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			<title><![CDATA[SRI LANKA - Sri Lankans to pray and celebrate during weeklong Vesak festival]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Various ceremonies and cultural activities are scheduled for the 21-27 May festival, which marks Buddhism's most important religious event, the commemoration of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[JAPAN - UNITED STATES - Inflationary policies threaten to create another economic bubble ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Inflationary-policies-threaten-to-create-another-economic-bubble-27980.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Andy Xie argues asset inflation is being pumped up in order to stimulate a stagnating global economy and help the unemployed, when in fact such policies benefit neither ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRAN - Guardians Council might exclude Rafsanjani for not meeting necessary criteria]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Guardians-Council-might-exclude-Rafsanjani-for-not-meeting-necessary-criteria-27979.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The former president has the support of moderates, but he might be too old, has led a lavish lifestyle and could be unable to perform his tasks. Ahmadinejad's ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie might also be excluded because he is disliked by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The official list of presidential candidates will be released on Thursday.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[UNITED STATES - MYANMAR - As Obama welcomes Myanmar president, praises his reforms, human rights activists criticise him]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/As-Obama-welcomes-Myanmar-president,-praises-his-reforms,-human-rights-activists-criticise-him-27978.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thein Sein makes an historic visit to the United States, the first Burmese head of state in 50 years to step on the White House lawn. The US president praised his "genuine efforts", but at the same time calls for the protection of minorities, particularly the Rohingya. His Myanmar counterpart says he is committed a "new national identity" that does not distinguish between ethnic and religious groups.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CHINA - Chinese youth educated in Party schools to violence and disregard for life]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In one month, dozens of cases of assaults, stabbings and even beheadings for petty reasons. University of Hong Kong Researcher points to school system imprinted on directives of the Communist Party and moral education of young people. Mao’s society has taught young people that human life is worthless.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[SYRIA - LEBANON -   Hizbollah's help to Assad increases the danger of Syria conflict spilling over into Lebanon]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Hizbollah's-help-to-Assad-increases-the-danger-of-Syria-conflict-spilling-over-into-Lebanon-27976.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[

The Party of God confirms it will fight "across Syria." Clashes in Tripoli kill a Lebanese soldier. Hariri accuses Hizbollah of replicating "Israeli crimes" against "Lebanon and its people". Obama calls Suleiman. Saudi Crown Prince visits Turkey.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[VATICAN - Pope: there should be no power struggle within the Church, because real power, according to Jesus, is service]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Pope:-there-should-be-no-power-struggle-within-the-Church,-because-real-power,-according-to-Jesus,-is-service-27975.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In this morning's Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae, Francis stressed how the Gospel shows that the disciples were already arguing over who was greatest among them. In the Church however, "the greatest is the one who serves the most, the one who is in the service of others the most." This "is the rule." And yet, from the start until now, there have been "power struggles within the church."]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[BANGLADESH - Dhaka, 50 injured in clashes between textile workers and police]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Dhaka,-50-injured-in-clashes-between-textile-workers-and-police-27974.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At least 7 thousand workers of 20 companies in the sector took to the streets to demand the minimum wage increase (to 103 dollars a month). The highway linking the capital to Tangail blocked in protest. The intervention of the police to disperse the demonstration. Accusations traded over responsibility for the violence.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[NEPAL - Kathmandu, the Apostolic Nuncio celebrates confirmations on Pentecost Sunday]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Kathmandu,-the-Apostolic-Nuncio-celebrates-confirmations-on-Pentecost-Sunday-27973.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the feast of Pentecost eight Catholics receive the sacrament of Confirmation. The Vatican representative in India and Nepal celebrates together with the faithful in the Cathedral of the Assumption. "Discover and share the faith among the people."]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CHINA - NORTH KOREA - 16 Chinese fishermen held hostage by the North Korean regime freed]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/16-Chinese-fishermen-held-hostage-by-the-North-Korean-regime-freed-27972.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The boat seized on May 5; negotiations with Pyongyang for the release launched on the 10th. According to the shipowner no ransom paid; formerly the North Korean side had asked for 100 thousand dollars for their release. Chinese public opinion and columnists enraged against the Kim regime.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 09:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRAQ - Patriarch Sako: unity, a fundamental good for "wounded" Chaldean Church, to continue ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Patriarch-Sako:-unity,-a-fundamental-good-for-wounded-Chaldean-Church,-to-continue-27971.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In a letter to the clergy the affirmation of the "ecumenical nature" of a Church which "has been and will always be open to all nations and languages, because Christ has sent it forth to proclaim the Gospel to all nations" and therefore cannot and will not get involved in nationalist campaigns. "It 's time to understand that our Church is invited to transform her reality in light of the resurrection."]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 09:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CHINA - Chinese scholar calls for CP reform, warns the PRC will go the Soviet way]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Chinese-scholar-calls-for-CP-reform,-warns-the-PRC-will-go-the-Soviet-way-27970.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[
For Zhang Xien, a professor at Shandong University, 20 per cent of the CP's 83 million members are old, sick and "unable to toe the party line". At least 32 million should be encouraged to leave. The scholar addresses the dangerous issue in an article published by a biweekly magazine published by the People's Daily, the party's mouthpiece. He wants better entry requirements to weed out potentially bad officials.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[PAKISTAN - Amid violence and demonstrations, Imran Khan wins a seat in Karachi]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Amid-violence-and-demonstrations,-Imran-Khan-wins-a-seat-in-Karachi-27969.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Feud breaks out between the PTI, the party of Pakistan's former cricket star, and MQM, Sindh's dominant party. Both sides announce protests as they fire off accusations at each other. For the murder of PTI's deputy president in Sindh, Khan blames the MQM, which rejects the charge as slanderous.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[LEBANON - Maronite patriarch slams Lebanese politicians who "don't deserve to rule"]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Maronite-patriarch-slams-Lebanese-politicians-who-don't-deserve-to-rule-27968.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Bisharah Al-Rahi attacks the government's action during a trip to South America. The electoral law and poverty top the list of problems. However, Syria's civil war continues to be the main concern. Lebanon should not "interfere in the conflict in Syria".]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CHINA - Poultry sales plunge in China following bird flu outbreak, US$ 65 billion in losses]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Poultry-sales-plunge-in-China-following-bird-flu-outbreak,-US$-65-billion-in-losses-27967.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Since March, 130 people have been infected with the H7N9 flu, with 35 deaths, sending shockwaves throughout the poultry industry. Government officials blames poor sanitation in farms. In Shandong, the authorities organise an all-chicken lunch to boost consumer confidence.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[INDONESIA - As fresh anti-Ahmadi violence breaks out, presidential spokesperson says Yudhoyono protects religious freedom]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/As-fresh-anti-Ahmadi-violence-breaks-out,-presidential-spokesperson-says-Yudhoyono-protects-religious-freedom-27964.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Extremists target an East Java mosque used by Muslim "heretics". The presidency and minority leaders continue to spar after a Jesuit priest and philosopher who wrote an open letter is accused of stirring sectarian tensions and portraying the country in a bad light.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[PIME - Father Ferruccio Brambillasca new PIME Superior General]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Father-Ferruccio-Brambillasca-new-PIME-Superior-General-27966.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Elected today by a two-thirds majority, he was regional superior in Japan. Before that, he was an educator (1989-1993) in Ducenta, Italy, and a teacher at the seminary in Pune, India.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[VATICAN - Pope: courageous “open-hearted prayer"," enables Jesus to perform miracles]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Pope:-courageous-“open-hearted-prayer,-enables-Jesus-to-perform-miracles-27965.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[During Mass this morning Francis says that we must overcome that "piece of disbelief" that is in all of us. "Prayer to ask for a miracle, ask for an extraordinary action must be an involved prayer, which unites us all." An episode in Argentina demonstrates that at times we must also “struggle” in our prayer.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ASIA - PIME - The missionary joy of proclaiming the Gospel]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/The-missionary-joy-of-proclaiming-the-Gospel-27963.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Exemplified by the different stories of people who have dedicated their lives to evangelization. Blessed Clemente Vismara, a life full of difficulties and problems, who created great Gospel works without ever losing enthusiasm for his vocation.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[BANGLADESH - BRAZIL - Brasilia, immigrants from Bangladesh forced to work in slave-like conditions]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Brasilia,-immigrants-from-Bangladesh-forced-to-work-in-slave-like-conditions-27962.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Police in the South American country denounce the presence of a gang specialized in human trafficking. They attract workers with the prospect of a high salary, then force them to work up to the payment of a ransom of 10 thousand dollars. They were found in "inhuman" conditions in a town near the capital.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[EGYPT - Egypt, more attacks on Coptic Orthodox community, two churches set on fire]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Egypt,-more-attacks-on-Coptic-Orthodox-community,-two-churches-set-on-fire-27961.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The two attacks targeted the church of St. Mary in a suburb of Alexandria and that of the small village of Menpal in Upper Egypt. In subsequent clashes one person died following a heart attack.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[INDIA - CHINA - Chinese Premier in Delhi, to strengthen "trust" and trade]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Chinese-Premier-in-Delhi,-to-strengthen-trust-and-trade-27960.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It is the first foreign trip of Prime Minister Li Keqiang, who then will go on to Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany. He met his Indian counterpart Singh and recalled the "great importance" of bilateral relations., But did not mention the recent tension on the borders, caused by Chinese troops invading Indian territory.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[VATICAN - Pope to Movements: The action of the Spirit is newness, harmony, mission]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Pope-to-Movements:-The-action-of-the-Spirit-is-newness,-harmony,-mission-27959.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At Mass for Pentecost, along with movements and lay associations, Francis asks believers not close in on themselves for fear the 'God’s surprises', defending ourselves " barricaded in transient structures which have lost their capacity for openness." The harmony of the Spirit brings unity, not exclusivism or standardization. "The Holy Spirit ... saves us from the threat of a Church which is gnostic and self-referential, closed in on herself" and " drive us to the very outskirts of existence in order to proclaim life in Jesus Christ." The final thanks of the Pope: "You are a gift and a treasure for the Church."]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[VATICAN - Pope to Movements: man is in crisis. No to a church closed in on itself, but a Church that goes out, ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Pope-to-Movements:-man-is-in-crisis.-No-to-a-church-closed-in-on-itself,-but-a-Church-that-goes-out,-27958.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At the Vigil for Pentecost, Pope Francis pushes Christian witness in a world that has become the enemy of man, where the collapse of financial markets makes the news, but not the death of workers or child hunger. A great event for the Year of Faith, 200 thousand people are present: from CL and Renewal in the Spirit, to the Neocatechumenal Way, Focolare, Sant'Egidio, international associations. The testimony of John Waters, an Irish journalist, and Paul Bhatti, former minister for minorities in Pakistan. The Pope invites all to pray every day for persecuted Christians and to work for religious freedom. The Church is not an efficient NGO. Her main contribution is "to live the Gospel."]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[VATICAN - Pope: Rumors are destructive in the Church, misinformation, libel and slander and "all three are sins"]]></title>
			<link>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Pope:-Rumors-are-destructive-in-the-Church,-misinformation,-libel-and-slander-and-all-three-are-sins-27957.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Celebrating the Mass this morning, Francis remembers when Jesus asked Peter, " What is it to you". Gossip is fun at first but then it ruins you, ruins your soul. It’s  the spirit of Cain: killing a brother, with wagging tongues; killing a brother. "]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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