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		<title>RSS Feed - Digital Journal News from Iceland</title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Canada is one of top ten least corrupt nations, Somalia worst]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282273</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/3/3/9/5/2/3/i/5/9/5/p-small/corruption_index.jpg" length="6869" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[New Zealand, Denmark, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland are among the top five least corrupt nations, according to a new survey released by Transparency International. Canada is in the top ten. Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Sudan are the most corrupt.]]></description>			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:24:47 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282273]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Iceland best country for women, Yemen worst]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281133</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/9/9/i/5/8/6/p-small/iceland.jpg" length="3769" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[What do Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden have in common, except for cold winters? These Nordic countries, of all nations in the world, have the smallest equality gap between men and women.]]></description>			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:12:14 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281133]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[All of Iceland's McDonalds' to Close]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281105</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/1/7/0/5/i/3/4/1/p-small/mcdonaldsbigmac.jpg" length="4518" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[Iceland’s McDonald’s restaurants will be closed at the end of the month after the collapse of the krona eroded profits of the fast-food chain.]]></description>			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:18:48 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281105]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Senator: Obama has made legacy of Bush deficits and debt worse]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281051</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/1/8/1/6/4/9/i/5/8/6/p-small/Barnaby_Joyce.jpg" length="3198" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[Australian Senate leader Barnaby Joyce made a rare statement that the United States is running up so much deficits and debt that it's in the same position as Germany before second World War.]]></description>			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:05:39 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281051]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Iceland government reaches deal with UK, Holland]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/280674</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/9/9/i/4/3/9/p-small/IcelandParliament.JPG" length="5559" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[After the collapse of the Iceland economy, the Icelandic government has reached a comprehensive deal that would reimburse Great Britain and Netherlands more than $5 billion.]]></description>			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:55:44 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/280674]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[UN index: Norway is the best place to live]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/280075</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/9/9/i/5/7/8/p-small/Norway.jpg" length="6222" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[According to the United Nations human development index, Norway takes the number one spot. The UN human development index makes judgments based on the country's  life expectancy, literacy, school enrollment and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.]]></description>			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:43:25 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/280075]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Want to Live Green and Be Happy?  Move to Costa Rica]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/275678</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[The other  side of India shining]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/272305</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/1/4/9/8/9/i/5/1/0/p-small/cunion_(3).JPG" length="26864" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[“Zupela shet” was once a paddy field which was abandoned by its owners, according to folklore the owners believe its cultivation brought curses to them and to their family.]]></description>			<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 04:10:25 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/272305]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Man convicted of adultery stoned to death in Iran]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/272148</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/2/6/7/5/9/i/5/0/9/p-small/stone.jpg" length="3285" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[A man was stoned to death in Iran for committing adultery while the woman involved in the case was spared as she repented, the judiciary said on Tuesday.]]></description>			<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 17:43:09 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/272148]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[The happiest children in Europe live in Netherlands]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/271298</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/9/9/i/5/0/1/p-small/happykids.jpg" length="4433" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[According to a British study, the happiest children in Europe live in the Netherlands and in Scandinavian countries. Britain is ranked 24th among 29 countries.]]></description>			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:05:58 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/271298]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Small window of time for climate change – act fast]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/270975</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Iceland Unloading Its Ambassadorial Homes for Cash]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/268191</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Science Says Women Should Lead Governments]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/267095</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[U.S.-China Relations and the Global Economic Crisis]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/266349</link>
			<description><![CDATA[China is the U.S. government's largest creditor  and the trade deficit with China is the largest ever recorded with a single country.  Can China and the U.S.  work together to overcome the trade deficit and the impact of the Global economic crisis.]]></description>			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:59:12 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/266349]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Iceland to get first gay PM. So what?]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/266361</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Iceland to Appoint World's First Openly Gay Prime Minister]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/266234</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sigurdardottir To Be Prime Minister Until General Election]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/266056</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Iceland is set to appoint the world's first openly gay woman to be named as Prime Minister. Johanna Sigurdardottir, the island nation's 66-year-old social affairs minister, will be the interim prime minister until a general election can be held.]]></description>			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:03:19 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/266056]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Global Financial Crisis Topples Iceland's Government]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/265961</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama Takes First Step in Undoing Bush Decisions on Torture]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/265638</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Many travellers to USA could be stranded from Jan 12]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/264785</link>
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