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Tuesday 10 December 2013

WORLD LEADERS GATHER IN SA FOR MANDELA'S MEMORIAL

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela.US President Barack Obama, Cuban President Raul Castro and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will address the service, as will four of Mr Mandela's grandchildren.The service at the 95,000-capacity FNB stadium is scheduled to start soon but people are still trying to enter.The former South African president died aged 95 last Thursday.The country is observing a series of commemorations leading up to the funeral on Sunday.

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