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Trudeau apologises for 2001 'brownface' photo

Mr Trudeau said he "deeply regretted" his actions and "should have known better".

The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore 'brownface' at a private school gala nearly two decades ago, a photo obtained by Time Magazine shows; a Japanese court has delivered its verdict in the trial of three former energy executives accused of responsibility for the Fukushima nuclear disaster. They've been acquitted; and in South Africa tackling the growing problem of violence against women has found a new champion - teenage boys, who are pledging to be 'men that people run to and not from'.

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