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1st Mandela pics since hospitalization

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VIDEO - The first pictures of Nelson Mandela since his discharge from the hospital after being treated for pneumonia have just been broadcast on South African television...
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A general view of atmosphere during 'Power of Words: Nelson Mandela' Installation Screening on April 19, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

Mandela honored in Times Square

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - Nelson Mandela has received many honors in his lifetime but never has a video tribute been dedicated to him in the heart of New York City – until now...
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Mandela art event in NYC seeks public's quotes

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NEW YORK (AP) — The public is invited to share their own inspirational quotes at a Times Square event tied to a video installation of Nelson Mandela's speeches...
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Rift over Mandela companies deepens

Christopher Torchia, Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A granddaughter of Nelson Mandela has harshly criticized a longtime associate of the former president and anti-apartheid leader, in an escalation of a dispute over funds linked to one of the world's most revered figures...
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A child passes portraits of former president Nelson Mandela depicted in various stages of his life in a Soweto, South Africa, street Thursday, March, 28, 2013. 94-year-old Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first black president, has been hit by a lung infection again and is in a hospital, the presidency said. Mandela, has become increasingly frail in recent years and has been hospitalized several times in recent months, including earlier this month when he underwent what authorities said was a scheduled medical test. The Nobel laureate is a revered figure in South Africa, which has honored his legacy of reconciliation by naming buildings and other places after him and printing his image on national banknotes. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

Will 'Rainbow Nation' die once Mandela is gone?

Rohit Kachroo, Correspondent, NBC News
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Discussing what will happen to the country once its iconic leader Nelson Mandela dies has long been a culturally and politically taboo subject in South Africa
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Anti-Margaret Thatcher graffiti adorns a wall on the Falls Road in west Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. The former prime minister died on Monday aged 87 after suffering a stroke while staying at the Ritz hotel in central London. Later on Monday, "street parties" were held in Londonderry and west Belfast as well as other parts of Britain. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Did Thatcher help or hinder apartheid?

Michelle Faul, Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Nineteen years after the end of apartheid, South Africans are still passionately divided over whether Margaret Thatcher helped or hindered the cruel system of white rule and prolonged the jailing of Nelson Mandela...
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FILE - This is a 1980 file photo showing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/File)

Black Britons have mixed feelings about Margaret Thatcher legacy

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - In Britain, Thatcher was a divisive force, who you either loved or loathed...
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A child passes portraits of former president Nelson Mandela depicted in various stages of his life in a Soweto, South Africa, street Thursday, March, 28, 2013. 94-year-old Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first black president, has been hit by a lung infection again and is in a hospital, the presidency said. Mandela, has become increasingly frail in recent years and has been hospitalized several times in recent months, including earlier this month when he underwent what authorities said was a scheduled medical test. The Nobel laureate is a revered figure in South Africa, which has honored his legacy of reconciliation by naming buildings and other places after him and printing his image on national banknotes. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

South Africa: Mandela discharged from the hospital

Christopher Torchia, Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Former President Nelson Mandela was discharged from a hospital on Saturday after an improvement in his health following treatment for pneumonia, the South African presidency said...
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Mandela making progress in 7th day in the hospital

Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's government says Nelson Mandela "continues to make steady improvement" as he spends a 7th day in a hospital being treated for a recurring lung infection that developed into pneumonia.
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Children play ball in front of a giant portrait of former president Nelson Mandela in a park in Soweto, South Africa, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Mandela remains in a hospital while he receives treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia. Presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj says there are no updates on 94 year old Mandela since an official statement Saturday on his condition. That statement reported the anti-apartheid leader was breathing without difficulty after having a procedure to clear fluid in his lung area. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

Mandela visited in hospital by family

Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa's presidential spokesman says former President Nelson Mandela spent Monday with family members in the hospital where he is being treated for a fifth day for a recurring lung infection that developed into pneumonia...
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