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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.</description><link>http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/6.html</link><language>en</language><title>EMM Entities: News about Kofi Annan</title><item><title>US military to resume Haiti flights</title><link>http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0131/haiti.html</link><emm:origLink>http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0131/haiti.html</emm:origLink><description>The US military will resume evacuation flights to the United States for critically injured Haitian earthquake victims.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">RTERadio-ba48bf7b8e19b56ecfd79bfb64602771</guid><source url="null">RTERadio</source><iso:language>en</iso:language></item><item><title>Clinton makes Haiti plea at Davos</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8485008.stm</link><emm:origLink>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8485008.stm</emm:origLink><description>Former US President Bill Clinton launches an appeal for Haiti to business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">bbc-8f4b857b62fc7e3a9d971e7c99280ed7</guid><source url="null">bbc</source><iso:language>en</iso:language></item><item><title>Angola eye next African Cup trophy, towards World tournament</title><link>http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/en_us/noticias/desporto/2010/0/4/Angola-eye-next-African-Cup-trophy-towards-World-tournament,bd785b56-69a3-4aee-abe8-0a36c4efef18.html</link><emm:origLink>http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/en_us/noticias/desporto/2010/0/4/Angola-eye-next-African-Cup-trophy-towards-World-tournament,bd785b56-69a3-4aee-abe8-0a36c4efef18.html</emm:origLink><description>1/27/10 8:26 PM Angola Angola eye next African Cup trophy, towards World tournament

Luanda - The president of Angola Football Federation (FAF), Justino Fernandes, said it is the intention of his department to win the next edition of the African Cup of Nations, that will be held simultaneously in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea in 2012, Angop learnt.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">angolapress-en-0e27df0ff1ae6041743bc8f22eda8821</guid><source url="null">angolapress-en</source><iso:language>en</iso:language></item><item><title>Desperation amid quake aid logjam</title><link>http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/desperation%20amid%20quake%20aid%20logjam/3508437</link><emm:origLink>http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/desperation%20amid%20quake%20aid%20logjam/3508437</emm:origLink><description>Updated on 20 January 2010 Source PA News The world still cannot get enough food and water to the hungry and thirsty, one week after an earthquake shattered Haiti&#39;s capital. 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The Haitian government is invisible, nobody has taken firm charge, and the police have largely given up.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">channel4news-69c7d7aa2b374f6d2215290859b7b99e</guid><source url="null">channel4news</source><iso:language>en</iso:language></item><item><title>Emergency talks for Guinea junta</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8458695.stm</link><emm:origLink>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8458695.stm</emm:origLink><description>Burkina Faso&#39;s president holds emergency talks with Guinea&#39;s injured junta leader about his future role.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">bbc-91d94c96087894e6b7225171ad541ae9</guid><source url="null">bbc</source><iso:language>en</iso:language></item><item><title>Campbell defends Iraq war dossier</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8453116.stm</link><emm:origLink>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8453116.stm</emm:origLink><description>Tony Blair&#39;s ex-spokesman Alastair Campbell says he defends &quot;every word&quot; of the September 2002 dossier on Iraq&#39;s weapons.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">bbc-e4cc86b012697dad53b4f28b42fd4b2a</guid><source url="null">bbc</source><iso:language>en</iso:language></item><item><title>Outrage in Cyprus at Tassos Papadopoulos tomb raiders</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8409066.stm</link><emm:origLink>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8409066.stm</emm:origLink><description>Politicians in the Republic of Cyprus have voiced outrage after thieves stole the corpse of former President Tassos Papadopoulos from his grave. 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, the Sudanese telecoms magnate, will not award his $5m African leadership prize this year, a decision seen as a rebuke to the former presidents of Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana, among others.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ft-9bd44be0c4f5e6de3371e3c5b117c3b6</guid><source url="null">ft</source><iso:language>en</iso:language></item><item><title>No one worthy: Mo Ibrahim prize for good governance in Africa goes unawarded</title><link>http://da.feedsportal.com/c/32313/f/440158/s/6af4c01/l/0L0Stimesonline0O0Ctol0Cnews0Cworld0Cafrica0Carticle68815640Bece0Tcid0FOTC0ERSS0Gattr0F7970A93/ia1.htm</link><emm:origLink>http://da.feedsportal.com/c/32313/f/440158/s/6af4c01/l/0L0Stimesonline0O0Ctol0Cnews0Cworld0Cafrica0Carticle68815640Bece0Tcid0FOTC0ERSS0Gattr0F7970A93/ia1.htm</emm:origLink><description>The pitiful state of democracy in Africa was highlighted when the organisers of a multimillion-pound prize for good governance said that they had decided not to give out the award this year.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">sundaytimes-214ea1bd7deb29c6202f1538742cc9bf</guid><source url="null">sundaytimes</source><iso:language>en</iso:language></item><item><title>China quietly eliminates investment quota renting</title><link>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe302a92-ba7e-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a.html</link><emm:origLink>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe302a92-ba7e-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a.html</emm:origLink><description>By Robert Cookson in Hong Kong Published: October 18 2009 10:48 | Last updated: October 18 2009 10:48

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