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		<title>Rising tide of Syrian refugees</title>
		<link>http://jmscintews.edublogs.org/2012/11/08/rising-tide-of-syrian-refugees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Carolyn Lee The number of Syrian refugees in neighboring countries has tripled to over 300,000 within the past three months, but even the donation of € 4.6 million by the EU does not seem to be enough to keep up with the needs of the rising numbers. The UN, UNICEF, and the international community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil settled, but border disputes continue between the two Sudans.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Grigory Kravtsov. After months of  negotiation, Sudan and South Sudan have reached an  agreement over oil in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The announcement, earlier this month, came after both  sides managed to broker a deal that would allow Sudan to pump oil from its neighbor by using a metering system. The UN Security Council [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gaddafi&#8217;s death still being investigated</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Eva Tam More than a month after his death, the Libyan ruling National Transitional Council (NTC)is still investigating  who killed him , and how he should have been treated after his capture remains an international debate. Gaddafi was captured on Oct. 20 with some injuries, but died from a shot in his head later [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hong Kong&#8217;s largest drug haul was probably destined for trans-shipment</title>
		<link>http://jmscintews.edublogs.org/2011/11/28/hong-kongs-record-drug-haul-was-probably-destined-for-trans-shipment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by A. Yu 567kg of cocaine worth HK$6 00million was seized from a village home in Tuen Mun,  in  what is believed to be  Hong Kong’s largest drug bust. Working on  a tip, officers raided what they now believe to be the storehouse of a transnational drug trafficking syndicate on September 16. Four other locations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghanistan&#8217;s worst enemy is &#8220;pollution, not the Taliban&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 06:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmscthomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by David Hetherington More people die of air pollution in Kabul every year than as a result of the violence in Afghanistan, according to figures released by various agencies. The Afghan National Environmental Protection Agency estimates as many as 3000 people die every year as a result of air pollution in Kabul alone, while the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expert says Bout case shows need for arms trade treaty</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hoishan Chan The recent conviction of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout on charges of conspiracy in attempting to sell weapons to Colombian terrorists demonstrates the need for a comprehensive international arms trade treaty, according to an arms trafficking expert. Bout’s conviction on Nov. 2, 2011, serves as “a wake up call for nations to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel plans to install anti-missile systems of commercial aircraft</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmscthomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Hoishan Chan Israel has reportedly sped up plans to install an anti-missile system on its commercial airplanes out of fears of an attack from missiles smuggled out from Libya, according to a Reuters report. The C-Music anti-missile system will use a laser to “blind” heat-seeking missiles, and will be adopted by all Israeli passenger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hong Kong govt. loses bid to suspend ruling on maids rights</title>
		<link>http://jmscintews.edublogs.org/2011/11/25/hong-kong-govt-loses-bid-to-suspend-ruling-on-maids-rights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmscthomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by A. El Hammar Castano The Hong-Kong High Court has rejected a Government  bid to suspend an earlier ruling to allow Filipina maids from applying for permanent residence. Government counsel David Pannick had argued that the &#8220;status quo should be maintained&#8221; pending an appeal against the ruling by the government. &#8220;The concern of the Government is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parliament and President at loggerheads over oil deal in Uganda</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 03:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmscthomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mandy KY Lai Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has rejected a resolution by the Ugandan parliament’s to delay approval of the UK-based Tullow Oil’s sale of stakes of oil in the country to two foreign partners, the Financial Times reported. According to the UK-based newspaper, Museveni is set to give the nod to the $2.9 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Polio cases in Afghanistan double in the last year</title>
		<link>http://jmscintews.edublogs.org/2011/11/25/polio-cases-in-afghanistan-double-in-the-last-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmscthomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Andrew Swift UNICEF and the World Health Organisation have drawn up new plans to guide Afghanistan’s polio eradication efforts, after the number of reported cases of the disease doubled over the past year. The new approach will be run until June 2012.  According to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), a public-private partnership between [...]]]></description>
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