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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Riots: 'This Was Just the Beginning']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greek political leaders say the nation must accept yet more punishing austerity or face a social explosion, but after a night of violence and destruction in Athens, some people fear this explosion may already be about to begin.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:18:05 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Dollar Outlook - 02/14/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[From Daily FX Forex News:

The AUD/USD may struggle to hold its ground on Tuesday&#039;s trading with all four components advancing against the USD on Monday, led by a 0.67 percent rally in the Australian dollar, according to David Song, Daily FX analyst. falls back from oversold territory.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:56:18 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Leads - 02/14/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian stock market is seen heading for a slow but steady start on Tuesday with the positive global markets performance extending limited gains on commodities and other risk-related assets.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[10 Most Romantic Gifts to Make Your Loved One Feel Special on Valentine's Day (PHOTOS)]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Many cupid-stricken people must be breaking their heads trying to think of a gift that could move their special somebody and make him or her feel special this Valentine&#039;s Day. Here we give you 10 most romantic gifts that could make your loved ones feel special on Valentine&#039;s Day.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:58:13 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Markets Overview 02/14/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Stocks added to gains and hit session highs in afternoon trading, buoyed by the adoption of austerity measures by Greece&#039;s Parliament. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was recently ahead 82 points, or 0.6%, at 12884. The Standard & Poor&#039;s 500-stock index advanced 10 points, or 0.8%, to 1353, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 29 points, or 1%, to 2933.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:41:05 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Couples Face Off in Valentine's Day Ordeal]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Lips locked at all times - including for bathroom breaks and meals - is the less than romantic challenge facing Thai couples trying for the kiss to blow away all kisses at a Valentine&#039;s Day marathon.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:39:55 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece: European or Not?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[There is another element to this ongoing drama – Greece’s resentment of Western Europe and the feeling that Greeks don’t feel like they are a part of Europe.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297845/20120213/greece-europe-bailout-austerity-greek-european-resentment.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:40:56 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Google, Motorola Mobility Deal Approved by European Commission]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice is expected to approve of the transaction as early as this week.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:35:10 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[UN Rights Chief Blasts Syrian Crackdown, as Russia, China Dawdle]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The UN General Assembly is convening an emergency meeting in New York on Monday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:04:34 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Austerity: What Does It Mean for Investors?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Given that gold, U.S. bonds and the U.S. dollar remain safe havens during times of uncertainty, they cannot be ignored.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297810/20120213/greece-austerity-markets-eu-germany-bailout-bonds.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:04:09 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[London 2012 Olympics: Public Never Had Chance at 100m Final Tickets]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Channel 4 documentary reveals hardly any tickets to major events were available to public.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:48:11 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Operation Digiturk: Anonymous Hacks Turkey's Data Authority]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Anonymous collective launches assault against Turkish satellite provider for blocking sites.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:39:08 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Occupy London Eviction: St Paul's Camp Safe Until 22 February]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Appeal court ruling put back after judges say they need more time to consider case.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:16:13 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Israel Blames Iran and Hezbollah for Bomb Attack in India (Photos)]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The wife of an Israeli diplomat and her driver were injured Monday when the car they were traveling in was bombed in New Delhi, India, with Israeli leaders accusing Iran of responsibility for the attack.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:15:41 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Haiti: Carnival Celebrations Get Under Way in Jacmel]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Haitian residents hope carnival will bring boost in tourism.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297726/20120213/haiti-jacmel-carnival-parade-festival-boost-tourism.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:34:13 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Turkey: Trade Unionists Arrested on Terror Charges]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Turkish police arrest dozens in latest crackdown against a Kurdish rebel group.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:23:38 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[European Union Praises Greek Austerity Vote]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Despite all the dissent, the austerity program won a clear cut majority in the Greek parliament.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297704/20120213/greece-austerity-parliament-vote-athens-eu-bailout.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297704/20120213/greece-austerity-parliament-vote-athens-eu-bailout.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:58:36 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Trevor Kavanagh Confirms Arrested Sun Journalists 'Suspended Indefinitely']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Sun associate editor says five senior journalists &#039;dragged needlessly from their beds by police&#039; have been suspended.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:45:42 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Israeli Embassy Staff in New Delhi, Tbilisi 'Targeted' in Bomb Blasts]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Bombers targeted staff at Israel&#039;s embassies in India and Georgia on Monday, the foreign ministry said, with a bomb going off in New Delhi but a second device in Tbilisi defused.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297653/20120213/israel-bomb-embassy-staff-new-delhi-tbilisi.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:56:49 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Syria Rejects Arab League Peacekeeping Proposal]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Syria said it has &quot;categorically rejected&quot; a new resolution from the Arab League which calls for the formation of a joint Arab-United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country to help bring an end to the bloodshed that has lasted almost one year.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:48:31 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[River Danube Frozen as European Cold Snap Continues]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Emergency supplies airlifted to snowbound residents stuck in homes.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297647/20120213/danube-frozen-europe-snow-weather.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:45:12 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Qatar: Persian Gulf Paradise a Nightmare for Migrant Workers]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Qatar is perhaps the wealthiest nation on earth.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297616/20120213/qatar-migrant-workers-wealth-abuse-labor-rights.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297616/20120213/qatar-migrant-workers-wealth-abuse-labor-rights.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:04:53 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Israeli Embassy Targeted in India, Georgia; Four Persons Injured, Including One Israeli Diplomat]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Indian Foreign Ministry confirmed to the media that the target was Israeli Embassy or diplomats in New Delhi.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297607/20120213/new-delhi-explosion-israel-bomb-diplomat-attack.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297607/20120213/new-delhi-explosion-israel-bomb-diplomat-attack.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:44:15 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Muslim Brotherhood Threatens to Change Camp David Deal]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Egyptian official warns US not to tinker with aid package or risk changes to Camp David treaty with Israel.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297606/20120213/muslim-brotherhood-egypt-camp-david-israel.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297606/20120213/muslim-brotherhood-egypt-camp-david-israel.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:42:23 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sweet Valentine: Best Chocolate Treats for Lovers [SLIDESHOW]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Valentine&#039;s Day is a day for love, flowers, hastily made dinner plans and, of course, exotic chocolates.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297598/20120213/valentine-s-day-best-chocolate-sweets-available.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:22:09 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Job Redundancies Set to Rise in U.K.]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Although the Confederation of British Industry played down recession threats on Monday, a study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) paints a dismal picture of the job scene.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297588/20120213/job-unemployment-cipd-labour-market-outlook-survey.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:56:35 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[BSE Sensex Closes 24.15 Points Up on Hopes of Greek Austerity Deal]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The BSE Sensex edged 0.14 percent higher after a choppy trading session on Monday, as hopes of stability in Greece improved global risk appetite and offset weak corporate earnings at home. Hopes of Greek austerity deal boosted the market.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297578/20120213/bse-sensex-higher-greek-austerity-deal-choppy.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297578/20120213/bse-sensex-higher-greek-austerity-deal-choppy.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:27:35 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Evacuated Over Bomb Threat]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Departure lounges cleared as precautionary measure after man in toilet claimed to have bomb.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297573/20120213/amsterdam-schiphol-airport-evacuated-following-bomb-threat.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:20:09 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Attack on Homs Resumes After Arab Countries Back Syria Opposition]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Syrian forces resumed their bombardment of the city of Homs on Monday after Arab countries called for U.N. peacekeepers and pledged their firm support for the opposition battling President Bashar al-Assad.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297571/20120213/syrian-forces-bombardment-homs-city-arab-countries.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:17:13 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Doctors Renew Calls for Opt-Out System for Organ Donation]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[British Medical Association urges public debate as figures reveal three people a day die waiting for transplant.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297566/20120213/organ-donation-bma-opt-out.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:06:22 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Venezuela Presidential Election: Is Rise of Henrique Capriles a Warning Sign for Hugo Chávez?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Henrique Capriles Radonski, Governor of Miranda state, has won the opposition nomination to fight the incumbent socialist President Hugo Chávez in the October presidential elections in Venezuela. Capriles, 39, has swept the opposition primaries, defeating four of his opponents with huge margins.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297561/20120213/henrique-caprile-chances-defeating-hugo-chavez-venezuela.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:48:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Oil Prices Soar to Nearly $100 as Greece Passes Austerity Measures]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose to nearly $100 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Monday, after Greece&#039;s parliament approved painful austerity measures to secure a second bailout and avoid bankruptcy.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297557/20120213/oil-prices-greece-austerity-measures-euro-zone.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297557/20120213/oil-prices-greece-austerity-measures-euro-zone.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:40:27 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[UK Unemployment Likely to Worsen: Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The employment outlook in the UK is set to worsen as a third of private sector companies are planning to make redundancies.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297552/20120213/uk-unemployment-worsen-report.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297552/20120213/uk-unemployment-worsen-report.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:28:12 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Anonymous Takes down Greek Government Websites]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Hacker collective hits websites for Greek&#039;s prime minister, police and parliament as violence erupts in protests over more cuts.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297542/20120213/anonymous-greece-cuts.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:51:58 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Violence Grips Greece over Austerity Bill]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greeks swept rocks and broken glass from the streets of Athens on Monday after a night of violence that gave lawmakers a taste of the challenge they face in implementing a deeply unpopular austerity bill demanded by the country&#039;s foreign lenders. The bill was the price of a 130 billion euro EU/IMF bailout to save Greece from a chaotic default next month.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297532/20120213/greece-violence-austerity-bill-euro-bailout-chaotic.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:27:11 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Anonymous Takes Down Greek Police and Government Web Sites as Athens Erupts]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Just a week after the Greek Ministry of Justice Web site was defaced by Anonymous in a protest against the signing of the controversial ACTA treaty by the Greek government, the online activist group has reportedly taken down a number of Greece government run Web sites in response to the people powered uprising in Athens.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297509/20120213/anonymous-takes-down-greece-government-websites-austerity.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:29:11 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[China Enters the Brain-Drain Game Baiting Foreign Experts: Will it Challenge U.S. to Become the 'Land of Opportunities'?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[With the rising economy of China ensuring its steady march toward superpower position, the country has rolled out special programs to attract foreign elites which could make it the land of opportunities for skilled immigrants rivaling the U.S.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:21:48 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Wellington Raises Awareness on Endangered Sea Lions]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A hundred life-sized sea lion cut-outs are displayed on the shores of Wellington&#039;s Oriental Bay on Monday as a conservation organization calls on the public and the government to protect the critically endangered New Zealand sea lions.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:01:26 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iran Speaks of 'Major' Nuclear Announcement, Ahmadinejad Says Details to be Revealed Soon [VIDEO]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The President of Iran has made a startling announcement... one sure to set alarm bells ringing throughout the White House, the European Union (EU) and in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297457/20120213/iran-nuclear-announcement-sanctions-middle-east-crisis.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297457/20120213/iran-nuclear-announcement-sanctions-middle-east-crisis.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:56:46 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iran Blocks Facebook, Gmail Ahead of Islamic Revolution Anniversary]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Millions of Internet users in Iran have been denied access to popular social networking sites, including Facebook, and email services like Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail for the past one week, an Iranian news agency has reported.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Brit Weighing 60 Stone is World ‘Fattest Man’]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A Briton, living in Harlesden, northwest London and weighing nearly 60 stone, has been dubbed the world&#039;s &quot;fattest man&quot;.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:26:43 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[UK Will Dodge Recession and Economy will Start to Grow: CBI]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Confederation of British Industry predicts Britain will avoid recession and see growth in second half of 2012.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:08:25 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Japan Economy Contracts More Than Forecast for Q4 Amid Weak Exports and Strong Yen]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Japan’s economy contracted more than economists forecast in the fourth quarter as exports slid on weakness in global demand and strength in the yen.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:04:08 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[China Stocks Rise for Fourth Day Despite Wuhu Retracts Property Easing]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[China&#039;s stocks rose for a fourth day even as Premier Wen Jiabao has called on the need to fine tune economic policies, which has resulted in expectation of easing monetary policy though a decision was announced to suspend the easing of property restrictions in the third-tier city of Wuhu, in eastern Anhui province.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:01:38 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pessimism High Among New Zealanders in 2012 – Survey]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Kiwis are not very optimistic this year, according to a survey that tracks 20 years of New Zealand’s mood as a nation. UMR, a polling agency that has been studying New Zealand’s mood for 20 years now, has recently released a report showing the mood of the nation is at the lowest point since the global financial crisis of 2008.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:57:04 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Airline Group Calls on UN Body to Avert Likely Trade Dispute Between EU, China]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A looming trade war between China and the European Union over the latter&#039;s carbon pricing scheme is the least that the world needs at this time, with major economies already reeling from the effects of the widespread debt crisis in the euro zone, according to the head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:56:38 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Airbus Head Fears for Global Trade Conflict over EU Carbon Tax]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Continuing disagreements between policy administrators in the European Union (EU) and heads of the global aviation industry could threaten the operations of airlines both inside and outside the EU.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:28:24 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece Approves Crucial Bailout Bill as Country Burns]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:18:40 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Lawmakers Pass Austerity Bill as Athens Burns]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greece&#039;s parliament approved a deeply unpopular austerity bill Monday to secure a second EU/IMF bailout and avoid national bankruptcy, as buildings burned across central Athens and violence spread around the country.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:42:06 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece Erupts in Widespread Riots as Austerity Deal Passed]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greek parliament accepts stringent financial austerity package, slashing jobs, pay and pensions and sparking riots across country.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:34:46 EST</pubDate>
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