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    <title><![CDATA[U.S. Senators Act Harsh on Pakistan for Jailing CIA Helper, Cut Aid by $33 Million]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[U.S. senators scandalized by Pakistan&#039;s jailing of a doctor for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden voted on Thursday to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million - one million for each year in the doctor&#039;s sentence.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 02:28:35 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Angola: The Bloody 'Democracy' Of An Oil Republic]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[As soon as the door opened, 15 men -- armed with pistols, machetes and iron rods -- burst into the house and began beating the young Angolan musicians and activists who were known for protesting against government corruption and the use of violent tactics to suppress political dissent.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 19:56:15 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[HP Shares Gain Slightly On Whitman’s Job Cuts]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the No. 1 computer maker, rose about 3 percent to $21.77 on Thursday, following the announcement it would fire 27,000 employees by 2014.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 17:15:05 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[August 20 In Somalia: A New Beginning, Or Another Failed Attempt?]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Somalia&#039;s interim leaders agreed on a schedule to end the current transitional period. By August, they hope, a newly elected government will lead a unified Somalia away from its tumultuous past.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 15:07:52 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[“Ethical iPhone”? SumofUs Says No]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[SumOfUs, the Washington, D.C.-based liberal group that pressured Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world&#039;s most valuable technology company, about its Chinese contractors, is keeping the pressure on.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 14:21:54 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Facebook's Shares Recover, But IPO Wounds Fester]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, rose $1.03 to close at $33.03 on Thursday. A week ago, they were priced at $38 for the IPO.]]></description>
    <guid>http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/345063/20120524/faecbook-ipo-lawsuit-class-zuckerberg-shares.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 12:22:18 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How’s Facebook Faring On Thursday?]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, are up six cents to $32.06 in late morning trading on Thursday.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 11:22:15 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[US Drone Strike Kills At Least 8 People In Northwest Pakistan]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Drone attacks have become a contentious issue in Pakistan since local officials claim these attacks frequently kill innocent civilians.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 10:45:07 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[South Africa to Replace Iranian Crude Oil Imports with Nigerian Supply]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[South African official hints country is looking to source more of its oil imports from Nigeria instead of Iran.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 10:33:13 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How Much Value Has Facebook Lost In A Week?]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Shareholders of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, already know: priced a week ago at $38, shares once hit $45 but closed Wednesday at $32.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 08:54:33 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Jacob Zuma The Spear Painting Cannot be Banned]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[South African president Jacob Zuma&#039;s attempt to have The Spear banned received a set-back after a judge said a ban would be difficult to implement.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 08:53:19 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Iran Rejects West's Proposal On Nuclear Curbs, Talks Come To A Standstill]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The talks between world powers and Iran over Tehran&#039;s nuclear program came to a standstill Thursday as it accused the P5+1 group (five permanent members of the UN and Germany) of &quot;creating a difficult atmosphere hindering talks.&quot;.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 08:12:10 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Government Balks at US Plans to Label Boko Haram as 'Terrorist Organisation']]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Nigerian officials dismiss US plans to include Boko Haram on its watch list of foreign terrorist organisations.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 08:08:43 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[World’s Largest and Deepest Pool At Chile's San Alfonso del Mar Resort [PHOTOS]]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The world’s largest swimming pool, The Crystal Lagoon at the San Alfonso Del Mar Resort, is bigger than 20 Olympic-sized pool put together. The huge pool is set halfway up the country&#039;s Pacific coast, in the city of Algarrobo, Chile, about 100 kilometers west of the capital Santiago. The pool holds the Guinness World Record for the largest and deepest pool.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 06:58:10 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nigeria  To Deport Chinese Migrants Engaged In Illegal Trading]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Ifeadi called the Chinese &quot;scavengers&quot; who were taking jobs that should be the exclusive preserve of Nigerian people.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:10:40 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau Military Junta Steps Down, Hands Power To Transitional Government]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, a military junta that seized power in Guinea-Bissau last month formally agreed to step down. A new transitional government is set to lead the nation for 12 months in the run-up to a new round of national elections.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:05:26 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Somalia: African Union Troops Close In On Al Shabab Camp]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Somali and African Union forces successfully expelled al-Shabab militants from villages around the rebel stronghold of Afgoye, but caused thousands of refugees to flee.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 12:26:43 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Domestic Violence Is Biggest Security Threat To Women Of West Africa: Report]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[A report issued Tuesday from the International Rescue Committee finds that in countries recovering from war in West Africa, domestic violence is the biggest threat to women&#039;s safety.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 11:43:26 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[US Hopes Pakistan Will Reopen NATO Supply Routes]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The US hopes that Pakistan will agree to reopen the supply routes to NATO troops in Afghanistan as the Senate has threatened to link the aid to Pakistan with the country&#039;s cooperation on the issue.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:47:32 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Facebook Shares Rise 3%  Despite Subpoenas, Lawsuit, Complaints About IPO]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, rose nearly 5  percent  Wednesday despite continuing fallout from its May 17 initial public offering.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 09:29:50 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Egyptian Presidential Election: Millions Head to Polls to Choose Replacement for Mubarak [VIDEO]]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Egyptians are heading to the polls for their first free presidential elections, 15 months after mass protests ousted former leader Hosni Mubarak.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 09:07:35 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Egypt’s Presidential Elections: Who Are the Frontrunners?]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Egyptians have begun casting their votes to elect the first president since the fall of former leader Hosni Mubarak. The ballot will be the first real presidential election to take place in the country.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 08:51:30 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Indian Rupee Continues To Fall, Crosses 56 Mark Against Dollar; Analysts Seek Strong Corrective Action]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The Indian rupee descended to the all-time-low of 56.04 per dollar Wednesday even as the Reserve Bank of India and the Indian government said that they were monitoring the situation closely and taking corrective measures.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 06:46:56 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Egypt Presidential Election: Is the Revolution Still On?]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[To mark the historic occasion, IBTimes UK takes a look at at the Egyptian Revolution in an interview with Nariman Youssef author of the e-book Summer of Unrest: Tahrir - 18 Days of Grace.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 05:31:06 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Egypt Facing Chaotic Presidential Election As Military Looms Over Supposed Shift To Democracy]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[In the likely event that no one candidate receives half of the vote, a run-off between the top two candidates will be held the following month.]]></description>
    <guid>http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/344132/20120522/egypt-election-parliament-military-islamist.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:53:45 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Counterfeit Anti-Malarial Drugs Increase Fatalities, Boost Parasites' Resistance In Africa And Southeast Asia: Report]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Over one-third of the drugs distributed to fight malaria in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia over the last 10 years were either fake or of poor quality, according to a report published by the Lancet on Tuesday.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 11:44:01 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Falling Indian Rupee: What Government Has Done To Protect Economy]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Blaming the Euro Zone crisis for a weak Indian economy Indian Finance3 Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that government is taking several steps to protect the economy and rupee from further pressures.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:56:49 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Chris Mahlangu Found Guilty of South African White Supremacist Eugene Terreblanche's Murder [VIDEO]]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Farm worker Chris Mahlangu found guilty of the murder of white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche while co-accused Patrick Ndlovu found not guilty.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:31:17 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Facebook Shares Recover After 9% Plunge But Fall Again]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, kept falling Tuesday, three business days after its $16,7 billion initial public offering.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:02:54 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Muammar Gaddafi’s Ex-Spy Chief to Face Charges in Mauritania]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Muammar Gaddafi&#039;s former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi faces charges in Mauritania for illegally entering the country, a source said.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:50:19 +0100</pubDate>
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