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South African icon Miriam Makeba dies
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South African singing legend Miriam Makeba has died aged 76, after being taken ill in Italy. Makeba, known as "Mama Africa", spent more than 30 years in exile after lending her support to the anti-apartheid struggle. She appeared on Paul Simon's Graceland tour in 1987 and in 1992 had a leading role in the film Sarafina!
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Is the intellectual opinion of capitalism changing? Eric Hobsbawm on the financial crisis.
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