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  • John died this year, after a seven-year battle.

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  • Meanwhile, Mr Mugabe has announced that Vice-President John Nkomo has died at the age of 78 after a long battle with cancer.

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  • The film Red Cliff by director John Woo, the most expensive ever made in China, retells the story of a battle on the Yangtze river, as Cao Cao's navy is moored on one bank while Liu Bei and his accomplices are plotting on the other.

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