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Donors stump up $9.3 million to fund prosecution of Somali pirates

By Andy Rice
15 Jun 2010
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The UN has announced that $9.3 million has been donated to a fund that will help poorer countries like Kenya and the Seycelles to prosecute Somali pirates. The EU, Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the US are among the contributors.  Read more: AP

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