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    <title><![CDATA[How Bogaletch Gebre is Bringing an End to Female Genital Mutilation in Ethiopia]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Gebre awarded the King Baudouin African Development Prize for her work in women’s rights.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 01:49:04 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[‘Back-from-Dead’ Terrorist Mokhtar Belmokhtar Threatens More Attacks after Niger Bombings]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[President Francois Hollande says France will keep on fighting terrorists in Mali after bomb at Areva uranium mine.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 22:14:52 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Immigrants Face Tougher Conditions: No More Safe Place in the World]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[2013 Report from Amnesty International points out that the world is no more a safe place for immigrants]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 10:55:34 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[My South African Adventure: Missing the Charm of the English Pub [BLOG]]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[British expat Cath Everett thirsts for the lost world of the smokey English boozer and its unique atmosphere.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 01:17:13 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[UK Woolwich Attack: A Terror and Bravery Face-off]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Right smack under the broad afternoon Wednesday daylight, as two crazed men wielded terror and attacked and decapitated a UK soldier in Woolwich, David Cameron&#039;s country proved yet its bravery when a 48-year old mother walked right into the crime scene and talked with the emotionally charged madmen. Right then and there, it was a face-off between terror and bravery at its finest hour.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:49:33 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Carl Pistorius Acquitted of Killing Marietjie Barnard in Road Collision]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Brother of Bladerunner Oscar Pistorius relieved after culpable homicide trial fails.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 01:57:18 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Tunisia: Topless Femen Activist Amina Tyler Arrested amid Police Clashes with Salafists [VIDEO]]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Radical feminist activist demonstrates outside Great Mosque of Kairouan as security forces scuffle with hardline Ansar al-Shariah  Islamists.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:52:07 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Charts in Focus: Global Catastrophe Risks and Costs]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[IBTimes UK takes a look at the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and PwC report highlights]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:43:06 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[My South African Adventure: Post-Apartheid Comics Play the Race Card for Laughs [BLOG]]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[You can tell a lot about a country by what it finds funny about itself, says new South Africa expat Cath Everett.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 22:55:32 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[LinkedIn Closes Doors on Prostitutes, Escorts]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[LinkedIn does not want to be associated with people whose work employment or main source of income is that of being a prostitute or escort.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Begins &#039;Massive&#039; Operation against Boko Haram Islamists]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Provinces bordering Cameroon, Chad and Niger focus of offensive.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:50:25 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Rare Earths, Oil, Gas, Other Commodities Up For Grabs As Arctic States Grants China, India, Japan, Other Select Nations ‘Observer Status’]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[It won&#039;t be long before the essential raw minerals and commodities of the planet&#039;s Far North such as rare earths, oil and gas get gobbled up by the industrialists.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe: Mourners Shocked as Dead Man Wakes up at Own Funeral]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Brighton Zanthe returns to life in nick of time just as last rites about to be performed on his body.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 23:09:24 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Syrian Rebel Eats Heart of Government Soldier]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[A video of a Syrian rebel eating the heart of a government soldier aroused international uproar]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:04:56 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Egypt: Woman, Three Daughters Survive after Husband Slits Their Throats]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[An unidentified man has been accused of attempted murder on the lives of his wife and daughters.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 22:01:20 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Elephant Herd Massacred in Central African Republic National Park]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Ivory poachers turn Dzanga Bai world heritage site into &#039;elephant mortuary&#039;, says WWF.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[My South African Adventure: Food Glorious Food (Oh, and Lots of Lovely Wine Too) [BLOG]]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Gourmands glory in everything from cheese festivals to olive frenzies in a land in love with food and drink, swoons Cath Everett.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 20:17:46 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Witch Hunt in Zimbabwe for &#039;Holy Water&#039; Goblin Killer]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Shaman on the run over deadly &#039;cure&#039; for child&#039;s sickness kills two pensioners.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ali Haider Gilani Kidnapping: Police Clueless about Abductors; Ex-PM Gilani’s Son Received Threats from Terror Groups]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The Pakistani election campaign faced a major debacle when former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani&#039;s son Ali Haider Gilani was abducted on the last day of the campaign from central city of Multan on Thursday.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:22:13 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Central African Republic National Park Preparing for Elephant Massacre]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Armed poachers could kill up to 200 elephants after entering Dzanga-Ndoki National Park.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bangladesh Shuts Down Factories as Death Toll Tops 800; Benetton Confirms Participation in Rubble]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Factories of at least 18 garment makers in two cities in Bangladesh have been ordered to shut down as the death toll from the April collapse of a building rose steadily, now reaching 804.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 12:26:18 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Australian Soldiers in Afghanistan, Facing Punishment for Bad Behavior]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Australian soldiers were reportedly facing a case of misconduct in Afghanistan.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Shark Kills Husband on Honeymoon Surfing in Indian Ocean off Reunion]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[A French man on his honeymoon has been killed in a shark attack in the Indian Ocean while surfing off the island of Reunion.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Eritrea: Smuggled Video Shows Freedom Friday Movement Spreading in North Korea of Africa]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Exclusive footage shows residents of the capital Asmara reading posters calling for mass protests.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 23:29:55 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Boko Haram Islamists&#039; Attack in Nigeria Kills Dozens [PHOTOS]]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[More than 200 Nigerian Islamists storm north-eastern town of Bama freeing 105 prisoners and killing 55 people.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:28:42 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Get Ready For Summer Fitness]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Here&#039;s a workout to firm your Bikini-bashful body zones. You can do all the exercises or just the ones that target your personal trouble zones. Either way, do them every other day to see results in three weeks.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:20:26 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Dog meat Sausage Scandal Grips Morocco as Owners Fight Law Banning Aggressive Breeds]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Illegal trading of dog meat sparks police probe in Morocco after a man from Casablanca was arrested with the dog carcasses meant for restaurants.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 02:29:28 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Gupta Wedding Row: Did South African President Allow Private Aircraft to Land at Military Air Base?]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[South African President Jacob Zuma has found himself in an embarrassing situation after reports emerged that he might have allowed a private chartered aircraft, en route to a marriage ceremony, to land at a restricted military air base on Tuesday.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 14:00:41 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Chad: Four Dead in Foiled Coup against Idriss Deby Government]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[N’Djamena says gang including opposition MP Saleh Makki arrested for plotting to destabilise Chad.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 03:05:42 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[My South African Adventure: Power Blackouts Signal our Winter of Discontent [BLOG]]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[In a country as beautiful as South Africa, you might expect environmentalism to be a big issue. But green is not the colour, says Cath Everett]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 02:22:08 +1000</pubDate>
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