<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:32:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@rubenstorm/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Two Knives, One Fight for My Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Driving from Livingstone to Windhoek — but this journey took a dark turn. The day I arrived, I was attacked and robbed by two armed men. The first went for my stomach with a knife, and the second came]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@rubenstorm/two-knives-one-fight-for-my-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@rubenstorm/two-knives-one-fight-for-my-life</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rubenstorm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:26:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJJFq9mNxy5v1De8pqckiu25no46L11zH7KQY9FTdRmVwEQmg6Yf3rTfffhRMGftwDwzCHCRprfkRKd9RNyTy7GWSJU3AU9kYEuNvSDm5hTa5upVEia2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update: Arrests Made After the Robbery in Windhoek]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to share a serious update about what happened after I was robbed here in Windhoek. The two suspects have now been arrested. 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