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New Zealanders remember victims of mosque attack

BBC World Service - Newshour, New Zealanders remember victims of mosque attack

Vigils held across New Zealand for victims of the attacks on two Christchurch mosques

Vigils have been held across New Zealand for victims of the attacks on two Christchurch mosques

Thousands of people have attended vigils in New Zealand in memory of the 50 people killed in a gun attack on two mosques in the city of Christchurch.  On Monday the New Zealand cabinet is expected to meet to discuss changing the nation's gun laws. 
Also on the programme:The Philippines officially withdraws from the International Criminal Court ; and as a university bribery scandal hits the headlines in America, should the land of opportunity be getting failing grades for its college admissions system?

(Photo: Women comfort each other at a vigil for victims of the mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand. Credit: Carl Court/Getty)

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