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		<title>Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hillel Italie</dc:creator>
		
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Terrorist attack feared after &#8216;03 Jackson arrest

NEW YORK — Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-in-2003-247404/">Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekker sees life unravel after court blocks dream voyage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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Young sailor Dekker&#8217;s dreams dashed
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Just four months ago Laura Dekker was a carefree 13-year-old with an extraordinary dream — to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. On Tuesday, police hauled her home — clutching a suitcase and guitar — from a mystery trip to the Caribbean, and .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/teenage-dutch-sailor-laura-dekker-sees-life-unravel-after-court-blocks-dream-voyage-247359/">Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekker sees life unravel after court blocks dream voyage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hillel Italie</dc:creator>
		
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Terrorist attack feared after Jackson arrest

NEW YORK — Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California authorities ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-feared-terrorist-attack-after-arrest-of-jackson-for-child-molestation-247349/">Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prince William spends night on London streets to support homeless teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Quinn</dc:creator>
		
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Prince William spends night on London streets

LONDON — A cold alley in central London is a far cry from a palace — but it was the spot Prince William chose to sleep to highlight the plight of homeless British teenagers.
He spent a chilly night near Blackfriars Bridge last week with Seyi Obakin, the chief executive ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prince-william-spends-night-on-london-streets-to-support-homeless-teens-247302/">Prince William spends night on London streets to support homeless teens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Some Romanians are nostalgic 20 years after revolt overthrew communist dictator Ceausescu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Mutler</dc:creator>
		
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Some Romanians nostalgic 20 years after communism

BUCHAREST, Romania — Braving the Balkan chill, a few dozen people who participated 20 years ago in Romania&#8217;s overthrow of communism huddled Tuesday around a commemorative monument to recall those events.
The spot where they gathered was just a short distance from where Stalinist leader Nicolae Ceausescu fled the popular ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/some-romanians-are-nostalgic-20-years-after-revolt-overthrew-communist-dictator-ceausescu-247245/" title="Some Romanians are nostalgic 20 years after revolt overthrew communist dictator Ceausescu">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prince William spends a night on London street to support homeless teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Prince William spends a night on the streets

LONDON — A cold alley in central London is a far cry from a palace — but it was the spot Prince William chose to sleep to highlight the plight of homeless British teenagers.
He spent a chilly night near Blackfriars Bridge last week with Seyi Obakin, the chief .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prince-william-spends-a-night-on-london-street-to-support-homeless-teens-247219/">Prince William spends a night on London street to support homeless teens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Karzai asks for investigation into killing of cousin in reported family feud</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahim Faiez</dc:creator>
		
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Karzai orders investigation into cousin&#8217;s slaying

KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that he has asked the Interior Ministry to investigate the slaying of a young relative in a possible revenge killing connected to a family feud.
The October killing of 18-year-old Waheed Karzai in southern Afghanistan had apparently attracted little attention in Afghanistan before .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/karzai-asks-for-investigation-into-killing-of-cousin-in-reported-family-feud-247161/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German police: Body found in river is missing American Devon Hollahan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Body found in river missing American man

FRANKFURT — German police said Tuesday that the body of a man pulled from the Rhine River last week has been identified as missing 22-year-old American Devon Hollahan.
Frankfurt police said that Hollahan, of Arizona, who was reported missing Nov. 21, was positively identified through DNA testing. His body .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-police-body-found-in-river-is-missing-american-devon-hollahan-247160/">Source &nbsp;: German police: Body found in river is missing American Devon Hollahan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands of Latin American holiday travelers hit as Spanish airline is grounded by debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Spanish airline is grounded
MADRID — Spain&#8217;s Development Ministry said Tuesday it had withdrawn the flying license for debt-stricken Air Comet, leaving thousands of Christmas travelers to Latin American destinations stranded at Madrid&#8217;s airport.

The airline, owned by Spanish tourism and transportation company Grupo Marsans, operates daily flights to Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador and Peru. Most of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-of-latin-american-holiday-travelers-hit-as-spanish-airline-is-grounded-by-debt-247159/">Original article &nbsp;: Thousands of Latin American holiday travelers hit as Spanish airline is grounded by debt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Druids, pagans mark shortest day of year during foggy sunrise at Stonehenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Druids, pagans mark shortest day of year
LONDON — Hundreds of people have celebrated the winter solstice at Stonehenge, braving snowy travel conditions and a morning fog.

About 700 people — including pagans and druids — saw the sun rise at the ancient rocks near Salisbury, England.
Peter Carson, Stonehenge&#8217;s director, said it &#8220;was really looking picture-postcard perfect.&#8221;
Carson .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/druids-pagans-mark-shortest-day-of-year-during-foggy-sunrise-at-stonehenge-247152/">Druids, pagans mark shortest day of year during foggy sunrise at Stonehenge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ticket number 78294 draws top prize in Spain&#8217;s $3 billion El Gordo lottery</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ticket-number-78294-draws-top-prize-in-spains-3-billion-el-gordo-lottery-247145/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ciaran Giles</dc:creator>
		
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Spanish lottery hands out more than $3 billion

MADRID, Spain — The top prize of Spain&#8217;s Christmas lottery — billed as among the world&#8217;s richest, went Tuesday to holders of tickets bearing the number 78294.
The number appears on 1,950 tickets, and each holder stands to win €300,000 ($430,000). Organizers said the tickets bearing that number were .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ticket-number-78294-draws-top-prize-in-spains-3-billion-el-gordo-lottery-247145/">Ticket number 78294 draws top prize in Spain&#8217;s $3 billion El Gordo lottery</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuanian panel says authorities approved request for CIA prison, unclear whether one existed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lithuanian-panel-says-authorities-approved-request-for-cia-prison-unclear-whether-one-existed-247126/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Lithuanian panel: Authorities approved CIA prison

VILNIUS, Lithuania — A parliamentary commission has found that Lithuania approved a U.S. request to set up a secret prison in the country, but says it&#8217;s unclear whether one was ever established.
The panel says Lithuanian authorities were prepared to provide a facility where the CIA could interrogate terror suspects, and ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lithuanian-panel-says-authorities-approved-request-for-cia-prison-unclear-whether-one-existed-247126/">Lithuanian panel says authorities approved request for CIA prison, unclear whether one existed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>8 Russian circus tigers and a lioness die during 20-hour truck journey across Siberia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sergei Venyavsky</dc:creator>
		
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8 Russian circus tigers, lioness die during travel

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — Eight tigers and a lioness belonging to a Russian traveling circus died during a 20-hour truck journey across Siberia, police said Tuesday.
The animals were dead when they arrived early Tuesday in the city of Yakutsk, police spokesman Nikolai Sizykh said. No cause has been determined, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-russian-circus-tigers-and-a-lioness-die-during-20-hour-truck-journey-across-siberia-247110/" title="8 Russian circus tigers and a lioness die during 20-hour truck journey across Siberia">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Medieval &#8216;mourners&#8217; to begin 7-city US tour next year in 1st display together outside France</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Stengle</dc:creator>
		
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Medieval &#8216;mourners&#8217; to leave France for US tour

DALLAS — The white alabaster figures draped in cloaks show their grief in different ways: from a bent head, the face shrouded by a hood, to a hand swathed in cloth reaching up to wipe a tear.
The nearly 40 &#8220;mourners&#8221; commissioned in the 15th century to adorn the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medieval-mourners-to-begin-7-city-us-tour-next-year-in-1st-display-together-outside-france-247100/">Source &nbsp;: Medieval &#8216;mourners&#8217; to begin 7-city US tour next year in 1st display together outside France</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Teenage sailor Laura Dekker arrives back in the Netherlands after flying to Caribbean</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Young sailor Dekker flies back to the Netherlands

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch teenager Laura Dekker, who ran away to the Caribbean last week after being barred this year from sailing around the world, returned home Tuesday to face police questioning and a court hearing that could result in her being removed from her father&#8217;s home.
Dutch ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/teenage-sailor-laura-dekker-arrives-back-in-the-netherlands-after-flying-to-caribbean-247098/">Teenage sailor Laura Dekker arrives back in the Netherlands after flying to Caribbean</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China rejects British official&#8217;s charge that Beijing &#8216;hijacked&#8217; climate talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
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BEIJING — China dismissed Tuesday a British editorial accusing it of &#8220;hijacking&#8221; the U.N.-sponsored climate talks in Copenhagen as baseless and politically motivated.
British climate change minister Edward Miliband&#8217;s editorial singled out Beijing as the culprit behind the talks&#8217; near collapse.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-rejects-british-officials-charge-that-beijing-hijacked-climate-talks-247063/">Original article on  : China rejects British official&#8217;s charge that Beijing &#8216;hijacked&#8217; climate talks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Italian doctors give police OK to question fugitive American doctor found at Mont Blanc</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Missing US doctor OK to be questioned by police

TURIN, Italy — Doctors in Italy gave permission Monday for police to question a fugitive American doctor who was found in a tent at the snowy foot of Mont Blanc last week, a hospital spokesman said.
Mark Weinberger&#8217;s conditions have improved since he stabbed himself in the neck .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/italian-doctors-give-police-ok-to-question-fugitive-american-doctor-found-at-mont-blanc-246978/">Italian doctors give police OK to question fugitive American doctor found at Mont Blanc</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian FM expects speedy trial of 3 Americans who crossed border from Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeina Karam</dc:creator>
		
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Iran expects speedy trial of 3 American hikers

BEIRUT — Iran&#8217;s foreign minister said Monday he expects a speedy trial for three American hikers who have been jailed since crossing the border from Iraq nearly five months ago.
Manouchehr Mottaki declined to specify what charges the Americans faced. Last month, Iran&#8217;s chief prosecutor said the Americans are ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-fm-expects-speedy-trial-of-3-americans-who-crossed-border-from-iraq-246955/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Iranian FM expects speedy trial of 3 Americans who crossed border from Iraq</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: UN investigators believe Guinea massacre was &#8216;crime against humanity&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Guinea massacre &#8216;crime against humanity&#8217;

PARIS — U.N. investigators say Guinea&#8217;s wounded junta leader may bear responsibility for the mass killings and rapes of protesters in September, which they consider crimes against humanity, a French news report said Monday.
The U.N. investigators say the case should go to the International Criminal Court, according to Le Monde .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-un-investigators-believe-guinea-massacre-was-crime-against-humanity-246954/">Report: UN investigators believe Guinea massacre was &#8216;crime against humanity&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US ambassador rejects Austrian charge of &#8216;improper&#8217; pressure to send troops to Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
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US rejects Austrian criticism over Afghanistan

VIENNA — The U.S. ambassador is rejecting Austrian suggestions that Washington has pushed too aggressively for more Austrian troops in Afghanistan.
William C. Eacho III is responding to comments last week by Defense Minister Norbert Darabos, who told the daily Der Standard the U.S. had exerted &#8220;improper&#8221; pressure on Austria.
Eacho, in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-ambassador-rejects-austrian-charge-of-improper-pressure-to-send-troops-to-afghanistan-246940/">Read : US ambassador rejects Austrian charge of &#8216;improper&#8217; pressure to send troops to Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Greek officials complete restoration project on ancient entrance to the Acropolis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Greeks finish Propylaea restoration on Acropolis

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say a major restoration program has been successfully completed on the 2,500-year-old monumental gateway of the Acropolis.
The culture ministry says the 7-year project has lengthened the roof on the ancient marble building, known as the Propylaea.
The ministry also said Monday 255 blocks of marble were ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/greek-officials-complete-restoration-project-on-ancient-entrance-to-the-acropolis-246896/" title="Greek officials complete restoration project on ancient entrance to the Acropolis">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French president demands Eurostar service resume by Tuesday and wants plan to fix problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Sarkozy demands Eurostar restart Tuesday
PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered the head of the French train authority to get Eurostar traffic moving again by Tuesday.

Eurostar has suspended traffic between Paris and London pending tests to determine what caused five trains to get stuck inside the Channel Tunnel late Friday, trapping more than 2,000 people .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-president-demands-eurostar-service-resume-by-tuesday-and-wants-plan-to-fix-problem-246876/">Original source &nbsp;: French president demands Eurostar service resume by Tuesday and wants plan to fix problem</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia&#8217;s Communists on 130th anniversary of Stalin&#8217;s birth: don&#8217;t criticize him today</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
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MOSCOW — The Russian Communist Party called for a moratorium on criticizing Josef Stalin on Monday to allow the country to celebrate the Soviet dictator&#8217;s 130th birthday in peace.
Nationwide, Stalin&#8217;s popularity in Russia has been climbing amid Kremlin-backed efforts to defend his image.
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		<title>Pope: visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial was &#8216;upsetting encounter&#8217; with cruelty</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Pope says visit to Holocaust memorial &#8220;upsetting&#8221;

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has described his visit to the Holocaust memorial as an upsetting encounter with cruelty and senseless hatred.
The pontiff made his remarks in a Vatican speech Monday, just days after his decision to move the wartime Pope Pius XII closer to sainthood angered Jewish .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-visit-to-yad-vashem-holocaust-memorial-was-upsetting-encounter-with-cruelty-246865/">Source &nbsp;: Pope: visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial was &#8216;upsetting encounter&#8217; with cruelty</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch child care authorities, police seek to unravel mystery of young sailor&#8217;s Caribbean trip</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Authorities seek to explain young sailor&#8217;s trip

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Authorities tried to piece together Monday how 14-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker managed to slip out of the Netherlands and fly to the Caribbean, and whether anybody helped her flee.
Dekker, who lost a court battle in October for the right to set off on a ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-child-care-authorities-police-seek-to-unravel-mystery-of-young-sailors-caribbean-trip-246824/" title="Dutch child care authorities, police seek to unravel mystery of young sailor&#8217;s Caribbean trip">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Polish police: 5 men arrested in theft of &#8216;Arbeit Macht Frei&#8217; have criminal pasts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Polish police recover Auschwitz gate sign, damaged

WARSAW, Poland — Polish police say five men arrested for the theft of the infamous &#8220;Arbeit Macht Frei&#8221; sign that was bolted atop the gate at the Auschwitz Nazi death camp have criminal pasts.
Investigators announced some details of the recovery of the sign at a news conference Monday, but .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/polish-police-5-men-arrested-in-theft-of-arbeit-macht-frei-have-criminal-pasts-246754/">Polish police: 5 men arrested in theft of &#8216;Arbeit Macht Frei&#8217; have criminal pasts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reports: Police find teenage Dutch sailor on Caribbean island</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: Dutch teen sailor found in Caribbean

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Police tracked down 14-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker in the Caribbean territory of St. Maarten, days after she ran away from home leaving her boat behind, Dutch media reported late Sunday.
Dekker made headlines around the world earlier this year when she unsuccessfully went to court ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/reports-police-find-teenage-dutch-sailor-on-caribbean-island-246647/">Original article on  : Reports: Police find teenage Dutch sailor on Caribbean island</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt antiquities chief says he will ask Berlin to return Nefertiti bust</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Egypt antiquities chief to demand Nefertiti bust

CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s antiquities chief said Sunday he will formally demand the return of the 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti from a Berlin museum after confirming it was sneaked out of Cairo through fraudulent documents.
Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt&#8217;s Supreme Council of Antiquities, has been aggressively campaigning to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-antiquities-chief-says-he-will-ask-berlin-to-return-nefertiti-bust-246637/">Read more : Egypt antiquities chief says he will ask Berlin to return Nefertiti bust</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez says US spy plane violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace, tells military to shoot down others</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Chavez: US spy plane violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace

CARACAS, Venezuela — An unmanned U.S. spy plane recently violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace and the military has been ordered to shoot down any such aircraft if it happens again, President Hugo Chavez said Sunday.
Speaking during his weekly television and radio program, Chavez said the aircraft overflew a Venezuelan military base .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-says-us-spy-plane-violated-venezuelas-airspace-tells-military-to-shoot-down-others-246634/">Original article &nbsp;: Chavez says US spy plane violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace, tells military to shoot down others</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel harvested organs from bodies, including Palestinians, in 1990s without permission</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel harvested organs in &#8217;90s without permission

JERUSALEM — Israel has admitted that in the 1990s, its forensic pathologists harvested organs from dead bodies, including Palestinians, without permission of their families.
The issue emerged with publication of an interview with the then-head of Israel&#8217;s Abu Kabir forensic institute, Dr. Jehuda Hiss. The interview was conducted in 2000 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-harvested-organs-from-bodies-including-palestinians-in-1990s-without-permission-246624/">Read : Israel harvested organs from bodies, including Palestinians, in 1990s without permission</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shedding lifetime of shame, French children of war find German roots and, at last, acceptance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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French WWII babies shed shame, find German roots

CAEN, France — Ugly words on the playground were his first hurtful clue.
At age 12, a furtive glance at a medical record deepened Jean-Jacques Delorme&#8217;s doubts about who he was. Throughout adulthood, he unearthed relics of his long-hidden history.
He was the product, he discovered, of a shame-tainted liaison ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shedding-lifetime-of-shame-french-children-of-war-find-german-roots-and-at-last-acceptance-246623/">Read : Shedding lifetime of shame, French children of war find German roots and, at last, acceptance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3rd Guantanamo detainee heading to Italy, to be prosecuted for terrorism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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3rd Guantanamo detainee heading to Italy
ROME — State-run and private television stations say a third Tunisian detainee from Guantanamo Bay is being moved to Italy to face international terrorism charges for having allegedly recruited fighters for Afghanistan.

Private TG5 identified the man as 40-year-old Moez Ben Abdelkader Fezzani, also known as Abou Nassim, and said he .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/3rd-guantanamo-detainee-heading-to-italy-to-be-prosecuted-for-terrorism-246590/">3rd Guantanamo detainee heading to Italy, to be prosecuted for terrorism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch police: Teenager who fought for right to sail solo around world is missing</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-police-teenager-who-fought-for-right-to-sail-solo-around-world-is-missing-246585/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Dutch teen who sought solo sailing trip disappears

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A teenage Dutch sailor who made headlines when she went to court to fight for the right to sail solo around the world has gone missing, police said Sunday.
Laura Dekker&#8217;s boat, Guppy, is still moored at its usual berth and the 14-year-old appears to .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-police-teenager-who-fought-for-right-to-sail-solo-around-world-is-missing-246585/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch police say teenager who fought for right to sail solo around world is missing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Dutch teen who sought solo sailing trip disappears

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch police say teenage sailor Laura Dekker, who made headlines when she went to court to fight for the right to sail solo around the world, has been missing since Friday.
Utrecht police spokesman Bernhard Jens says the 14-year-old&#8217;s boat is still moored at its .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-police-say-teenager-who-fought-for-right-to-sail-solo-around-world-is-missing-246580/">Original article &nbsp;: Dutch police say teenager who fought for right to sail solo around world is missing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Merkel defends Copenhagen accord as 1st step to climate action</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Germany&#8217;s Merkel defends climate accord
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending the much-criticized outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit as a first step that paves the way for action.

Merkel was quoted Sunday as telling the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that &#8220;Copenhagen is a first step toward a new world climate order — no more, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-merkel-defends-copenhagen-accord-as-1st-step-to-climate-action-246528/">Original article on  : Germany&#8217;s Merkel defends Copenhagen accord as 1st step to climate action</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vatican cracks down on unauthorized use of papal image, says permission now required</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Vatican cracks down on phoney use of papal image

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is cracking down on the unauthorized use of the pope&#8217;s image.
The Vatican issued a declaration Saturday saying that anyone who wants to use the pope&#8217;s name, photo or coat of arms, or the title &#8220;pontifical,&#8221; must first obtain authorization from the Holy .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vatican-cracks-down-on-unauthorized-use-of-papal-image-says-permission-now-required-246454/">Source article &nbsp;: Vatican cracks down on unauthorized use of papal image, says permission now required</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Official: 2 Italians kidnapped in southern Mauritania</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed Mohammed</dc:creator>
		
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Official: 2 Italians kidnapped in Mauritania

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Two Italians were kidnapped in the West African desert nation of Mauritania, a police chief and a security official said Saturday.
The Mauritanian officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media on the subject, said the hostages were taken ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-2-italians-kidnapped-in-southern-mauritania-246441/">Official: 2 Italians kidnapped in southern Mauritania</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Controversial demolition of Georgian war memorial leaves 2 people dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Demolition of Georgian war memorial kills 2

TBILISI, Georgia — Georgian authorities say a woman and her 8-year-old daughter were killed when a World War II memorial was intentionally blown up.
The deaths cast a cloud over the controversial demolition of the Soviet-era memorial. The plans had drawn condemnation from Russia and Georgia&#8217;s political opposition.
Prosecutor General Murtaz ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/controversial-demolition-of-georgian-war-memorial-leaves-2-people-dead-246437/">Controversial demolition of Georgian war memorial leaves 2 people dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to possible beatification with decree about virtues</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI moved two of his predecessors closer to possible sainthood Saturday, signing decrees on the virtues of the beloved Pope John Paul II and Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized for not doing enough to stop the Holocaust.
The decrees mean .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-john-paul-ii-moves-a-step-closer-to-possible-beatification-with-decree-about-virtues-246397/">Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to possible beatification with decree about virtues</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU opens borders to over 10 million Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians after nearly 20 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jovana Gec</dc:creator>
		
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EU opens borders to Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia

BELGRADE, Serbia — The European Union on Saturday opened its borders unrestricted to more than ten million Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians after nearly 20 years, a major boost for the troubled region&#8217;s hopes for closer ties with the 27-nation bloc.
The three western Balkan nations celebrated the lifting of visas ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-opens-borders-to-over-10-million-serbs-montenegrins-and-macedonians-after-nearly-20-years-246389/">EU opens borders to over 10 million Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians after nearly 20 years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN chief says &#8216;we have a deal&#8217; after conference recognizes climate accord</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Heilprin</dc:creator>
		
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COPENHAGEN — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says &#8220;we have a deal&#8221; after a climate conference in Copenhagen decided to recognize a political accord brokered by President Barack Obama with China and other emerging powers.
But Ban says he&#8217;s &#8220;aware that this is just the beginning&#8221; .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-chief-says-we-have-a-deal-after-conference-recognizes-climate-accord-246381/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: UN chief says &#8216;we have a deal&#8217; after conference recognizes climate accord</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN conference recognizes climate deal after all-night deliberations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Heilprin</dc:creator>
		
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COPENHAGEN — The U.N. climate conference narrowly escaped collapse by agreeing Saturday to recognize a political accord brokered by President Barack Obama with China and other emerging powers.
The decision was made after an all-night plenary session, in which a small group of nations blocked the Copenhagen Accord, because it ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-conference-recognizes-climate-deal-after-all-night-deliberations-246369/" title="UN conference recognizes climate deal after all-night deliberations">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Poland tightens eastern border as hunt intensifies for stolen sign from Auschwitz memorial</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Poland tightens border in hunt for Auschwitz sign

OSWIECIM, Poland — The Polish government says it has tightened security as the search intensifies for the infamous &#8220;Arbeit Macht Frei&#8221; sign that was stolen from the Auschwitz memorial site.
Interior Ministry spokeswoman Wioletta Paprocka said Saturday that border guards at Poland&#8217;s eastern border with Ukraine and Belarus — ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/poland-tightens-eastern-border-as-hunt-intensifies-for-stolen-sign-from-auschwitz-memorial-246346/">Poland tightens eastern border as hunt intensifies for stolen sign from Auschwitz memorial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Climate deal bogged down in debate in UN plenary session</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Max</dc:creator>
		
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Climate deal bogged down in UN plenary
COPENHAGEN — A climate deal brokered by President Barack Obama with China and other emerging powers is being bogged down by arguments between delegates in a plenary session.
Several countries, including Bolivia, Venezuela and Sudan say the document is unacceptable because it lacks targets for reducing carbon emissions.
Sudan&#8217;s ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/climate-deal-bogged-down-in-debate-in-un-plenary-session-246294/">Climate deal bogged down in debate in UN plenary session</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Merkel: &#8216;mixed feelings&#8217; about outcome of Copenhagen talks reached after day of diplomacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Merkel: Mixed feelings about Copenhagen outcome
COPENHAGEN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she has &#8220;mixed feelings&#8221; about the outcome of the Copenhagen climate conference.
President Barack Obama says the United States, China and several other countries reached an &#8220;unprecedented breakthrough&#8221; Friday to curb greenhouse gas emissions — including a mechanism to verify compliance.
Merkel calls .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/merkel-mixed-feelings-about-outcome-of-copenhagen-talks-reached-after-day-of-diplomacy-246268/">Original source &nbsp;: Merkel: &#8216;mixed feelings&#8217; about outcome of Copenhagen talks reached after day of diplomacy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration official says US, China, India and South Africa agree to deal on climate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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Source: US, China, India, South Africa reach deal
COPENHAGEN — A senior Obama administration official says the U.S., China, India and South Africa have reached a &#8220;meaningful agreement&#8221; on climate change.
The official characterized the deal as a first step, but said it was not enough to combat the threat of a warming planet.
Details of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-official-says-us-china-india-and-south-africa-agree-to-deal-on-climate-246234/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Obama administration official says US, China, India and South Africa agree to deal on climate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Austrian organizer of London Michael Jackson tribute in liquidation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Jackson tribute organizer in liquidation
VIENNA — The Austrian company that was organizing a global Michael Jackson tribute in London said Friday it is being dissolved and will not be able to put on a star-studded show in honor of the King of Pop.

The company — now officially known as World Awards Media GmbH in Liquidation .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/austrian-organizer-of-london-michael-jackson-tribute-in-liquidation-246127/">Austrian organizer of London Michael Jackson tribute in liquidation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British Arways union says it will hold new ballot for strike as early as January</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Wardell</dc:creator>
		
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British Airways union to hold new strike ballot

LONDON — The union for British Airways cabin crew said Friday it would swiftly hold another strike vote after a court blocked a planned walkout over the Christmas and New Year&#8217;s holiday travel period.
A quick ballot could allow for a rescheduled walkout in January. Under British labor laws, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-arways-union-says-it-will-hold-new-ballot-for-strike-as-early-as-january-246099/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : British Arways union says it will hold new ballot for strike as early as January</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German police: Missing American student most likely fell drunk into Frankfurt river</title>
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German police: Missing US man fell drunk in river

FRANKFURT — An American student who disappeared in November most likely fell drunkenly into the city&#8217;s Main River, Frankfurt police said Friday.
Devon Hollahan, 22, who had been teaching English in Prague since July, was traveling back to a hostel after a concert with a friend, who stopped .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-police-missing-american-student-most-likely-fell-drunk-into-frankfurt-river-246088/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: German police: Missing American student most likely fell drunk into Frankfurt river</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US official: Obama&#8217;s climate talks with Chinese premier take &#8217;step forward&#8217; in Copenhagen</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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US official: Obama, Chinese take &#8217;step forward&#8217;
COPENHAGEN — A U.S. official says talks between President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao have moved a &#8220;step forward&#8221; toward a possible climate deal.
Both leaders directed their negotiators to work on a possible deal after meeting for nearly an hour Friday at the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-official-obamas-climate-talks-with-chinese-premier-take-step-forward-in-copenhagen-246075/">US official: Obama&#8217;s climate talks with Chinese premier take &#8217;step forward&#8217; in Copenhagen</a>.]]></description>
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