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Are Africans donating radiators to needy Norwegians? [Video] Nov 26th 2012, 12:30 Now that it's open season for holiday charity campaigns, one group has released a new song designed to drum up international donations for the less fortunate -- except that the targeted donors are Africans and the intended recipients are the not-so-needy Norwegians. Read full article >> Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak announces he's leaving politics Nov 26th 2012, 12:26 JERUSALEM —Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced on Monday that he was leaving politics and would not run in parliamentary elections scheduled for January. The surprise announcement snuffed out speculation that Barak might unite with other centrist candidates to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the election, which is set for Jan. 22. Read full article >> In Indonesia and Malaysia, as demand for palm oil grows, so do environmental, labor concerns Nov 26th 2012, 11:56 LAHAD DATU, MALAYSIA — Twenty-five years ago, Lahad Datu was just another sleepy port town on the fringe of Malaysian Borneo, frequented by traders, sea gypsies and the occasional pirate gang. These days, big money is flowing into banks and construction projects that have multiplied in the city center, where a gaudy silver statue honors the cash crop that put the former backwater on the map: palm oil. Read full article >>

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