MAGNITUDE 5.5 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES EASTERN EGYPT. (PHOTO)
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes eastern Egypt A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook eastern Egypt early Monday, prompting authorities to activate response plans, although there were no immediate requests for emergency help. The tremors were felt across a wide area, waking residents across Cairo and reaching as far as El-Arish near Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip. The quake struck about 40 kilometres north of the city of Suez at 3:00 am (0000 GMT), according to Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, which revised an earlier estimate of 5.2.
In December,Ireland's Catholic bishops reiterated their opposition to same-Sex marriage,in which they distributed a letter to various parishes that reads ''Marriage means the union of a man and and a woman''.The latest information from the office of the Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny is that Ireland is planning to hold a historic referendum on lifting a ban to same sex marriage on May 22.The Prime Minister said,''This is about the tolerance and respect and understanding and sensitivity.If the polls is carried out,the constitutional amendment would allow for marriage in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex''.The polls indicated that the amendment will pass in the historically Catholic nation and follows the introduction of civil partnerships in 2011.But the polls also suggest many supportive voters have indicated reservations on the issue,which cold narrow the lead currently enjoyed by the YES side.Catholic groups are expected to play a major role in the pre-vote discussions.
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