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		<title>Daylight Savings Time 2009 Fall Back</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jayita</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Daylight Savings Time is the practice of advancing clocks one hour ahead of local standard time. This is widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings.

Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn. Modern DST was first proposed in 1895 by George .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/daylight-savings-time-2009-fall-back-207171/">Original source &nbsp;: Daylight Savings Time 2009 Fall Back</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Switzerland says Libya detaining 2 Swiss in unknown location, as relations sour further</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley S. Klapper</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — Switzerland and Libya reached a new low point in their relations Friday as the Swiss government announced that two of its citizens are being held at an undisclosed location in the Arab country.

The information came two days after Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz met with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in New York in an ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/switzerland-says-libya-detaining-2-swiss-in-unknown-location-as-relations-sour-further-179008/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Switzerland says Libya detaining 2 Swiss in unknown location, as relations sour further</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP in talks with Germany&#8217;s DDP over stake in its German service, content sharing</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-in-talks-with-germanys-ddp-over-stake-in-its-german-service-content-sharing-179006/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT — The Associated Press said Friday that it is in talks with German news agency DDP about selling a stake in AP&#8217;s German language news service to the Berlin-based company.

The discussions involve the possibility of Deutscher Depeschendienst GmbH acquiring a shareholding in AP GmbH — AP&#8217;s Germany-based subsidiary — and a long-term content-sharing agreement, ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-in-talks-with-germanys-ddp-over-stake-in-its-german-service-content-sharing-179006/">AP in talks with Germany&#8217;s DDP over stake in its German service, content sharing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French prosecutor studying toxic algae complaints after horse&#8217;s death on beach</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ingrid Rousseau</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — The prosecutor&#8217;s office is studying up to 300 complaints linked to noxious green algae after the death of a horse this summer on a beach in Brittany, a judicial official said Friday.

Suspicions that tons of decaying green algae may be behind illnesses, comas or deaths reported over more than a decade gained credence ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-prosecutor-studying-toxic-algae-complaints-after-horses-death-on-beach-179003/">French prosecutor studying toxic algae complaints after horse&#8217;s death on beach</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Questions about France&#8217;s role in Holocaust at center of training for defense recruits</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/questions-about-frances-role-in-holocaust-at-center-of-training-for-defense-recruits-178995/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Charlton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — The French official choked on the words he read to a room of Defense Ministry recruits and swallowed back tears as he tried to kick off an unusual program aimed at teaching about the Holocaust.

The reading, from a young girl whose parents were arrested under the Nazi occupation, went straight to the heart ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/questions-about-frances-role-in-holocaust-at-center-of-training-for-defense-recruits-178995/">Questions about France&#8217;s role in Holocaust at center of training for defense recruits</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>PTSD, depression, alcohol land more veterans in UK criminal justice system than Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Quinn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse are behind an alarming rise in the number of former British soldiers ending up in prison, a report says — and more veterans have had tangles with the law than there are British troops in Afghanistan.

The National Association of Probation Officers report, issued Friday, added that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ptsd-depression-alcohol-land-more-veterans-in-uk-criminal-justice-system-than-afghanistan-178962/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : PTSD, depression, alcohol land more veterans in UK criminal justice system than Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: Merkel&#8217;s preferred center-right alliance level with rivals in German election</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — A poll published Friday underlined expectations of a tight outcome in Germany&#8217;s weekend election, finding that Chancellor Angela Merkel&#8217;s preferred center-right alliance is level with its rivals.

While Merkel is widely expected to remain chancellor and her conservatives to be the biggest party, the key question is whether she will be able to end ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/poll-merkels-preferred-center-right-alliance-level-with-rivals-in-german-election-178960/">Poll: Merkel&#8217;s preferred center-right alliance level with rivals in German election</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Revelation that Iran has 2nd uranium enrichment site heightens Iran nuke concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Jahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VIENNA — Western intelligence puts Iran&#8217;s newly revealed nuclear plant in the arid mountains southwest of Tehran, not far from one of the holiest cities in Shiite Islam.

Neither Iran nor the International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed the location or size of the facility. Nor have they given details on its purpose. But diplomats with ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/revelation-that-iran-has-2nd-uranium-enrichment-site-heightens-iran-nuke-concerns-178949/">Original article on  : Revelation that Iran has 2nd uranium enrichment site heightens Iran nuke concerns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German president signs EU reform treaty, completing country&#8217;s ratification</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — German President Horst Koehler&#8217;s office says he has signed the European Union&#8217;s reform treaty — completing its ratification by the 27-nation bloc&#8217;s most populous nation.

Spokesman Martin Kothe says Koehler signed the ratification document for the so-called Lisbon Treaty on Friday.
German lawmakers have long since approved the treaty itself, but Koehler held off signing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-president-signs-eu-reform-treaty-completing-countrys-ratification-178884/">Read more : German president signs EU reform treaty, completing country&#8217;s ratification</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Small oil leak stops production at North Sea StatoilHydro platform</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OSLO — State-controlled Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro ASA was forced to shut down its Statfjord C offshore oil platform Friday after it leaked water contaminated by oil into the North Sea.

Statfjord C off Norway&#8217;s southwestern coast will remain offline until the cause of the leak is found, StatoilHydro spokesman Oeistein Johannessen said. He said it .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/small-oil-leak-stops-production-at-north-sea-statoilhydro-platform-178851/">Original article &nbsp;: Small oil leak stops production at North Sea StatoilHydro platform</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU says &#8216;decisive progress&#8217; needed at climate talks in Bangkok</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM — The European Union is urging wealthy and developing countries to bring more &#8220;urgency and ambition&#8221; to climate talks in Thailand next week.

The Bangkok meeting starting Monday is the penultimate negotiating session before a pivotal U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen in December.
The 27-nation EU says &#8220;decisive progress&#8221; must be made if a global climate ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-says-decisive-progress-needed-at-climate-talks-in-bangkok-178797/">EU says &#8216;decisive progress&#8217; needed at climate talks in Bangkok</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Renowned British chef Blumenthal apologizes to diners ill after eating at his restaurant</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Chef Heston Blumenthal has apologized to diners who fell ill after eating at his celebrated Fat Duck restaurant — and has invited them back for a free meal.

Blumenthal says he is sorry that the diners had a bad experience at his restaurant— known for outlandish food like egg and bacon ice cream— in .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/renowned-british-chef-blumenthal-apologizes-to-diners-ill-after-eating-at-his-restaurant-178786/">Renowned British chef Blumenthal apologizes to diners ill after eating at his restaurant</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German-language al-Qaida message _ 3rd in a week _ seeks recruits for holy war</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirsten Grieshaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — The release of a third al-Qaida video message in German this week shows that Germany must remain on alert before weekend parliamentary elections, officials said.

Authorities are analyzing the third message, which was released Thursday and calls on Muslims in Germany to take part in jihad, or holy war, German Interior Ministry spokesman Stefan .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-language-al-qaida-message-_-3rd-in-a-week-_-seeks-recruits-for-holy-war-178784/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: German-language al-Qaida message _ 3rd in a week _ seeks recruits for holy war</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Unilever to buy Sara Lee&#8217;s personal care products for €1.28 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Consumer products giant Unilever NV said Friday it has agreed to buy businesses including the Sanex and Duschdas brands from Sara Lee Corp. for €1.28 billion ($1.88 billion)

The businesses to be acquired, subject to regulatory approval, include Sara Lee&#8217;s worldwide body care products business and its European detergents arms, which includes strong regional ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unilever-to-buy-sara-lees-personal-care-products-for-e128-billion-178671/" title="Unilever to buy Sara Lee&#8217;s personal care products for €1.28 billion">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Unilever to buy Sara Lee&#8217;s personal care products for euro1.28 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Consumer products giant Unilever NV said Friday it has agreed to buy businesses including the Sanex and Duschdas brands from Sara Lee Corp. for euro1.28 billion ($1.88 billion)

The businesses to be acquired, subject to regulatory approval, include Sara Lee&#8217;s worldwide body care products business and its European detergents arms, which includes strong regional ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unilever-to-buy-sara-lees-personal-care-products-for-euro128-billion-178670/">Original article on  : Unilever to buy Sara Lee&#8217;s personal care products for euro1.28 billion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>European Medicines Agency recommends 2 swine flu vaccines be licensed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — The European Union&#8217;s drug regulator recommended Friday that two swine flu vaccines be licensed in the 27-nation bloc to ensure their availability before the start of the normal flu season.

The European Medicines Agency called for the vaccines made by Novartis AG and GlaxoSmithKline PLC to be granted a marketing authorization. The agency issues .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-medicines-agency-recommends-2-swine-flu-vaccines-be-licensed-178658/" title="European Medicines Agency recommends 2 swine flu vaccines be licensed">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian leader defends himself against Chechen president&#8217;s defamation lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — A Russian human rights activist on trial over a defamation claim filed by Chechnya&#8217;s strongman president said Friday he stands by his statements blaming the Kremlin-backed provincial leader for a fellow activist&#8217;s slaying in July.

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov sued Memorial rights group chairman Oleg Orlov after Orlov said Kadyrov was responsible for the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-leader-defends-himself-against-chechen-presidents-defamation-lawsuit-178652/" title="Russian leader defends himself against Chechen president&#8217;s defamation lawsuit">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Unilever to buy Sara Lee&#8217;s personal care products for $1.88 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Consumer products maker Unilever NV says it has agreed to buy the personal care products businesses of Sara Lee Corp. for euro1.28 billion ($1.88 billion).

Unilever makes Dove soaps and Axe deodorants, while the Sara Lee businesses to be acquired are known for the Sanex, Radox and Duschdas brands, Unilever said.
The Anglo-Dutch company says ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unilever-to-buy-sara-lees-personal-care-products-for-188-billion-178650/" title="Unilever to buy Sara Lee&#8217;s personal care products for $1.88 billion">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s election to determine how Europe&#8217;s biggest economy recovers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Frey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT — Economic recovery is the main issue in Germany&#8217;s elections Sunday, and Chancellor Angela Merkel says tax cuts should be used to spur more growth — something her challenger disputes.

The conservative leader&#8217;s current government — a &#8220;grand coalition&#8221; with the center-left Social Democrats — has won respect for taking a levelheaded approach to the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-election-to-determine-how-europes-biggest-economy-recovers-178571/">Germany&#8217;s election to determine how Europe&#8217;s biggest economy recovers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Mole who leaked British lawmakers&#8217; expenses sympathized with poorly equipped soldiers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Barr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — The man who leaked details of lavish expense claims by British lawmakers says he was motivated by anger over the poor pay and equipment of U.K. soldiers, a newspaper reported Friday.

The Daily Telegraph said that the man, who was not identified, had been part of a team of government workers who were preparing .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-mole-who-leaked-british-lawmakers-expenses-sympathized-with-poorly-equipped-soldiers-178564/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Report: Mole who leaked British lawmakers&#8217; expenses sympathized with poorly equipped soldiers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP NewsBreak: Iran reveals existence of a second uranium enrichment plant, officials say</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Jahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VIENNA — Iran has revealed the existence of a secret uranium-enrichment plant, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday, a development that could heighten fears about Tehran&#8217;s ability to produce a nuclear weapon and escalate its diplomatic confrontation with the West.

President Barack Obama and the leaders of France and Britain plan to accuse Iran of .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-newsbreak-iran-reveals-existence-of-a-second-uranium-enrichment-plant-officials-say-178523/">AP NewsBreak: Iran reveals existence of a second uranium enrichment plant, officials say</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Officials: Iran has revealed existence of a second uranium enrichment plant</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Jahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VIENNA — Officials have told The Associated Press that Iran has revealed the existence of a second uranium enrichment plant.

The officials say Iran&#8217;s announcement was in a letter sent Monday to International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei.
Iran is under three sets of U.N. Security Council sanctions for refusing to freeze enrichment, which can make ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-officials-iran-has-revealed-existence-of-a-second-uranium-enrichment-plant-178487/">Original article on  : APNewsBreak: Officials: Iran has revealed existence of a second uranium enrichment plant</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anglo-Saxon treasure found in British farmer&#8217;s field offers new insight into early rulers</title>
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		<dc:creator>Raphael G. Satter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — It&#8217;s an unprecedented find that could revolutionize ideas about medieval England&#8217;s Germanic rulers: An amateur treasure-hunter searching a farmer&#8217;s field with a metal detector unearthed a huge collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver artifacts.

The discovery sent a thrill through Britain&#8217;s archaeological community, which said Thursday that it offers new insight into the world .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anglo-saxon-treasure-found-in-british-farmers-field-offers-new-insight-into-early-rulers-178124/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Anglo-Saxon treasure found in British farmer&#8217;s field offers new insight into early rulers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 French military jets crash into the sea during training mission, 1 pilot missing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — Officials say two French military fighter jets have crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during a training mission and that one pilot is missing.

The French Defense Ministry says that one pilot was pulled from the water, but that helicopters and patrol planes are searching for the second pilot.
No other information about the accident at ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-french-military-jets-crash-into-the-sea-during-training-mission-1-pilot-missing-177963/">2 French military jets crash into the sea during training mission, 1 pilot missing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine: Jewish groups protest Kiev plans for hotel at Babi Yar, site of Holocaust massacre</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — Jewish groups condemned Thursday a plan by authorities in the Ukrainian capital to build a hotel on what a leading scholar said was a killing field in the Babi Yar massacre, a horrific chapter of the Holocaust.

The controversy erupted days before the 68th anniversary of the killing of more than 30,000 Jews ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraine-jewish-groups-protest-kiev-plans-for-hotel-at-babi-yar-site-of-holocaust-massacre-177828/">Read : Ukraine: Jewish groups protest Kiev plans for hotel at Babi Yar, site of Holocaust massacre</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish authorities say the eldest member of the former Ottoman dynasty has died</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Osman Ertugrul Osmanoglu, the eldest member of the former Ottoman dynasty, has died, officials said Thursday. He was 97.

Osmanoglu died of kidney failure at an Istanbul hospital on Wednesday, the Culture Ministry said.
He was the last surviving grandson of an Ottoman sultan and regarded as the head of the living members of  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkish-authorities-say-the-eldest-member-of-the-former-ottoman-dynasty-has-died-177790/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US diplomat criticizes 9/11 policy of building &#8216;fortress-like&#8217; embassies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Gera</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WARSAW, Poland — The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Poland criticized the &#8220;fortress-like&#8221; feel of American embassies built since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, saying Thursday that some are excessively expensive and send an unfriendly message to non-Americans.

Victor Ashe is calling on U.S. authorities to reassess policies put in place after 9/11, which require equally tight ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-diplomat-criticizes-911-policy-of-building-fortress-like-embassies-177771/">US diplomat criticizes 9/11 policy of building &#8216;fortress-like&#8217; embassies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Caught clean-handed: UK prison bans anti-swine flu hand gel after inmates use it to get drunk</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — A British prison says a bunch of inmates have been caught with their hands clean — using hand sanitizing gel to get drunk.

Peter McParlin of the Prison Officers Association says inmates were using it to make illicit alcohol.
The gel had been distributed around the prison to stop the spread of the swine flu .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/caught-clean-handed-uk-prison-bans-anti-swine-flu-hand-gel-after-inmates-use-it-to-get-drunk-177722/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Caught clean-handed: UK prison bans anti-swine flu hand gel after inmates use it to get drunk</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN asks for $1.5 billion to fight swine flu, but experts wonder whether it&#8217;s worth it</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — United Nations health officials claim in a new report they need nearly $1.5 billion to prevent the swine flu epidemic from spiraling into a global catastrophe.

But for a virus from which most people recover without ever being treated, not all experts are convinced swine flu merits such attention — and some critics even .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-asks-for-15-billion-to-fight-swine-flu-but-experts-wonder-whether-its-worth-it-177702/">UN asks for $1.5 billion to fight swine flu, but experts wonder whether it&#8217;s worth it</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope will visit Czech Republic, a voyage among the nonbelievers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI is going to the heart of central Europe 20 years after the fall of communism ended restrictions on religion. But what he will find is a Czech Republic where nearly half the population professes to be nonbelievers.

Like an ancient missionary on his three-day pilgrimage starting Saturday, Benedict will try ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-will-visit-czech-republic-a-voyage-among-the-nonbelievers-177694/">Pope will visit Czech Republic, a voyage among the nonbelievers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Merkel poised to win new term but faces tough economic, foreign policy challenges</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Since the end of World War II, Germans have shown a preference for a slow, steady hand over charismatic fervor when looking for a leader — especially in times of crisis.

That has played out perfectly for Angela Merkel as she heads into elections this weekend that, barring surprises, will hand her a new  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-merkel-poised-to-win-new-term-but-faces-tough-economic-foreign-policy-challenges-177625/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US diplomat criticizes policy of building &#8216;fortress-like&#8217; embassies at huge cost</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WARSAW, Poland — The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Poland is criticizing the &#8220;fortress-like&#8221; construction of American embassies worldwide since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, saying they are built at a huge cost to U.S. taxpayers and often send an unfriendly message to non-Americans.

Victor Ashe was appointed by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2004, and .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-diplomat-criticizes-policy-of-building-fortress-like-embassies-at-huge-cost-177606/">US diplomat criticizes policy of building &#8216;fortress-like&#8217; embassies at huge cost</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anglo-Saxon culture left behind striking artwork, brilliant poetry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Anglo-Saxons were a group of Germanic tribes who gradually invaded England starting in the 5th century in the wake of the collapse of the Roman Empire. Originally, they came from what is now the coastal region of northwest Germany.

Their artisans made striking objects out of gold and enamel and they also created poetry that ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anglo-saxon-culture-left-behind-striking-artwork-brilliant-poetry-177536/">Anglo-Saxon culture left behind striking artwork, brilliant poetry</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Merkel takes low-key style to the cusp of victory in German elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Eddy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — A decade ago, Angela Merkel was known to Germans mainly for a famously bad haircut that made her the butt of jokes.

Today, as Germany&#8217;s chancellor, she&#8217;s widely considered the most powerful woman on the planet — and she&#8217;s the one making the jokes.
Four years after becoming Germany&#8217;s leader and all but assured of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-merkel-takes-low-key-style-to-the-cusp-of-victory-in-german-elections-177480/">Read more : Germany&#8217;s Merkel takes low-key style to the cusp of victory in German elections</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swedish police criticized after helicopter heist; no arrests made</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl Ritter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM — Swedish police faced stinging criticism Thursday for failing to stop helicopter-borne gunmen from pulling off a Hollywood-style heist against a cash depot while blocking an air pursuit with a fake bomb.

Investigators had made no arrests as of Thursday afternoon, a day after the pre-dawn raid on the G4S cash facility, where millions are .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swedish-police-criticized-after-helicopter-heist-no-arrests-made-177474/" title="Swedish police criticized after helicopter heist; no arrests made">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Spain expels Israelis from architecture contest because their university is in West Bank</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Woolls</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID — Spain said Thursday it has disqualified a group of Israeli academics from a solar power design competition because their university is in the West Bank, the latest in a series of low-level European sanctions against Israel over its settlement policy.

Spain expelled the team representing Ariel University Center of Samaria from an international contest .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/spain-expels-israelis-from-architecture-contest-because-their-university-is-in-west-bank-177442/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Spain expels Israelis from architecture contest because their university is in West Bank</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ireland plans to double its pioneering tax on supermarkets&#8217; plastic bags</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN — Ireland was the first nation to tax plastic bags as a way to stop them littering the countryside. Now the Emerald Isle plans to double its levy to a punitive 44 euro cents (59 U.S. cents) per bag.

The 7-year-old policy has already generated more than euro120 million ($175 million). It also has sharply ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ireland-plans-to-double-its-pioneering-tax-on-supermarkets-plastic-bags-177391/" title="Ireland plans to double its pioneering tax on supermarkets&#8217; plastic bags">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss lawmakers reject sending troops against Somali pirates, as neutrality concerns too great</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — Switzerland will not join the European Union&#8217;s anti-piracy efforts, lawmakers decided Thursday amid concern that participating in the mission off Somalia could violate the Alpine nation&#8217;s long-standing neutrality.

The government — weakened by giving in to U.S. and European pressure on its banking secrecy rules and a dispute with Libya — had proposed joining .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swiss-lawmakers-reject-sending-troops-against-somali-pirates-as-neutrality-concerns-too-great-177374/">Source &nbsp;: Swiss lawmakers reject sending troops against Somali pirates, as neutrality concerns too great</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Huge hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found in Britain, could be largest ever recovered</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raphael G. Satter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — An amateur treasure hunter prowling English farmland with a metal detector stumbled upon the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered, a massive collection of gold and silver crosses, sword decorations and other items, British archaeologists said Thursday.

One expert said the treasure would revolutionize understanding of the Anglo-Saxons, a Germanic people who ruled England from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/huge-hoard-of-anglo-saxon-treasure-found-in-britain-could-be-largest-ever-recovered-177373/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Huge hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found in Britain, could be largest ever recovered</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Huge hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found in Britain, expert compares the find to Book of Kells</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — British archaeological experts say an amateur treasure-hunter has uncovered one of the largest caches of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found.

An Anglo-Saxon expert formerly with the British Museum&#8217;s Department of Prehistory and Europe, Leslie Webster, says the 1,500-piece find is on par with the Book of Kells, one of the best-known illuminated manuscripts in the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/huge-hoard-of-anglo-saxon-treasure-found-in-britain-expert-compares-the-find-to-book-of-kells-177290/">Original article on  : Huge hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found in Britain, expert compares the find to Book of Kells</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>4 killed, 1 missing in floods, landslide in northeast Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — The state-run news agency says heavy rains in northeast Turkey have triggered floods and a landslide that killed 4 people. One person is reported missing.

The Anatolia news agency says three people were killed near the town of Borcka, in Artvin province, when their house collapsed in a landslide late Wednesday. A 3-year-old ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-killed-1-missing-in-floods-landslide-in-northeast-turkey-177289/">Read more : 4 killed, 1 missing in floods, landslide in northeast Turkey</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sweden launches manhunt after brazen helicopter heist at cash depot leaves police grounded</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl Ritter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM — With cinematic flourish, the masked robbers dropped from a helicopter onto the roof of a Swedish cash depot before dawn, broke into the building through a glass pyramid, set off explosions to get to the millions inside and escaped by hoisting themselves and their haul back up on rope lines.

All in 20 minutes, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sweden-launches-manhunt-after-brazen-helicopter-heist-at-cash-depot-leaves-police-grounded-176929/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Sweden launches manhunt after brazen helicopter heist at cash depot leaves police grounded</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US, Switzerland sign treaty increasing information exchange to counter tax evasion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERN, Switzerland — Switzerland and the United States have signed a treaty to increase the amount of tax information they share to help crack down on tax evasion, Swiss officials said Wednesday.

The agreement follows a model set out by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development designed to make it harder for taxpayers to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-switzerland-sign-treaty-increasing-information-exchange-to-counter-tax-evasion-176743/" title="US, Switzerland sign treaty increasing information exchange to counter tax evasion">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian media: Russian delegation official says Moscow does not rule out new Iran sanctions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Gutterman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Moscow is not ruling out new U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, Russian news agencies cited an official in the Russian delegation in New York as saying Wednesday.

The reports are the first indication that Russia could support additional measures to punish Iran for its defiance of the international community, ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-media-russian-delegation-official-says-moscow-does-not-rule-out-new-iran-sanctions-176710/">Russian media: Russian delegation official says Moscow does not rule out new Iran sanctions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia urges resumed eradication of Afghan poppies, a Bush policy critics say aided Taliban</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Birch</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russia is pressing the White House to resurrect the Bush-era policy of large-scale eradication of poppy fields in Afghanistan, an effort that critics say angered Afghan farmers and rallied support for the Taliban but did little to curb the cultivation of opium.

The Kremlin&#8217;s counter-narcotics chief, Viktor P. Ivanov, said in an interview published .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-urges-resumed-eradication-of-afghan-poppies-a-bush-policy-critics-say-aided-taliban-176709/">Russia urges resumed eradication of Afghan poppies, a Bush policy critics say aided Taliban</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kosovo: EU police arrest 4 Serbs suspected of committing war crimes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nebi Qena</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRISTINA, Kosovo — Four Serbs were arrested Wednesday under suspicion of committing war crimes against ethnic Albanian civilians during the 1998-99 Kosovo war, EU police said.

NATO peacekeepers and Kosovo police also took part in the arrests in eastern Kosovo, said Karin Limdal, spokesman for the EU&#8217;s 2,000-strong police and justice mission in Kosovo.
Limdal said the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kosovo-eu-police-arrest-4-serbs-suspected-of-committing-war-crimes-176695/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Kosovo: EU police arrest 4 Serbs suspected of committing war crimes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian media: Russian delegation official says Moscow does not ruling out new Iran sanctions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russian news agencies are citing an official in the Russian delegation in New York as saying Moscow does not rule out new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programs.

The reports are the first indication that Russia could support additional measures to punish Iran for its defiance of the international community. They come as .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-media-russian-delegation-official-says-moscow-does-not-ruling-out-new-iran-sanctions-176666/">Russian media: Russian delegation official says Moscow does not ruling out new Iran sanctions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British home builder Barratt in 720.5 million pounds rights issue</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-home-builder-barratt-in-7205-million-pounds-rights-issue-176653/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Major British home builder Barratt Developments PLC announced a rights issue Wednesday to raise 720.5 million pounds ($1.18 billion) to beef up its balance sheet and prepare for new land acquisitions.

The fundraising was announced as Barratt reported a loss of 486.6 million pounds for the year ending June 30, compared to a profit ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-home-builder-barratt-in-7205-million-pounds-rights-issue-176653/" title="British home builder Barratt in 720.5 million pounds rights issue">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Volkswagen: 2010 global car market sales volume should be similar to 2009</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-volkswagen-2010-global-car-market-sales-volume-should-be-similar-to-2009-176650/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT — Auto industry heavyweight Volkswagen AG expects the global car sector&#8217;s sales in 2010 to come in at levels similar to this year&#8217;s, a senior executive said Wednesday.

Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen said it delivered 4 million cars worldwide in the January-August period, a 2.1 percent drop from record 2008 levels.
However, that compared with a decline of ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-volkswagen-2010-global-car-market-sales-volume-should-be-similar-to-2009-176650/" title="Germany&#8217;s Volkswagen: 2010 global car market sales volume should be similar to 2009">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Daimler may move some C-Class production from Germany to US</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-daimler-may-move-some-c-class-production-from-germany-to-us-176647/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STUTTGART, Germany — German carmaker Daimler AG is considering whether to move some production of its Mercedes-Benz C-Class models to Alabama from Germany, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

The daily Stuttgarter Zeitung reported, without citing sources, that the company&#8217;s management is mulling whether to move production of the C-Class from its Sindelfingen plant, in the Stuttgart suburbs, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-daimler-may-move-some-c-class-production-from-germany-to-us-176647/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Report: Daimler may move some C-Class production from Germany to US</a>.]]></description>
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