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S.African anti-apartheid hero Hani's tomb vandalised
S.African anti-apartheid hero Hani's tomb vandalised
by  AFP

The grave of anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani has been vandalised, days after a South African court ordered the far-right gunman who killed him to be released on parole, city officials said on Tuesday. Last week, South Africa's top court controversially ordered the release on parole of Janusz Walus, the Polish immigrant who shot Hani dead.

All regions experienced water extremes in 2021: UN
All regions experienced water extremes in 2021: UN
by  AFP

All regions of the world saw water extremes last year -- both floods and droughts -- and billions of people had insufficient freshwater, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Some 3.6 billion people face inadequate access to freshwater at least one month per year.

Putin ally Kudrin steps down from audit chamber
Putin ally Kudrin steps down from audit chamber
by  AFP

A longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Kudrin, stepped down Tuesday as the head of the country's audit chamber amid reports he will oversee the reconstruction of tech giant Yandex following sanctions over Ukraine. Last week, Russian state news agency TASS reported that Kudrin will be given a senior role in Yandex before the new year.

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