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    <title><![CDATA[Holiday Travel Headaches Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend With Collapse of US Washington Bridge]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Holiday revelers looking forward to the Memorial Day Weekend are being advised to work around their travel itineraries as authorities expect a massive holiday-related traffic jam following the collapse of a portion of the Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge in Washington, US on Thursday evening.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 02:35:05 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[3D-Printed Gun ‘The Liberator’ Will Kill Both Target and Owner – NSW Police]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Police officials in the state of New South Wales have personally downloaded, created and experimented with the 3D-printed gun &quot;The Liberator&quot; and found the plastic gun will hit both target and owner.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 01:09:14 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[At Least Four People Implicated in UK London Woolwich Hacking]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Apart from the two madmen who went berserk on Wednesday afternoon, local police have arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of conspiracy to murder 25-year-old British soldier, Lee Rigby.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:07:55 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Low Global Prices, Japan Demand Help Improve China April Rare Earths Export, But Will Recovery Last Long?]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Latest data from the China Customs Statistics Information Center had revealed that China, which feeds more than 95 per cent of the world&#039;s demand for rare earths, had exported 2,196 metric tonnes of the precious metals in April, buoyed by the prevailing low global market prices as well as improved demand from Japan.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:27:13 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[H7N9 Virus: Human-to-Human Transmission Possible – Study]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The bird flu strain H7N9, which had so far infected 131 and killed 36 in China, could be passed on between humans through the air and close contact.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:21:05 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[China Lifts Ban on New Zealand Lamb Mutton, Beef Meat]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[China has finally lifted the ban it imposed on New Zealand&#039;s lamb mutton and beef meat products.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 02:20:08 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ford Formalizes Closure of Australian Plants: Telltale Signs Strong in 2012]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The telltale signs have already been there as early as 2012. It was just a matter of when will Ford Australia finally collect its guts to formally announce the closure of its manufacturing plants in Australia. That time came on Thursday as Ford Australia finally confirmed it is closing down and letting go 1200 jobs in the process.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 01:14:27 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[China Discovers Gold Mine in Northwest With 53 Tonnes Worth of Reserves]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[China on Wednesday announced it has discovered a gold mine in the Ili Valley in the country&#039;s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With reserves estimated to be at 53 tonnes, the said discovery could translate to an economic value of $3.2 billion.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:16:20 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[In Australia, It’s Rinehart Who is The Most Powerful Woman, Not Gillard, Forbes World’s 100 Most Powerful Women]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Being a country&#039;s topmost political leader does not necessarily equate to being most powerful. In Australia, Julia Gillard may be the Prime Minister, but is it Gina Rinehart who is the most powerful woman of Australia, according to Forbes magazine&#039;s annual list of 100 most powerful women around the world.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 22:59:18 +0100</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>Wed, 22 May 2013 21:49:33 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Woman Who Bragged on Twitter About Knocking Down A Cyclist to Face Charges]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[A young woman from Norwich, England identified on Twitter as Emma Way may now be cursing under her breathe why she ever tweeted in the first place her supposed &quot;rightful&quot; knocking down of a cyclist as potential charges could be filed against her.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 01:45:47 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Oklahoma Tornado Aftermath: Residents Reclaim Lives as 24 Confirmed Dead, More Than 230 Injured, US$3B Damages]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[As search-and-rescue officials finally closed the lid on Tuesday night for potential survivors or bodies, residents of Moore, Oklahoma, now focus on reclaiming their lives before the disruptive tornado hit their hometown on Monday afternoon. The official death tally was recorded at 24, with more than 230 injured. Damage to property was placed at an estimated US$3 billion.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:25:48 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[SARS Update: Tunisian Man Inflicted with Virus After Visit to Saudi Arabia Dies, 2 Others Infected, WHO Says Virus is Spreading]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[A Tunisian man who contracted the SARS-like novel coronavirus during a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia has died.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 23:39:33 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Women Empowerment in Saudi Arabia Faces Standstill, Nation Divided on Stadium Access Grant]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[After it had allowed its girls to engage in sports in their private schools, oil-rich nation Saudi Arabia is now divided whether to extend such empowerment privilege to allow its women to watch sports in a stadium due to be completed in 2014.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:32:03 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Execution of 5 Yemenis:  Bodies Hoisted for Public to See]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, five Yemenis convicted of murder and robbery were executed in Saudi Arabia, with their bodies later on hoisted from a crane for the entire public to see, a stern warning that in this Middle Eastern oil-rich nation, justice is served eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:14:31 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Oklahoma Tornado is One of the Worst Global Tornadoes with 300 Plus Deaths]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[A 40-minute, mile-wide tornado that swooped down the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday afternoon has killed 51 people. Almost half of the fatalities were children. Officials expect the death toll to rise.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 01:59:49 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Apple (AAPL) Tweaks Prices to Gain Foothold in India]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Desperate to gain a foothold in India, one of the world&#039;s fastest growing population and urbanizing economies, Apple Inc has been adjusting its marketing strategy in that country, even tweaking its notoriously high prices to gain market share.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:48:37 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Australia On Radar Target of Drug Traffickers]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Australia is on the radar target of drug traffickers, based on data released on Monday which showed a whopping 154 per cent growth on the amount of illegal drugs confiscated in 2011-2012 versus a year ago.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:37:42 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Saudi Women Empowerment Expands to Philippine Maids]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The growing women empowerment in Saudi Arabia has expanded to include the plight of foreign nationals, specifically Filipina maids. On Monday, the Middle Eastern nation signed a bilateral agreement with the Philippine government, vowing to protect the rights of its women who work as maids in the oil-rich nation.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:53:07 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Dubai Slaps 10-Yr Imprisonment for 2 Australian Men Over Fraud Conviction, Acquits 1]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Former Australian businessmen Matthew Joyce and Angus Reed have been slapped a 10-year imprisonment by the justice courts in United Arab Emirates following convictions of property fraud charges over a Dubai Waterfront project in 2009.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:53 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[China Orders Embargo of Lamb, Beef Meat from New Zealand]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[China has ordered an embargo of lamb mutton and beef meat shipments from New Zealand after Chinese officials discovered problems with the accompanying paperwork on the food items.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:59:26 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Divorced British Father Admits Killing Own Children in France's Lyon By Slitting Their Throats]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[An unemployed 48-year-old divorced British father is now detained in France for admitting the murders of his two very young children by slitting their throats, abruptly terminating what could have been the start of a series of father-children bonding moments without a third party.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:00:58 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Raha Moharrak Conquers Everest: Saudi Women Celebrate Empowerment]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[In what could be a further testament to the growing culture of women empowerment in Saudi Arabia, a Saudi woman has conquered not only her fears but also the planet&#039;s highest mountain, Mount Everest.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:58:25 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Drivers License Updates: Queensland Installs Changes to Securing and Renewing Driving Licenses]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Australia&#039;s state government of Queensland has laid down a new set of changes to securing and renewing driver licenses for old-timer and new entrant drivers.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:26:22 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Two Iran Men Accused of Being Agent Spies for CIA, Mossad Hanged]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[At the crack of dawn on Sunday morning, Iran hanged two Iranian men for allegedly being agent spies of the U.S. CIA and the Israeli&#039;s Mossad, passing on classified and vital information to the latter agencies in exchange for money.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 21:35:29 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Flood Prone Queensland Faces New Flood Tax Proposal]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Australia&#039;s flood prone state of Queensland is facing a new flood tax proposal.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:33:40 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Gold Trade: Middle East, Indian, Chinese Small-time Investors Helped Push Gold in Q1 2013]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Despite the global gold demand trade decelerated in the first quarter of 2013 compared from the year ago, the actual exchange of gold among small-time investors in the Middle East, India, and China was very much alive through jewellery in the same period.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:21:20 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mental Health Cases Rising Among American Children, How to Spot Symptoms of Mental Illness in Your Child]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[For the past ten years, in what could be America&#039;s most sensitive health topic to date, a report has disclosed that the number of mental health cases in the world&#039;s freest economy is rising.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 23:30:14 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[H1N1 Flu Virus Mutates, Presence Confirmed in California Coast Elephant Seals]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Experts and researchers working with marine mammals are now being advised to wear protective suits and gear as the dreaded influenza A H1N1 subtype virus has mutated and had been detected present and active in elephant seals off the coast of central California.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:27:00 +0100</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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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 21:23:19 +0100</pubDate>
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