<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Norway - the official site in Malawi</title><link>http://www.norway.mw/</link><description></description><item><guid>a773885b-9b40-4a92-8ecf-ec7ba29b2664</guid><title>Norwegian Chargée d’affaires attends the opening of two new all female-prison wards</title><link>http://www.norway.mw/Embassy/Development/gender/Norwegian-Chargee-daffaires-attends-the-opening-of-two-new-all-female-prison-wards/</link><description>Female inmates witness considerable improvements to their living conditions as they move into the recently constructed prison wards at Maula Prison in Lilongwe.  </description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:13:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>265f416f-a68a-45a9-b7ed-732c567bdf7e</guid><title>Student festival on global health </title><link>http://norwayportal.mfa.no/MasterSite/Forslagsartikler/Nye-forslag/Studentfestival-om-global-helse/</link><description>ISFiT -The International Student Festival in Trondheim, one of the world’s largest student festivals, is being held in Norway in February 2011. The theme for this year’s festival is global health. 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For emergencies within the Embassy's opening hours (Mon.-Fri. 07.30-15.30), please contact the embassy directly on +265 1 774 211.  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Go on a midnight sun cruise, join a safari or play golf in the middle of the night.</description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:12:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>0dc05ff3-cfc6-44c0-a2c3-c5415c53b366</guid><title>Powered by nature</title><link>http://www.norway.mw/travel/powered-by-nature/</link><description>Videos from Norway</description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:09:22 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>