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> <channel><title>www.DiamondNe.ws &#187; Venezuela</title> <atom:link href="http://www.diamondne.ws/tag/venezuela/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.diamondne.ws</link> <description>Diamond News</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:24:06 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>2008 Global Diamond Production Down 3% From 2007; Value Up by Nearly 7%; Kimberley Process Certification Levels Down by About a Quarter</title><link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2009/08/02/2008-global-diamond-production-down-3-from-2007/</link> <comments>http://www.diamondne.ws/2009/08/02/2008-global-diamond-production-down-3-from-2007/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:52:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pauline</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dubai]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guinea]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kimberley Process]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republic of Congo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[United Arab Emirates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venezuela]]></category> <guid
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