澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-29

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South Africa former leader Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital with a lung infection. It's the fourth time the 94-year-old  has been admitted to hospital in the past two years. The South African government spokesman says Mr Mandela is responding positively⁴ to the treatment.

 

Banks in Cyprus have reopened under armed guard after being closed for nearly two weeks. The banks were closed while eurozone leaders held crisis talks to secure a bailout deal. Restrictions⁶ on cash withdrawals⁷ and money transfers will remain in place for another month.

 

A South African court has ruled that sprinter⁸ Oscar Pistorius is not a flight risk and can travel overseas. The paralympic and Olympic athlete is charged with murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius' legal team challenged with several of his bail⁵ conditions, saying that they were unfair and unwarranted.

 

And a Victorian jury has found a former drug squad⁹ detective not guilty of lying about his dealings with slain¹⁰ crime boss Carl Williams. Paul Dale was accused of having a secret and a corrupt¹¹ relationship with Williams at the height of Melbourne's gangland wars. He has now been acquitted¹² of all twelve counts of giving false evidence.

 

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