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Myanmar releases jailed US activist: officials (AFP)
AFP – Military-ruled Myanmar on Thursday released a US rights activist jailed for fraud and forgery in a rare show of leniency from the junta ahead of elections this year.
Putin: Iran’s new nuclear plant to start up soon (AP)
AP – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Iran’s new Russian-built nuclear power plant will begin operating this summer, even as the United States called for Russia to delay the startup.
Nigeria recalls envoy after Kadhafi ‘partition’ comment (AFP)
AFP – Nigeria on Thursday recalled its ambassador to Tripoli after Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi’s “irresponsible” suggestion that the country be partitioned between Muslims and Christians.
Holocaust survivor Veil joins Academie Francaise (AP)
AP – Simone Veil, a French political icon who survived Nazi death camps and went on to become a moral figurehead for France, was inducted Thursday into the Academie Francaise — the sixth woman to cross the portals of the centuries-old institution.
UN rejects export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna (AP)
AP – A U.S.-backed proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna prized in sushi was rejected Thursday by a U.N. wildlife meeting, with scores of developing nations joining Japan in opposing a measure they feared would devastate fishing economies.
Gaza rocket kills Thai farm worker in Israel (AP)
AP – A rocket fired by Gaza militants smashed into a greenhouse in an Israeli border village Thursday, killing a Thai worker in the first such death since Israel’s massive offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza more than a year ago.
Remains of Italian teen believed found in church (AP)
AP – The case of an Italian teenager who disappeared in 1993 has returned to the spotlight after decomposed remains believed to be hers were discovered in the church where she was last seen, police said Thursday.
Glenn Monroig reaparece “Intacto"
San Juan- Glenn Monroig retoma un nuevo rumbo en su carrera artística con el lanzamiento de su nueva producción discográfica “Intacto”, un proyecto musical que explora un lenguaje urbano zurcido a temáticas románticas y sociales.
“Intacto”, el primer trabajo inédito del versado cantautor en 15 años y que publica bajo el sello Camínalo Disco, incluye trece More >
Confirman cadetes sufrieron quemaduras por exposición al sol
San Juan- La ayudante especial de relaciones públicas del Colegio Universitario de Justicia Criminal, Guelmarie Llop, confirmó hoy que varios cadetes que estudian en Gurabo, sufrieron quemaduras debido a la exposición al sol, luego de que fueran destacados para trabajar como ujieres durante el Puerto Rico Open 2010, que se celebró del 8 al 14 More >
Haiti Elections: Post-Earthquake, a Government in Crisis (Time.com)
Time.com – Elections are critical for Haiti’s future, but the question is whether the nightmarish conditions on the ground post-earthquake can realistically accommodate them
