World News: De Klerk, S. Africa's last white president, dies

월드뉴스: 남아공 최후 백인대통령 별세…"아파르트헤이트 사과"

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Former South African President F.W. de Klerk,... who was also the last white president in the country died at the age of 85 on Thursday.
According to his foundation,... he died peacefully,... following a struggle with cancer.
Before he passed,... he left a video message,... apologizing for apartheid.

"Therefore, let me today in this last message, repeat: I, without qualification, apologize for the pain and the hurt, and the indignity, and the damage that apartheid has done to Black, Brown and Indians in South Africa. I do so not only, in my capacity as the former leader of the National Party, but also as an individual. "

The former president shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela in 1993,... though his role in the ending of apartheid remains highly contested.
Many are still angered by his failure to curb political violence in the turbulent years leading up to 1994,... when the nation's first multi-racial elections were held.
Still,... in a day that was filled with mixed reactions over the passing of de Klerk,... South African president Cyrll Ramaphosa paid tribute to the late former leader,... saying he played a "vital role" in the country's democratic transition.

During the 11-day Singles' Day sale period in China,... the country's e-commerce giant Alibaba recorded over 84-point-5 billion dollars in sales,... marking a roughly 14-percent increase from a year earlier.
The figure also came despite a much more toned-down Singles' Day event,... as many Chinese splurged on goods,... after almost two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The more restrained event comes as the company seeks to shift its focus from sales growth to its efforts in sustainability and philanthropy,... the key pillars of President Xi Jinping's drive to achieve "common prosperity".
Market experts also say,... a strong performance could ease concerns among its investors who are grappling with a 30-percent slump in Alibaba's shares this year.

Hindu devotees in New Delhi were seen taking a dip by the Yamuna River,... as they marked the religious festival of Chhath Puja.
While,... the scene would normally be nothing of concern,... footage shows people taking a dip with what seems to be toxic foam forming in the river.
The New Delhi government's Water Supply Board blamed industrial waste and untreated pollutants from neighboring states for the worsening pollution.
Chhath Puja is a four-day festival,... which takes places on the sixth day after Diwali and holds significance for married women who fast, stand in waist-deep water and present religious offerings to the sun god.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.

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2021-11-12, 10:00 (KST)