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		<title>What We Now Know: Wikileaks and the War in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Bayly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What We Now Know: Wikileaks and the War in Afghanistan The story of how Wikileaks became instrumental in the biggest leak in US military history reads like a political thriller, and the fallout is likely to continue for days as specialists pour over its details. But as a first cut, how credible is the response [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South America: Venezuelan President Breaks Ties with Columbia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Haywood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela, broke off diplomatic ties with Columbia following a meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington. Columbia had accused Venezuela of harbouring rebel groups hostile to the Columbian government. It had presented evidence that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army had established [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian Federal Election Called for 21st August 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Haywood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian federal election has been called for 21st August 2010 and will see the new Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, seek the approval of Aussie voters for her leadership after the coup against former PM Kevin Rudd earlier this year. Major issues will include promises over future mining taxes, the management of refugees and boat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USA &amp; South Korea Free Trade Agreement Could Happen &#8220;within months&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Haywood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama has committed the USA to complete negotiations over a free trade agreement with South Korea by November, to give the President time to present the proposals to congress. Meeting President Lee at the G20 summit in Toronto, Canada, Obama expressed military support for South Korea, as well as an intention to co-operate financially: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia: Gillard Ousts Rudd as Mining Companies Oppose Super Tax</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Haywood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd, the Australian Prime Minister who led the Australian Labor Party to a landslide victory in a left-wing backlash against the Howard government in 2007, has been ousted from power. His deputy, Julia Gillard, moved for change in the Labor party leadership after major policy switches at the start of the year saw Rudd [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USA: California to Require Sheaths in Adult Films</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Haywood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 18th March, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in California succeeded in persuading the state’s Department of Occupational Safety and Health to make a decision on protecting adult film workers&#8217; health through the use of condoms. An advisory panel will convene for its first meeting on Tuesday 29th June to decide the way in which Californian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU: Researchers Criticise Airport Body Scanners</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Haywood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission is proposing a legal framework for the use of full body scanners in order to prevent attempts to smuggle non-metallic explosives on board aircraft. The downside of the proposals is that selected airport staff will see invasive images of passengers, who will be effectively stripped bare. It is possible that legislation may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bermuda &amp; Canada Sign Tax Disclosure Deal</title>
		<link>http://theglobalherald.com/bermuda-canada-sign-tax-disclosure-deal/4611/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Haywood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 14th 2010, Canada and Bermuda signed the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) at the Premier’s official residence at Camden, Bermuda. Under the agreement, dividends of foreign affiliates resident in Bermuda, that are paid to their Canadian parent companies out of the active business income earned in Bermuda, will be exempt from Canadian taxation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia: &#8220;Filter Conroy&#8221; Targets Government Internet Censorship</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Haywood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Fry is a supporter, the major internet providers in the UK indirectly support their cause and the upcoming Australian Federal Election promises a very visible worldwide platform for &#8220;Filter Conroy&#8221; &#8211; a powerful internet campaign aimed at stopping the Australian Mandatory Internet Filter from becoming a reality. Whilst the online community is fully opposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe: Interview with Former Diplomat, Philip Barclay</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Wright</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[British diplomacy in Zimbabwe has been an unenviable task in recent years. The fall-out from the disputed presidential elections in 2008 meant a full-blown humanitarian crisis, with widespread violence, economic meltdown, a media blackout and a collapse of the healthcare system. Robert Mugabe placed the blame for the country’s problems squarely on the shoulders of [...]]]></description>
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