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Thursday 2 June 2016

Today's Headlines:World

Joice Mujuru served as a vice president under Robert Mugabe and was once so close to him that she considered herself to be like a daughter.
Zimbabwean Pushed From Mugabe's Inner Circle Now Challenges It

By NORIMITSU ONISHI

Joice Mujuru, a celebrated freedom fighter who was ousted from the governing party, vows to seek power on her own in the 2018 elections.
Mikhail S. Gorbachev at his office in Moscow last month.
Reviled by Many Russians, Mikhail Gorbachev Still Has Lots to Say

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Mr. Gorbachev helped bring an end to the Soviet Union, and some say he should be tried for it. He shrugs it off. "It is freedom of expression," he says.
North Koreans in Pyongyang cheered a bomb test in January.
Treasury Imposes Sanctions on North Korea, Cutting Access to Banks

By DAVID E. SANGER and MICHAEL CORKERY

The Treasury, employing techniques used on Iran, wants to cut Pyongyang off from the American financial system with what are known as secondary sanctions.
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