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Wednesday, May 16 2012 07:29

Life on the margins of Dadaab

Nairobi, Kenya (IRIN) - For new arrivals to the world's largest refugee complex, in eastern Kenya, life is particularly difficult.

In October 2011, when thousands of people were fleeing famine and conflict in Somalia, Kenyan authorities halted the registration of refugees arriving in Dadaab,...

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Wednesday, May 16 2012 07:29

Bomb experts defuse explosive device at Northern Ireland airport

Fourth Estate Cooperative Staff

Enniskillen, Ireland (4E) - Army bomb disposal experts on Tuesday removed a viable explosive device from a small plane at an airport in Northern Ireland.

Authorities discovered the bomb from an English-registered plane at St. Angelo airport near Enniskillen,...

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Wednesday, May 16 2012 07:29

Maize farmers have rain but lack seeds

Mt. Elgon, Kenya (IRIN) - At least 1.3 million farmers in Kenya - more than double the figure for 2010 - do not have any maize seeds to plant this season, despite...

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Wednesday, May 16 2012 07:29

Pakistan's water woes compounded by internal disputes

Karachi, Pakistan (IRIN) - The dead fish recently washed up on the shores of Lake Keenjhar, the largest fresh water lake in Pakistan, shocked nearby villagers in Thatta...

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Wednesday, May 16 2012 07:29

FBI probes JPMorgan's $2 billion trading loss

Windsor Genova - Fourth Estate Cooperative News Writer

Washington, DC, United States (4E) - The Justice Department is investigating the $2 billion trading loss of financial firm JPMorgan Chase & Co. with its sub-agency Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) leading the inquiry, according to an...

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Wednesday, May 16 2012 07:29

Alleged Israeli spy hanged in Iran for killing scientist

Paula David - Fourth Estate Cooperative Reporter

Tehran, Iran (4E) - A man accused of being a spy for Israel was hanged Tuesday morning in Iran after being convicted of murdering a nuclear scientist.

Majid Jamali Fashi, 24, was hanged at the Evin Prison in Tehran. He was sentenced to...

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Wednesday, May 16 2012 07:29

Strauss-Kahn seeks $1 million in damages from NY maid

Fourth Estate Cooperative Staff

Paris, France (4E) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former chief of International Monetary Fund and ex-French Socialist party presidential hopeful, on Tuesday filed a USD 1 million suit against New York hotel maid at Bronx Supreme Court.

The maid, Nafissatou...

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Wednesday, May 16 2012 07:29

Mobster's body exhumed from Vatican site in search for missing teen

Diane Alter - Fourth Estate Cooperative Reporter

Rome, Italy (4E) - The body of a mobster buried alongside religious figures on a Vatican property has been exhumed in an investigation into a teenager girl's disappearance 30 years ago.

Officials at the church of Sant'Apollinare in central...

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Wednesday, May 16 2012 07:29

HTC shares dip after U.S. seizes shipment of smartphones

Linda Young - Fourth Estate Cooperative Writer

Washington, D.C., United States (4E) - Share prices of Taiwan's smartphone manufacturer HTC fell in trading after United States customs officials held up shipments of its new smartphones over a patent dispute.

By closing on Tuesday, HTC...

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