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    British computer scientist Alan Turing, who was convicted in 1952 for homosexual activity, was granted a posthumous royal pardon. An amnesty law in Russia led to the release of thousands of prisoners and dropping of charges against some protesters. Brazil defeated Serbia in the final of the Women's World Handball Championship.

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    In the news

    Pioneering British computer scientist and code breaker Alan Turing, convicted of gross indecency for homosexual activity in 1952, is granted a posthumous royal pardon.

    After the pardoning of businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky (pictured), an amnesty law in Russia leads to the release of thousands of prisoners, including two members of Pussy Riot, and the dropping of charges against participants in a Greenpeace protest.

    In handball, the World Women's Championship concludes with Brazil defeating Serbiain the final.

    Amidst fears of civil war, the South Sudan Liberation Army captures Bor. ESA's Gaia space observatory is launched to compile a catalogue of astronomical objects.

    A new species of tapir, Tapirus kabomani, is identified in the Amazon.

    Recent deaths: Mikhail Kalashnikov David Coleman Ronnie Biggs

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