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Zimbabwe inquiry finds use of live bullets to stop election violence unjustified Tuesday, 18 Dec 2018

HARARE (Reuters) - The use of live bullets by the military to quell Zimbabwe's post-election violence in August was "disproportionate and unjustified" President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Tuesday, reading from a report presented by a team investigating the clashes. Full Article

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SILVER CON1	JPY 0.00	JPY -50.10
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ICE Brent Crude c1	USD 56.47	USD 0.21
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