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Jessica Phelan

GlobalPost
Jessica Phelan is based in Fukuoka, Japan. She has written from GlobalPost from Germany and France and was formerly editor of GlobalPost Morning Chatter, which she wrote daily until December 2013. 
Lifestyle
Germany: Escaped leopard turns out to be cuddly toy
Conflict
Israel says Muamen Abu-Daf, Al Qaeda-linked terrorist, killed in Gaza air strike
Politics
Portia Simpson Miller, Jamaica’s first female prime minister, returns to power with election win
Agence France-Presse
Israel revokes pardon for Zakaria Zubeidi, former Palestinian fighter turned theater director
Conflict
Iran war games in Strait of Hormuz enter ‘power phase’
Conflict
Syria: Arab League observers witness government snipers in Deraa
Politics
Lee Myung Bak, South Korea president, sees ‘turning point’ for Koreas
Agence France-Presse
Man detained in connection with Los Angeles arson attacks
Business, Finance & Economics
NASA’s second Grail satellite sent to map Moon’s gravity
Lifestyle
Cars, dogs, pot plants… British police reveal what thieves steal from police stations
Conflict
Turkey offers compensation for Kurdish air strike deaths
Agence France-Presse
Harry Burkhart, LA arson suspect, arrested in connection with more than 50 fires
Agence France-Presse
Saudi hackers Group-XP say they published 400,000 Israelis’ credit card details
Business, Finance & Economics
Quadrantid meteor shower, first of 2012, to peak tonight
Agence France-Presse
UK: Royal murder mystery after body found on Queen’s private Sandringham estate
Business, Finance & Economics
Mysterious quasicrystals came to Earth from space, say scientists
Agence France-Presse
Ecuador: Chevron loses appeal against $18-billion pollution fine
Lifestyle
China cuts ‘excessive entertainment’ from TV (VIDEO)
Business, Finance & Economics
Google criticized for sponsored blog posts praising Chrome browser
Business, Finance & Economics
Nigeria calls indefinite strike over fuel subsidy cut
Business, Finance & Economics
Scientists create silkworm-spider hybrid that spins super-strong silk
Conflict
Pakistan: Taliban kills 15 police in revenge for army offensive
Agence France-Presse
Harry Burkhart, LA arson suspect, motivated by ‘anti-American rage’
Lifestyle
Was $66,000 too much to spend on a party for giant pandas?
Politics
Pakistan: British doctor Khalil Rasjed Dale abducted in Quetta
Business, Finance & Economics
All hail the god of Kopimism: File-sharing becomes official religion in Sweden
Business, Finance & Economics
Apple patents laptop charger that stores passwords
Agence France-Presse
Lori Berenson back in Peru on parole after trip home to US
Agence France-Presse
Syria: ‘Terrorist’ suicide bomber kills dozens in Damascus (VIDEO)
Lifestyle
Russian blogger sneaks into state’s ‘high-security’ rocket plant through hole in fence
Politics
Philippines: Black Nazarene procession faces threat from terrorists, warns president
Conflict
North Korea marks Kim Jong Un’s birthday with special video
Politics
Pervez Musharraf to return to Pakistan this month
Agence France-Presse
Body of self-immolated Tibetan monk ‘publicly paraded’ in China
Politics
Israeli politician Anastassia Michaeli throws water over Arab colleague in Knesset (VIDEO)
Conflict
Polish prosecutor Mikolaj Przybyl shoots himself in head on camera
Business, Finance & Economics
Consumer Electronics Show 2012: Ultrabooks, smart TVs and waterproof gadgets
Politics
North Korea to release prisoners for dead leaders’ birthdays
Politics
Arab League accuses Syria over attacks on observers, as Bashar al-Assad blames ‘foreign conspiracy’
Lifestyle
Microsoft Kinect to create interactive Sesame Street episodes (VIDEO)
Business, Finance & Economics
Apocalypse could be minutes nearer if Doomsday Clock goes forward
Conflict
Pakistan: Suspected US drone strike kills 4 in North Waziristan
Agence France-Presse
Bahrain police on trial over death of detained blogger Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri
Business, Finance & Economics
El Gordo is biggest distant galaxy cluster found yet — and it’s still growing
Lifestyle
New Beethoven letter reveals composer’s money troubles
Business, Finance & Economics
China’s internet users top 500 million
Politics
Kim Jong Il’s body to go on permanent display in Pyongyang
Business, Finance & Economics
Japan to cut down on Iranian oil imports
Business, Finance & Economics
Every star in Milky Way galaxy has at least 1 planet, say scientists (PHOTOS)
Lifestyle
Israel: All-women flash mob protests sexism in Beit Shemesh (VIDEO)
Business, Finance & Economics
Angry Brides game takes aim at Indian dowries
Business, Finance & Economics
New dinosaur, Yueosaurus Tiantaiensis, discovered in China
Agence France-Presse
Islamist Abu Qatada cannot be deported from UK, rules human rights court
Lifestyle
Indonesia: Concrete balls hung above rail tracks to stop ‘train surfers’
Business, Finance & Economics
Charles Darwin’s lost fossils found in old drawer
Lifestyle
Cruise ship captain Francesco Schettino says he ‘accidentally’ boarded lifeboat
Business, Finance & Economics
Dogs and robots, the ideal search and rescue team (VIDEO)
Conflict
Bangladesh: Extremist coup foiled, says army
Business, Finance & Economics
Russia in talks to build permanent base on Moon
Business, Finance & Economics
RedPad Number 1, the pro-communist iPad, launches in China