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                                <title><![CDATA[ Dr Mahathir turns 100: A century of vision and leadership ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ No break for Mahathir as he turns 99 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 02:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The former prime minister is busy as usual, this time in London where he has been meeting with students, activists and community leaders. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Eight killed in mass shooting at birthday party in South Africa ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ South Africa has one of the world's highest murder rates, with around 20,000 people killed every year out of a population of 60 million. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Argentine president pays ‘fine’ for birthday dinner during Covid lockdown ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2022 04:34:58 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The publication of a photo of the dinner, with a dozen guests, had triggered a deluge of criticism in the pandemic-hit country, and elicited rebukes from both Fernandez's own party as well as the opposition. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Birthday girl flees as Ukraine pushes back at Russia ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 01:17:58 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Despite claims by Kyiv's mayor that Ukraine had retaken most of Irpin from Russian forces, the battle is still raging, sending smoke plumes into the sky. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Bangladesh duo punished for not serving cake on leader’s birthday ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:10:54 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The two teachers had hosted a small party to mark the occasion which was broadcast live on Facebook from an Islamic seminary in the country's northwest. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Hong Kong home affairs chief resigns after Covid-hit birthday bash scandal ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:32:05 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Hong Kong has followed China with a zero-Covid policy despite the economic costs and a rising psychological toll on many people of the tough restrictions aimed at keeping the virus at bay. ]]></description>
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