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<description>Phuket International - Phuket's English newspaper, with daily phuket news, phuket events, phuket classifieds, phuket business directory hotels, phuket resorts, phuket restaurants, phuket golf, phuket diving</description> 
<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com</link> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Nigerian school offers hope for young women]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[The clattering sewing machines at this northern Nigeria school offer hope of a better life for a group of young women who fled abusive marriages.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/nigerian-school-offers-hope-for-young-women-32708.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-20 07:13:10</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Indian Sikhs push 'turban pride']]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[The evening turban-tying class in the Sikh-dominated Indian city of Amritsar is packed with pre-teen boys learning a centuries-old tradition that religious leaders fear is under threat.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/indian-sikhs-push-turban-pride-32707.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-20 07:11:25</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Once mighty, Somalia's army struggles to rebuild]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[As hundreds of Somali army recruits march haltingly around a dusty parade ground on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Ugandan officer Assa Mutebi admits that sometimes his job can feel a little strange.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/once-mighty-somalias-army-struggles-to-rebuild-32510.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-10 14:16:18</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Casinos are 'secret strategy' to protect Cambodia: PM]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday said allowing the construction of a spate of border casinos was part of a &quot;secret strategy&quot; to protect the countrys territory from its neighbours.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/casinos-are-secret-strategy-to-protect-cambodia-pm-32508.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-10 14:06:48</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[S. Korea doctor accused of dumping patient's body]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A South Korean doctor has admitted dumping the body of a patient after he accidentally killed her by administering a sedative, police said Friday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/s-korea-doctor-accused-of-dumping-patients-body-32410.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-03 13:45:39</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Scientists treat ulcers with 'spray-on skin']]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Scientists said Friday they had developed a revolutionary &quot;spray-on skin&quot; treatment for venous leg ulcers -- a common ailment involving a shallow, open and stubborn wound on the ankle or lower leg.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/scientists-treat-ulcers-with-spray-on-skin-32394.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-03 11:39:16</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Porn star creates a stir in Bollywood debut]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[An Indo-Canadian porn star makes her Bollywood debut on Friday in what is expected to be one of Indias raunchiest mainstream movies, which is already raising eyebrows in the sexually conservative country.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/porn-star-creates-a-stir-in-bollywood-debut-32391.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-03 11:36:44</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[US man 'cured' of HIV]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[The only person believed to have been cured of HIV infection through a bone marrow transplant said Tuesday he feels wonderful and is launching a new foundation to boost research toward a cure.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/us-man-cured-of-hiv-32277.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-27 17:11:34</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Chinese rickshaw driver claims Olympian journey to London]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A Chinese farmer said Thursday he spent two years riding nearly 40,000 miles (60,000 kilometres) through 16 countries on a rickshaw to reach London in time for the Olympic Games.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/chinese-rickshaw-driver-claims-olympian-journey-to-london-32266.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-27 10:44:17</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Gun culture thrives despite US massacre]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A girl aged five or six tries out a rifle in an Aurora gunshop, oblivious to Fridays massacre in this Colorado town. &quot;Honey, its too big for you, we will find you another,&quot; says her mother.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/gun-culture-thrives-despite-us-massacre-32214.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-24 15:39:47</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Three missing in Malaysia helicopter crash]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A German pilot was rescued but three passengers remained missing after their helicopter crashed into a river on the remote island of Borneo in Malaysia, an official said Friday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/three-missing-in-malaysia-helicopter-crash-32161.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-20 17:28:44</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[At least 14 killed in US cinema shooting: report]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[At least 14 people were killed and some 50 wounded Friday when a gunman opened fire at a crowded cinema premiere of the latest Batman movie in the US state of Colorado, police and media said.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/at-least-14-killed-in-us-cinema-shooting-report-32160.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-20 17:04:06</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Suicide bomber blamed for attack on Israelis in Bulgaria]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A suicide bomber was behind the blast against Israeli tourists in Bulgaria, officials said Thursday, as they raised the toll to seven, the deadliest attack on Israelis abroad since 2004.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/suicide-bomber-blamed-for-attack-on-israelis-in-bulgaria-32119.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-19 14:41:20</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[One killed, 40 injured in clashes at Indian car plant]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Indias top carmaker Maruti Suzuki suspended production at a plant near New Delhi after workers attacked managers, leaving one person dead and scores injured, a company executive said Thursday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/one-killed-40-injured-in-clashes-at-indian-car-plant-32112.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-19 11:16:20</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Bulgaria probes 'barbaric' attack on Israeli tourists]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Bulgaria began probing Thursday a blast at its Black Sea airport of Burgas that left six people dead and more than 30 injured in the deadliest attack on Israelis abroad since 2004.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/bulgaria-probes-barbaric-attack-on-israeli-tourists-32110.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-19 10:11:39</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Australian defence chief vows to stamp out abuse]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Australian Defence Force chief General David Hurley Friday vowed to stamp out abuse in the military following a damning report detailing allegations of rape and sexual assault.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/australian-defence-chief-vows-to-stamp-out-abuse-32022.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-13 15:10:54</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Japan braces for more rain after at least 19 die]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Southwestern Japan was bracing for the effects of more torrential rain Friday, on top of &quot;unprecedented&quot; downpours that swamped whole neighbourhoods, leaving at least 19 dead and eight missing.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/japan-braces-for-more-rain-after-at-least-19-die-32021.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-13 15:10:22</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Clinton in plea for workers' rights in Asia]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday urged Southeast Asian nations to promote workers rights and improve labour conditions as a means of spurring economic growth.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/clinton-in-plea-for-workers-rights-in-asia-32020.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-13 15:09:15</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[More than 30 people killed in S.African train crash]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[More than 30 people were on Friday killed in South Africa when a train ploughed into a truck carrying dozens of farm workers on a railway line, an official said.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/more-than-30-people-killed-in-s-african-train-crash-32019.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-13 15:08:49</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Afghans sing of love and war]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[In a country where music was silenced in the name of Allah for five years, the beat is back and even rock shares the airwaves with the romantic strains of traditional Afghan songs.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/afghans-sing-of-love-and-war-32014.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-13 14:31:48</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[ASEAN reaches out to Beijing over South China Sea code]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Southeast Asian foreign ministers Monday said they were ready to open talks with Beijing over easing friction in the South China Sea, after agreeing key points of a pact aimed at preventing maritime disputes.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/asean-reaches-out-to-beijing-over-south-china-sea-code-31945.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-10 10:08:08</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Asian nations under pressure to ease sea tensions]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Southeast Asian nations were to hold crunch talks Monday on easing friction in the South China Sea as the US called for progress on the thorny issue at the start of a regional security forum.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/asian-nations-under-pressure-to-ease-sea-tensions-31934.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-09 15:04:57</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Suu Kyi makes Myanmar parliamentary debut]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi made her historic parliamentary debut Monday, marking a new phase in her near quarter century struggle to bring democracy to her army-dominated homeland.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/suu-kyi-makes-myanmar-parliamentary-debut-31932.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-09 14:30:15</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[WHO finds virus link to Cambodia mystery disease]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Health experts working to identify an illness that has killed dozens of children in Cambodia found a link to a virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease, the UN health agency said Monday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/who-finds-virus-link-to-cambodia-mystery-disease-31931.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-09 14:29:25</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[ASEAN pushed on South China Sea code]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Southeast Asian nations should give top priority to easing tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea, Cambodias premier said Monday, as he stressed the importance of regional stability.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/asean-pushed-on-south-china-sea-code-31930.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-09 14:28:57</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Crude up in Asia on bargain-hunting]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Oil prices inched up in Asian trade Monday as traders bought up cheap crude following a price plunge late last week caused by disappointing US jobs figures, analysts said.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/crude-up-in-asia-on-bargain-hunting-31929.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-09 14:25:31</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Gunmen attack Pakistan army camp, kill seven]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Gunmen killed seven security personnel at an army camp close to Islamabad on Monday, officials said, hours after a protest march against the resumption of NATO supply convoys passed through the area.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/gunmen-attack-pakistan-army-camp-kill-seven-31928.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-09 14:24:51</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Russia mourns flood dead as questions mount]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Russia on Monday held a day of mourning for at least 171 people who died in its worst flooding disaster as questions mounted over whether officials did enough to warn of the impending calamity.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/russia-mourns-flood-dead-as-questions-mount-31927.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-09 14:24:22</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Laos vows to address Mekong dam fears]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Laos has pledged to stall construction of a controversial multi-billion dollar dam on the Mekong river until all its neighbours environmental concerns have been answered, state media said Friday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/laos-vows-to-address-mekong-dam-fears-31896.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-07 13:15:11</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Hong Kong leader heckled on first day in public office]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong’s new leader was bundled out of an auditorium by police on Monday after he was heckled by protesters, marking a rocky first day in office following the city’s biggest protest in nearly a decade.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/hong-kong-leader-heckled-on-first-day-in-public-office-31869.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-06 09:25:13</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Clinton to make landmark visit to Laos]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to become the first top US diplomat to visit communist-run Laos in 57 years, as part of an eight-nation tour that also takes her to Egypt and Israel, the State Department announced Thursday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/clinton-to-make-landmark-visit-to-laos-31862.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-06 08:50:46</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Single female, over 30 and 'too old' to marry in UAE]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[If you are a 30-year-old Emirati woman and still single, then you have missed the marriage boat: by UAE standards, you are now considered to be too old.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/single-female-over-30-and-too-old-to-marry-in-uae-31824.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-04 11:05:07</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Four foreign aid workers released in Somalia: Kenyan army]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Four foreign aid workers kidnapped in Kenyas Dadaab refugee camp were released overnight in southern Somalia after a short gunfight, and were due to be flown back to Kenya, officials said Monday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/four-foreign-aid-workers-released-in-somalia-kenyan-army-31777.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-02 17:29:48</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Northeast India floods kill 79, displace two million]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[At least 79 people have died and 2.2 million forced to leave their homes over the last week as torrential monsoon rains triggered floods across Indias northeast, officials said Monday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/northeast-india-floods-kill-79-displace-two-million-31776.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-02 17:28:50</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Kim Jong-Il ordered uranium bombs: reports]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[The late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il ordered his scientists to produce &quot;a massive amount&quot; of uranium bombs, according to internal regime documents, reports in Japan said Monday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/kim-jong-il-ordered-uranium-bombs-reports-31766.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-02 12:55:55</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Power slowly returns as US heatwave drags on]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Utility crews made slow progress Monday in restoring electricity to millions of households amid a record-setting heatwave in the eastern United States that showed no sign of abating soon.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/power-slowly-returns-as-us-heatwave-drags-on-31765.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-02 12:55:06</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Myanmar tells Suu Kyi to stop calling nation Burma]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Myanmars authorities have ordered opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to stop calling the country &quot;Burma&quot;, state media reported Friday, its colonial-era name widely used to defy the former junta.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/myanmar-tells-suu-kyi-to-stop-calling-nation-burma-31757.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-02 11:17:37</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[China abortion couple 'hounded']]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[The husband of a Chinese woman whose forced abortion seven months into her pregnancy caused uproar has disappeared, a relative said Tuesday, adding her family is being harassed on a daily basis.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/china-abortion-couple-hounded-31699.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-29 09:09:46</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[After 28 years in N. Korea camp, survivor speaks out]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Kim Hye-Sook survived a total 28 years of brutality, overwork and near-starvation in one of North Korea’s notorious prison camps. Now she travels the world campaigning to shut them down.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/after-28-years-in-n-korea-camp-survivor-speaks-out-31698.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-29 09:08:06</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Iraq attacks kill 14, wound dozens]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A series of attacks in the Iraqi capital and to its north killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 50 others on Thursday, security and medical officials said.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/iraq-attacks-kill-14-wound-dozens-31690.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-28 17:57:58</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[US wildfire bursts into Colorado residential area]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A massive wildfire swept through a residential area of Colorados second most populous city on Wednesday, forcing 36,000 people to flee and prompting President Barack Obama to plan a trip to the western US state.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/us-wildfire-bursts-into-colorado-residential-area-31674.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-28 11:17:47</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Australia debates offshore asylum-seeker processing]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Thursday urged politicians to &quot;look into their conscience&quot; as a bill to allow boatpeople to be sent offshore for processing was debated in the Senate.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/australia-debates-offshore-asylum-seeker-processing-31673.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-28 11:16:23</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Greek entrepreneurs find safehaven in Bulgaria]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[&quot;Were opening a new place and Im a bit short on time,&quot; Yannis Zois, a 46-year-old Greek from Corfu, quips as he gets off his bike outside his buzzing cafe on Sofias busiest downtown shopping street.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/greek-entrepreneurs-find-safehaven-in-bulgaria-31671.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-28 11:15:08</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Laos holds first gay pride event despite taboo]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Laos has held its first ever gay pride event in what supporters hope is a sign of softening social values in the small communist country.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/laos-holds-first-gay-pride-event-despite-taboo-31670.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-28 11:13:20</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[China earthquake kills two, injures 100: Xinhua]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A shallow earthquake hit a mountainous area of southwest China on Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring around 100, the official Xinhua news agency reported.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/china-earthquake-kills-two-injures-100-xinhua-31595.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-24 19:48:10</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Women's rights law is no match for tradition]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[In June 2011, Iraqi Kurdistan passed a landmark law that criminalised female circumcision and domestic violence, but one year on, activists remain frustrated with its patchwork implementation.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/womens-rights-law-is-no-match-for-tradition-31579.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-24 14:31:49</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Liu Yang : China's first female astronaut]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[As a child, Liu Yang once wanted to be a bus conductor and later had her sights set on becoming a lawyer, but decades later she has travelled into space as China’s first ever female astronaut.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/liu-yang-chinas-first-female-astronaut-31578.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-24 14:29:47</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Fears grow for early end to Khmer Rouge trial]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Health and funding woes are threatening a flagship Khmer Rouge trial, experts say, kindling fears that the elderly defendants may never answer for the worst of Cambodias &quot;Killing Fields&quot; era.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/fears-grow-for-early-end-to-khmer-rouge-trial-31572.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-24 11:58:35</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Has hosting the Olympics become ruinous?]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[With the cost of hosting the Olympic Games soaring, the economic benefits of the sporting extravaganza have been called into question as the global economy faces a slowdown in growth.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/has-hosting-the-olympics-become-ruinous-31571.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-24 11:57:28</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Six divers missing off Malaysian island: official]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Search teams were Sunday looking for six scuba divers who went missing a day earlier off a Malaysian resort island after apparently failing to resurface, a maritime official said.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/six-divers-missing-off-malaysian-island-official-31570.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-24 11:56:24</pubDate> 
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