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Spoof fundraiser sees Africans help Norway

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We take a look at a video spoofing "aid for Africa" featuring South African singers worried about Norwegians in the northern winter cold... Also, reactions in France and abroad to Jean-François Copé's victory in the UMP leadership contest. Finally, a Chinese grandad becomes an unorthodox fashion icon, and Mitt Romney reappears in a very normal photo.

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By James CREEDON
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