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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:35:47 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IRB says no ban on tweeter Fuimaono-Sapolu - Sydney Morning Herald]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Center Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu was banned for six months after last year's Rugby World Cup for a Twitter post which described Welsh referee Nigel Owens, who controlled Samoa's match against South Africa, as racist and biased. The 23-test veteran had been ...<br/> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IRB refutes claim Fuimaono-Sapolu is banned - Stuff]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fuimaono-Sapolu made headlines during the World Cup with his outspoken views on the IRB and Welsh referee Nigel Owens. He called the Owesn "biased'' and a "racist" after his side's 13-5 loss to South Africa, and compared Samoa's treatment at the tournament ...<br/> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rugby board says no ban on tweeter Fuimaono-Sapolu - Sydney Morning Herald]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:35:45 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Center Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu was banned for six months after last year's Rugby World Cup for a Twitter post that described Welsh referee Nigel Owens, who worked Samoa's match against South Africa, as racist and biased. The 23-test veteran had been ...<br/> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jolly lovely at The St James]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:35:40 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Adrian Rorvik gets pampered at the St James on Venice.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pics: St James on Venice]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:35:40 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The St James on Venice offers 15 elegant rooms, access to bustling Florida Road &#8211; and a menu that will have even your most birdlike companion feasting with relish.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kenya: One Killed in Mombasa Nightclub Blast]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:01:25 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A round up news,compiled by Newsfromafrica Staff Writers.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greenpeace: Congo Government Complicit in Timber Violations]]></title>
<link>http://www.africanewswire.net/story.php?title=greenpeace-congo-government-complicit-in-timber-violations</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:01:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[KINSHASA, Congo - Environmental activists say timber companies are flouting the law in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the complicity of the government. The environmental pressure group Greenpeace on Monday revealed results of a study showing that companies operating in the Congo are using illegal permits to get around a ban on new logging concessions. <br />	  <br /> <br />	Greenpeace says it has eviden<br/> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mombasa Separatists Still Want Split from Kenya]]></title>
<link>http://www.africanewswire.net/story.php?title=mombasa-separatists-still-want-split-from-kenya</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:00:59 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A Kenyan separatist group is not abandoning its call for secession, despite constitutional reforms that could give leaders from its region an increased voice in the national government. <br /> <br />Ali Saie, youth leader for the Mombasa Republican Council, says the constitutional reforms do not change their stance, because they still do not trust the national government. "In a way, the constitution is ver<br/> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Poll: Swazi King Among Africa’s Least Popular Leaders]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:00:56 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A founding member of Swaziland's banned opposition People's United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) party said Swazis cherish the institution of the monarchy, but hate the way the country is governed.  <br /> <br />"First of all, we are Africans with a long background of monarchy," said opposition leader Mphandlana Shongwe. <br /> <br />"But in this country, the problem is with the government per se.  You will find that<br/> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ICC Judges to Consider Libyan Request to Try Gadhafi Son]]></title>
<link>http://www.africanewswire.net/story.php?title=icc-judges-to-consider-libyan-request-to-try-gadhafi-son</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:00:52 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS - The International Criminal Court, or ICC, next month will consider whether to grant Libya's request to try the son of former dictator Moammar Gadhafi in a domestic court.  The international court has issued an arrest warrant for Saif al-Islam Gadhafi to be tried at The Hague.  He is being held by a Libyan militia outside the capital, Tripoli. <br /> <br />Libya's deputy U.N. ambassador, Ib<br/> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ECOWAS COUNCIL TO MEET IN ABIDJAN ON ALLOCATION OF STATUTORY POSITIONS]]></title>
<link>http://www.africanewswire.net/story.php?title=ecowas-council-to-meet-in-abidjan-on-allocation-of-statutory-positions</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:50:54 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[    ECOWAS COUNCIL TO MEET IN ABIDJAN ON ALLOCATION OF STATUTORY POSITIONS   ABUJA, Nigeria, May 17, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ &#8212; The ECOWAS Council of Ministers will meet in Abidjan from 18th May 2012 on the allocation of nine statutory positions in the ECOWAS Commission and other Community institutions.   The two-day extraordinary [...]<br/> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[LE PRESIDENT DE LA COMMISSION FAIT LE POINT SUR L’ETAT DE LA COMMUNAUTE DEVANT LES PARLEMENTAIRES DE LA CEDEAO]]></title>
<link>http://www.africanewswire.net/story.php?title=le-president-de-la-commission-fait-le-point-sur-l%E2%80%99etat-de-la-communaute-devant-les-parlementaires-de-la-cedeao</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:50:49 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[    LE PRESIDENT DE LA COMMISSION FAIT LE POINT SUR L&#8217;ETAT DE LA COMMUNAUTE DEVANT LES PARLEMENTAIRES DE LA CEDEAO   ABUJA, Nigeria, 17 mai 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ &#8212; LE PRESIDENT DE LA COMMISSION FAIT LE POINT SUR L&#8217;ETAT DE LA COMMUNAUTE DEVANT LES PARLEMENTAIRES DE LA CEDEAO « Malgré les défis auxquels [...]<br/> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON SOMALIA]]></title>
<link>http://www.africanewswire.net/story.php?title=security-council-press-statement-on-somalia-1</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:50:42 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[    SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON SOMALIA   NEW YORK, May 17, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ &#8212; The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Agshin Mehdiyev (Azerbaijan):   On Tuesday, 15 May, the members of the Security Council received a briefing from Augustine P. Mahiga, the Secretary-General&#8217;s Special Representative [...]<br/> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[La Suisse s’engage pour les droits de l’homme au Sénégal]]></title>
<link>http://www.africanewswire.net/story.php?title=la-suisse-s%E2%80%99engage-pour-les-droits-de-l%E2%80%99homme-au-senegal</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:50:27 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[    La Suisse s&#8217;engage pour les droits de l&#8217;homme au Sénégal   BERNE, Suisse, 17 mai 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ &#8212; La Suisse et le Sénégal ont inauguré leur dialogue sur les droits de l&#8217;homme le 15 mai 2012 à Dakar. Les discussions ont porté sur des sujets prioritaires pour la Suisse. Par ailleurs, [...]<br/> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[16 May - Markets Wrap with Byron Lotter]]></title>
<link>http://www.africanewswire.net/story.php?title=16-may-markets-wrap-with-byron-lotter</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:12:47 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ABN's Eleni Giokos speaks with Byron Lotter, Portfolio Manager at Vestact, looking at the latest financial news driving equity markets.<br/> ]]></description>
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