DAILY TELEGRAPH - Indonesia hit by 7.2 magnitude earthquake, Apr 06, 2013

 "A MAJOR 7.2 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked crowds running into the streets. There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued after the quake struck on land at 1.42pm local time today at a depth of 75km, 272km west-southwest of provincial capital Jayapura, the USGS said.  ''Based on all available data a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii,'' the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has posted on its website."
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BARACK OBAMA seeks deal, proposes cuts to Social Security, Apr 05, 2013

"WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's proposed budget will call for reductions in the growth of Social Security and other benefit programs while still insisting on more taxes from the wealthy in a renewed attempt to strike a broad deficit-cutting deal with Republicans. The proposal aims for a compromise on the fiscal 2014 budget by combining the president's demand for higher taxes with GOP insistence on reductions in entitlement programs. But the plan was already encountering negative reviews from top Republicans for its insistence on revenue and from liberals and labor for its effect on the social safety net. Obama would reduce the federal government deficit by $1.8 trillion over 10 years, according to a summary from the Obama administration provided Friday. The president's budget, the first of his second term, incorporates elements from his last offer to House Speaker John Boehner in December. Congressional Republicans rejected that proposal because of its demand for more than a $1 trillion in tax revenue. "
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REUTERS - North Korea asks embassies to consider moving diplomats out, Apr 05, 2013

 "(Reuters) - North Korea warned on Friday it could not guarantee the safety of diplomats after next Wednesday and asked embassies to consider moving staff out of the country, European diplomats said, amid high tension on the Korean peninsula. "
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HUFFINGTON POST - Lindsay Lohan Dons Bikini In Brazil: Rehab-Bound Star Flaunts Her Curves & Bruises, Apr 05, 2013

 "No, Lindsay Lohan is not pregnant (duh), but she is boasting a heck of a lot of bruises. The troubled 26-year-old actress has been spending her days in Brazil, before she has to head off to court-ordered rehab for 90 days. On Monday, photographers snapped photos of Lohan soaking up the sun in a blue bikini that revealed some nasty bruises. It's not clear how the "Mean Girls" star got the bruises in the first place, though TMZ suggests it might be due to her little stunt the other night when she ducked under a table at a nightclub. It's totally possible, but given that Lohan is naturally fair-skinned it's likely that she bruises easily. At least the marks on her leg don't look nearly as painful as the massive bruise on her arm she was sporting in January. Ouch. Seriously, ouch."
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FIDEL CASTRO Pens North Korea Column, Reaffirms Alliance With Cuba While Warning Of Nuclear Consequences, Apr 05, 2013

" HAVANA — Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro published his first column in nearly nine months on Friday, urging both friends and foes to use restraint amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula. In the brief piece published in Communist Party daily Granma and other official media, Castro warned of the impact that nuclear war could unleash in Asia and beyond. He said Havana has always been and will continue to be an ally to North Korea, but gently admonished it to consider the well-being of humankind. "Now that you have demonstrated your technical and scientific advances, we remind you of your duty to the countries that have been your great friends, and it would not be fair to forget that such a war would affect ... more than 70 percent of the planet's population," he said."
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THE TIMES - ‘Sexist’ Obama attacked over woman’s compliment, Apr 05, 2013

"Away from the battlefield of a hugely divided Congress, President Obama probably thought he was on safe ground praising his political allies at a fundraising event in California. Addressing his supporters at the lunch in the affluent Silicon Valley town of Atherton, Mr Obama spoke of his admiration for the state’s Attorney General, Kamala Harris."
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