Absolutely sure': 2nd Jewish Temple 'waiting to be unearthed' ...
One of the most prominent Israeli archaeologists declared today that remains from the First and Second Jewish Temple period – including the Second Temple itself – lie underneath the Temple Mount surface, just waiting to be excavated. Dr. Eilat Mazar of Hebrew University accused the site's Islamic custodians of destroying Jewish artifacts while attempting to turn the Temple Mount into a "giant mosque."
http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/Art...078701,00.html
Marching for Israel in NY
WASHINGTON – Some 30,000 people gathered in New York City Sunday to show their support for the State of Israel, taking part in the 48th traditional march for the Jewish State. Israeli flags were ubiquitous while Jewish and Israeli artists and comedians performed on stages across the city.
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