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The world mourns Mandela

Reality Check: Memorial for Nelson Mandela, Philippines aftermath, Write for Rights, Russia's new news agency

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South Africa and the world mourns Nelson Mandela

World leaders and tens of thousands of people gather in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela.

Benita Levin of Eyewitness News reports on the ceremony and the atmosphere in Johannesburg.

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A month on, the Philippines is still struggling after typhoon Haian

Philippines aftermath

It's a month since the devastation of typhoon Haian hit the Philippines, and while conditions in some areas are improving, there are still areas that have had little or no help.

Florian Lems of Arzte Ohne Grenzen is in The Philippines and talks to Joanna Bostock about the current situation as he is seeing it.

Amnesty International

AI is marking Human Rights day with the "Write for Rights" campaign

Human Rights Day

As a part of Amnesty International's "Write for Rights" campaign Clare Beston explains the case of Ethiopian journalist, Eskinder Nega, who has been imprisoned for his criticism of the government.

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RIA Novosty was seen as a pet project of former president, Dmitri Medvedev

New Russian news agency

Vladmir Putin has closed down RIA Novosty, Russia's largest news agency, and replaced it with a new agency called Russia Today. Russian journalist Alexei Korolyov explains what RIA Novosty was...

and why is has been closed down.

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