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<title><![CDATA[ACTIVISTS TO STAGE PROTESTS AT APPLE HEADQUARTERS FEB 9]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92528</link>
<description><![CDATA[A group of Apple customers will show up at Apple&#39;s headquarters and stores in D.C., New York, San Francisco, London, Sydney, and Bangalore on Feb 9. They will be delivering petitions signed by 250,000 ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[REUTERS JOURNALISTS IN UK CALLED OFF STRIKE PLANS]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92527</link>
<description><![CDATA[Reuters journalists in Britain called off plans for their first strike in more than 25 years after accepting a revised pay offer from parent company Thomson Reuters on Wednesday, Feb 8, the agency said. L...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CHINESE WOMAN GIVES BIRTH TO 7.04KG BABY]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92526</link>
<description><![CDATA[A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country&#39;s founding in 1949. According to AP, the state-run Tianjin P...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[APPLE OFFERS FREE LIVE-STREAM OF MCCARTNEY'S FEB 9 CONCERT ON ITUNES]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92521</link>
<description><![CDATA[Fans of former Beatle Paul McCartney are in for a special treat on iTunes on Thursday, Feb 9. According to PC Magazine, Apple announced it is planning to offer a free live-stream of McCartney&#39;s upcoming p...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GAYS IN UGANDA MAY BE SENTENCED TO DEATH]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92513</link>
<description><![CDATA[A bill that would make the death sentence mandatory for gays who are &quot;repeat offenders&quot; was reintroduced in Uganda&#39;s parliament on Tuesday, Feb 7, a move likely to draw fresh condemnation ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HACKERS ATTACK POLISH GOVT WEBSITE TO PROTEST ANTI-PIRACY TREATY]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92511</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hackers on Wednesday, February 8 shut down Poland&#39;s Culture Ministry website, in a protest against a controversial internet anti-piracy treaty that has already sparked nationwide protests. The website w...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FM: ISRAEL MUST STOP PLAY OF WORDS TO RECOGNIZE GENOCIDE]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92505</link>
<description><![CDATA[Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian commented on remarks by his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Liberman who suggested that "the term Holocaust is inapplicable in reference to any other tragedy. "We ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[COURT OVERTURNS CALIFORNIA GAY MARRIAGE BAN]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92503</link>
<description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court in California today struck down Proposition 8, the controversial ballot measure passed in 2008 with 52 percent of the vote that defines marriage as between a man and a woman, ABC ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[JORDAN PRESSED TO PULL AMBASSADOR TO SYRIA AMID CRACKDOWN]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92500</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Jordanian government came under mounting pressure Wednesday, February 8 to withdraw its ambassador from Damascus, following escalation in the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in the neighboring ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AMBASSADOR: POPE WELCOME IN IRAN]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92499</link>
<description><![CDATA[Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would like Pope Benedict to visit Iran, Teheran&#39;s ambassador to the Vatican said on Wednesday, February 8, according to AFP. &quot;If the pope decides to come, w...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SYRIAN STATE TV REPORTS CAR BOMBING IN HOMS]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92496</link>
<description><![CDATA[Syrian forces pressed a relentless assault on the protest city of Homs Wednesday, February 8 with dozens of civilians reported killed, hours after President Bashar al-Assad said he was committed to ending ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FRENCH-RUSSIAN VENTURE TO INVEST $30 BLN IN CAUCASUS TOURISM]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92495</link>
<description><![CDATA[A French-Russian joint venture company will invest 30 billion dollars to develop tourism infrastructure in the Caucasus region, a Russian politician said Wednesday, February 8, M&amp;C reported quoting ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BULGARIA, ROMANIA MAY HOPE FOR SCHENGEN ENTRY AFTER EU REPORTS]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92493</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bulgaria and Romania have made some progress against corruption and organized crime, the European Union&#39;s executive said Wednesday, February 8 as it offered the two countries only limited hope that ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SPANISH TENNIS BODY TO SUE FRENCH CANAL+ OVER NADAL DOPE SKIT]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92492</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Spanish tennis federation (RFET) plan to sue French TV broadcaster Canal+ over a sketch which appeared to imply world number two Rafa Nadal and his fellow Spanish athletes are drug cheats, Reuters ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[RUSSIANS DRILL INTO PREHISTORIC ANTARCTIC LAKE]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92490</link>
<description><![CDATA[After more than two decades of drilling, Russian scientists have reached the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake in Antarctica that had been hidden under miles of ice for 20 million years, potentially ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BLACKBERRY 10 OS TO BE RELEASED LATER THIS YEAR]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92488</link>
<description><![CDATA[Research in Motion Ltd.&#39;s (RIM) new operating system, BlackBerry 10, will be released later this year, the smartphone maker&#39;s new Chief Executive Thorsten Heins said. Heins, who took the helm o...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FIFA SANCTIONS IRAQ FOR INELIGIBLE PLAYER]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92480</link>
<description><![CDATA[FIFA has ruled that Iraq fielded an ineligible player in an Olympic soccer qualifying win last November, and awarded a 3-0 victory to United Arab Emirates. Iraq won the Nov. 27 match 2-0, but was found g...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK, QATARI SPECIAL UNITS BACK SYRIAN REBELS?]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92473</link>
<description><![CDATA[British and Qatari special operations units are operating with rebel forces under cover in the Syrian city of Homs just 162 kilometers from Damascus, according to DEBKAfile's exclusive military and intelligence ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NATO, AFGHAN, PAKISTANI OFFICIALS TO HOLD 1ST TALKS SINCE AIR ATTACK]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92463</link>
<description><![CDATA[NATO, Afghan and Pakistani military officials will hold talks on improving border security and coordination on Wednesday, February 8 in a possible sign that tension is easing following a cross-border ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DEFENSE MINISTER DEEMS SECURITY PRIORITY IN ARMENIAN ARMY]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92445</link>
<description><![CDATA[Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan says armed forces attach great importance to introduction of international standards, as well as constructive criticism by international and Armenian non-governmental ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NFL: SUPER BOWL XLVI VIEWERSHIP HITS RECORD HIGH]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92422</link>
<description><![CDATA[The New York Giants 21-17 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday, February 5 was watched by 111.3 million viewers worldwide with 2.1 million people streaming the event online, claims broadcaster ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GERMANY'S MARKUS MERK NAMED REFEREE OF THE 21ST CENTURY]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92420</link>
<description><![CDATA[International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) named German referee Markus Merk as the best referee of the 21st century. Howard Webb came as the best Premier League referee, as he ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FIFA TO DONATE $250,000 TO FAMILIES OF EGYPT FOOTBALL RIOTS VICTIMS]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92332</link>
<description><![CDATA[FIFA president Sepp Blatter has confirmed that world football&#39;s governing body will donate $250,000 to the families of those people killed in last week&#39;s football riots in Egypt, CNN reported. M...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NOKIA TO CUT 4,000 SMARTPHONE PRODUCTION JOBS]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92348</link>
<description><![CDATA[Nokia has said up to 4,000 jobs could be cut from its smartphone production plants across the world, as it continues to adapt its market strategy and cut company costs associated with manufacturing, The ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CITIBANK ESTABLISHES RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE BRANCH]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92346</link>
<description><![CDATA[Citibank has opened a new branch offering Russian-language services in Brooklyn&#39;s Brighton Beach district, known for its large population of Russian-speaking immigrants, the bank said on Wednesday, ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ACTIVISTS: AT LEAST 47 KILLED IN HOMS BOMBARDMENT]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92337</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bombardment of the Syrian city of Homs by government forces killed at least 47 civilians over the past eight hours, activists in the city and opposition sources said on Wednesday, February 8. &quot;Electricity r...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM KICKS OFF IN ARMENIA]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92328</link>
<description><![CDATA[On February 7, Armenian Foreign Ministry hosted the first meeting of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) working group's program. The main objectives were highlighted and an action plan was drawn up. Th...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SALEH TO RETURN TO YEMEN BEFORE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92286</link>
<description><![CDATA[Yemen&#39;s President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in New York for medical treatment after agreeing to step down following months of protests, will return to vote in presidential polls, a member of his party and ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TWO SENIOR POLICE OFFICIALS FIRED IN TURKEY]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92458</link>
<description><![CDATA[Istanbul Police Department&#39;s intelligence director, Erol Demirhan, and anti-terror department director, Yurt Atay&uuml;n, were removed from their posts, Hurriyet Daily News reported. An official s...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ANONYMOUS LEAK GERMAN MILITARY'S SECRET FILES]]></title>
<link>http://www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20120208/92443</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hackers from the group Anonymous said Wednesday, February 8 they had accessed classified German files and posted them online, revealing details of the country&#39;s military operations in Afghanistan, ...]]></description>
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