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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'See for yourself': Activist surprised by PM's claim of 'zero hardcore poor' in KL ]]></title>
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                                <description><![CDATA[ More and more people are coming to get the basic necessities, says the founder of a volunteer group that helps the poor and homeless. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ In Middle East, poor miss out as 'faulty' algorithms target aid ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ EU temporarily holds back food aid in Somalia after UN records widespread theft ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 03:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ An official says the decision was taken after an investigation concluded that landowners, local authorities, members of the security forces and humanitarian workers were involved in stealing aid. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ WHO releasing US$2 million from emergency fund for Libya flood victims ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Rescue work has been hindered by the political fractures in the country, which has been war on-and-off and lacked a government with nationwide reach since a Nato-backed uprising toppled Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ France says controversy over Morocco aid misplaced ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 08:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Paris and Rabat have had a difficult relationship in recent years notably over the issue of Western Sahara, which Morocco wants France to recognise as Moroccan. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Syria extends UN aid deliveries via two Turkish crossings ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ After an earthquake killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria, Syria allowed the UN to use those two border crossings from Turkey to dispatch aid. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ US pauses some aid, imposes visa bans after 'neither free nor fair' Cambodia election ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 01:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Hun Sen has brushed off Western concern about the election's credibility, determined to prevent any obstacle in his carefully calibrated transition to his anointed successor and eldest son, Hun Manet. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Aid situation worsens as Sudan fighting spreads ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ While some relief supplies have trickled in, aid agencies report almost insurmountable hurdles to their work. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Felda settlers plead for Raya aid ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 08:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say the amount is secondary as the more important issue is to be given some help. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Aidilfitri aid, tax relief extension as PM adds to budget initiatives ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 05:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Anwar Ibrahim announces the additions in tabling the budget for a second reading today. ]]></description>
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