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>>Ireland - On Friday voters in Ireland rejected the carefully negotiated Lisbon Treaty, which would have provided a much needed restructuring to the European Union's governing apparatus, by a margin of 53.4 percent to 46.6 percent. An aggressive "no" campaign appealed to voters' fears. In order to come into effect, the Treaty needs to be ratified by all 27 EU nations. Some European leaders aren't giving up.>>China - Some areas in southern China already devastated by the May 12 earthquake are now suffering under torrential floods, which have killed at least 57 and displaced over 1.25 million. The Guangdong province, an important export area for China, has been one of the regions worst hit.>>Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai threatened yesterday to send soldiers to fight Taliban militants in Pakistan if cross-border attacks continued. In response, Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan was summoned to the Foreign Ministry to receive a formal protest.Yesterday in UN Dispatch