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Challenge causes of poverty: Welby’s Xmas sermon
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby uses his first Christmas Day sermon to highlight the “injustices” facing Britain’s poor and victims of conflicts around the world.
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Britons evacuated from ‘dangerous’ South Sudan
A plane carrying British nationals leaves South Sudan after the Foreign Office warns people to leave the country as violence spreads.
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Nelson Mandela: the final goodbye
Nelson Mandela is buried in his hometown of Qunu, following a funeral service attended by 4,500 people, at which he was praised for teaching the world the lessons of forgiveness and reconciliation.
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Tutu confirms he will not attend Nelson Mandela funeral
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela’s close friend and fellow anti-apartheid hero, will not attend the former South African president’s funeral as he says he was not told he would be welcome.
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Mandela memorial: why the crowds booed President Zuma
With the world’s leaders looking on, it was a chance for South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma to shine. So why did some of his countrymen choose to publicly humiliate him?
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Parties and prayers: world celebrates Mandela
Parties, flowers, prayers – tributes pour in for Nelson Mandela from across the world as South Africa begins a day of remembrance for Madiba.
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Could Mandela’s death reignite racial tensions?
It is almost 20 years since Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa – but could his death cause the rainbow nation he created to tear apart at the seams?
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French troops enter capital of Central African Republic
France steps in as violence in the troubled former colony claims more than 100 lives. Britain pledges to support the operation with a military transport plane.
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The power of forgiveness: Mandela’s legacy to the world
“The time for the healing of the wounds has begun.” There was to be no revenge, no retribution. Instead Mandela showed the world another way to truth and justice: forgiveness.
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World leaders unite in praise of Nelson Mandela
Across the world, international leaders from the fields of politics, civil rights and religion say words of praise and thanks to mark the passing of Nelson Mandela.
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Nelson Mandela: icon of reconciliation and forgiveness
The world’s most revered statesman, who became a symbol of hope and justice after leading South Africa out of the apartheid era, has died at the age of 95. Channel 4 News looks back at his life.
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#datababy Twitter test: what your phone says about you
For the last 24 hours, you’ve been telling us how you use your phone, and when, through the #datababy Twitter trial. From morning alarm to lights out – here’s what we found out.
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Paul McCartney urges Putin to free Greenpeace activists
Sir Paul McCartney has written to Vladimir Putin to calling for the release of a group of Greenpeace activists, arrested after a protest at an oil drilling rig.
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Met Office: We don’t know why the storm is called St Jude
We’ve all heard of Hurricane Mitch or Katrina, but why the blustery weather due to strike the UK on Monday has been named after a saint is unknown to Britain’s official storm watchers, the Met Office.
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Welby: jury is still out on banking reform
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby tells Channel 4 News banks remain “too big to fail”, Prince George could become a Buddhist if he wanted, and the Daily Mail was “out of order” on Ralph Miliband.