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A zookeeper feeds a leopard kitten in the wildlife rescue center at the Phnom Tamao zoo, Cambodia, Nov. 2, 2011. (Samrang Pring/Reuters)
Survey says: Canada is second happiest country in the world
Are you happy? According to a new global wellbeing survey from Gallup, 69% of Canadians rated their lives as “thriving” in 2010 — putting the country in a tie with Sweden for second place in the rankings. The top spot belongs to Denmark, where 72% of residents are feeling pretty great about life. Who could be sad in the country where meatballs are plentiful?
Respondents had three options to choose from: “thriving” — where they classified their lives as ” a 7 or higher and their lives in five years an 8 or higher,” “struggling,” or “suffering.
Here are the top 10 countries:
1. Denmark: 72%
2. Canada: 69%
2. Sweden: 69%
4. Australia: 66%
5. Finland: 64%
5. Venezuela: 64%
7. Israel: 63%
7. New Zealand: 63%
9. Netherlands: 62%
9. Ireland: 62%
Here are the bottom 10 countries:
1. Chad: 1%
2. Central African Republic: 2%
3. Haiti: 2%
4. Burkina Faso: 3%
5. Cambodia: 3%
6. Niger: 3%
7. Tajikistan: 3%
8. Tanzania: 4%
9. Mali: 4%
10. Comoros: 4%
Update: Now with a snazzy map!
Uneasy peace holds after Thai, Cambodian troops clash over temple
Thai and Cambodian troops stood on high alert on Tuesday after clashing in disputed jungle around a 11th-century Hindu temple, as both sides face intense regional diplomatic pressure to lay down arms.
Soldiers on both sides of the border held fire, but dug in positions, bracing for more fighting after four days of deadly clashes in the 4.6-sq-km (two-sq-mile) contested area around the Preah Vihear temple claimed by the Southeast Asian neighbours.
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Stampede leaves more than 340 people dead and hundreds injured after panic erupts at a festival.
At least 339 people died Monday evening in a bridge stampede during a busy festival in the Cambodian capital, Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a live television broadcast early Tuesday. (Chor Sokunthea/Reuters)
