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      <image:title><![CDATA[epa03060774 An Oil tanker is seen in the Strait of Hormuz from Khasab, Oman on 15 January 2012. Tehran has warned oil-producing Arab countries in the Persian Gulf against replacing Iranian oil if Western sanctions against it are implemented, a newspaper reported 15 January. Iranian generals have warned of possibly closing the Strait of Hormuz, a vital international oil route in the Persian Gulf, and blocking a considerable share of global oil exports, if oil sanctions were imposed. EPA/ALI HAIDER]]></image:title>
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        <news:title><![CDATA[McGinn double helps Villa crush Forest 4-0 to reach Europa League final]]></news:title>
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      <image:title><![CDATA[Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference at the Brazilian Embassy after his White House meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC on May 7, 2026. President Trump hailed talks at the White House with “very dynamic” Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday, saying his meeting with his ideological opposite focused on tariffs.]]></image:title>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-05-07T21:30:34.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title><![CDATA[IOC lifts Olympic ban on Belarus but Russia ‘still suspended’]]></news:title>
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      <image:title><![CDATA[IOC EPA (08_05_26)]]></image:title>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-05-07T21:13:06.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title><![CDATA[Duplantis promises new home Monaco a world record]]></news:title>
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      <image:title><![CDATA[Sweden’s athlete Armand Duplantis]]></image:title>
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      <loc>https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/05/08/brighton-boss-hurzeler-agrees-new-three-year-deal</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-05-07T21:03:16.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title><![CDATA[Brighton boss Hurzeler agrees new three-year deal]]></news:title>
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      <image:title><![CDATA[Fabian Hurzeler EPA (08_05_26)]]></image:title>
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