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Iceland commerce minister quits amid meltdown
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-01-26 14:58

A masked demonstrator uses his mobile phone at a protest in Reykjavik January 25, 2009. Iceland's Minister of Commerce quit on Sunday, calling into question the government's ability to rule until an early election in May and tackle the country's economic collapse. Commerce Minister Bjorgvin Sigurdsson said he was resigning because of his role in the collapse that has prompted protesters to call for the government's immediate resignation. [Agencies]