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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 23:40:40 IST</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 22:35:26 IST</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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344562/20120523/somalia-al-shabab-african-union.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 21:56:43 IST</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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344531/20120523/domestic-abuse-violence-west-africa-irc-report.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 21:13:26 IST</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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344501/20120523/hopes-pakistan-will-reopen-nato-supply-routes.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:17:32 IST</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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344443/20120523/facebook-ipo-subpoena-shares-morgan-stnaley.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 18:59:50 IST</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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344428/20120523/egypt-s-elections-millions-head-polls-choose.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 18:37:35 IST</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 18:21:30 IST</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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344360/20120523/rupee-continues-slide-crosses-56-mark-against.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:16:56 IST</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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344332/20120523/egyptegypt-presidential-election-revolution-still.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 15:01:06 IST</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://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344132/20120523/egypt-election-parliament-military-islamist.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344132/20120523/egypt-election-parliament-military-islamist.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 02:23:45 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Counterfeit Anti-Malarial Drugs Increase Fatalities, Boost Parasites&#039; 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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344010/20120522/malaria-fake-counterfeit-drug-africa-asia-artemisinin.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 21:14:01 IST</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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343948/20120522/india-takes-steps-protect-economy-rupee-finance.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 19:26:49 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Chris Mahlangu Found Guilty of South African White Supremacist Eugene Terreblanche&#039;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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343918/20120522/eugene-terreblanche-chris-mahlangu-guilty-murder-patrick.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 19:01:17 IST</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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343902/20120522/facebook-ipo-price-social-netwiork.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:32:54 IST</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>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343897/20120522/muammar-gaddafi-s-ex-spy-chief-face.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:20:19 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[OECD Sees Euro Zone Crisis Threatening Global Recovery]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The United States and Japan are leading a fragile economic recovery among developed countries that could yet be blown off course if the euro zone fails to contain the damage from its problem debtor states, the OECD said on Tuesday.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343889/20120522/euro-zone-greece-spain-debt-financial-crisis.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 17:59:28 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[South Africa: Jacob Zuma ‘The Spear’ Painting Defaced in Johannesburg]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A controversial painting of South African president Jacob Zuma with his genitals hanging out has been vandalised in Johannesburg.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343850/20120522/jacob-zuma-spear-defaced-brett-murray-goodman.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:41:58 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Euro Recovers Monday On Technicals, But Greek Exit Shadows Trade]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The euro-to-dollar exchange rate recovered Monday from the lows seen late  Friday, when the European currnecy nearly touched multiyear lows. Still, the rise appeared to spring mostly from technical retracements, as tradersbelieve Greece will soon be forced to exit the currency union.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343620/20120522/euro-usd-chf-trade-currency.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343620/20120522/euro-usd-chf-trade-currency.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 02:08:25 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mali: Interim President Traore Attacked By Protesters Following  Agreement With Military Junta, ECOWAS]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Diancounda Traore, the interim president of Mali, was beaten in his office by protesters on Monday in the capital city of Bamako.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 01:23:32 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Arrests Man Trying to Enter Ministry with Grenades and Ammunition]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Man arrested as he tried to smuggle hand granades and rifle ammunition into Nigeria&#039;s information ministry in Abuja.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343515/20120521/nigeria-boko-haram-arrests-man-trying-infiltrate.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343515/20120521/nigeria-boko-haram-arrests-man-trying-infiltrate.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 21:07:09 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Funeral of Lockerbie Bomber al-Megrahi Held in Libya [VIDEO/PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Small ceremony held for funeral of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, convicted of murdering 270 in Lockerbie.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343473/20120521/al-megrahi-funeral-lockerbie-bomber-libya-1988.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 20:31:28 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Israel: South Africa Ban of West Bank Products Smacks of Racism]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Israel&#039;s foreign ministry spokesman said South Africa&#039;s decision to ban imported goods marked as &#039;made in Israel&#039; when they come from the West Bank settlements had &quot;characteristics of racism&quot;.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 19:06:29 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Facebook IPO: Now That You Own Shares, 3 Key Signs To Look For]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Shareholders of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, are set to get the shares Tuesday, following Friday’s tumultuous first sales after the $16 billion initial public offering.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343412/20120521/facebook-ipo-shares-warn-bono-price-nasdaq.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 18:46:13 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Technology Focus: Facebook’s IPO Boosts Its Cash – Now What?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[One value of going public for any company is to raise cash as well as mint new shares for acquisitions. Facebook (Nasdaq: FB)’s $16 billion initial public offering was no exception.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343108/20120520/facebook-ipo-zuckerberg-sandberg-shares-intel-ibm.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343108/20120520/facebook-ipo-zuckerberg-sandberg-shares-intel-ibm.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 19:24:32 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lockerbie Bomber Megrahi Dies In Libya]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the only person convicted for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing over Scotland, which killed 270 people, has died at home in Libya, his brother said Sunday.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343095/20120520/megrahi-lockerbie-libya-pan-103-terrorism.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 18:15:52 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Meet Priscilla Chan, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Wife [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Chan, a Chinese-American fellow student, graduated from Harvard in 2007 and had worked as a 4th and 5th Grade Science Teacher at the Harker School in San Jose for two years before joining the UCSF medical school.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343059/20120520/priscilla-chan-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-s.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 13:07:44 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Facebook IPO: The Inexorable Deterioration Of Human Society Continues]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Facebook has become a showcase for vulgar narcissism and voyeurism.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 22:24:06 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[South Africa’s Mbeki In Sudan To Mediate Peace Talks]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Former South African President Thabo Mbeki was in Khartoum on Friday to try and push Sudan and South Sudan back to the negotiation table.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:29:26 IST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[UN Chief Holds al-Qaeda Responsible For Suicide Bombings In Syria]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he believed al Qaeda was behind the twin suicide car bomb blasts that killed at least 55 people in Syria last week.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 13:22:24 IST</pubDate>
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