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Nelson Mandela meets one of his favorite boxers, Baby Jake Matlala, in heaven

Even Mandela meets his heroes in heaven

Global Scan

One of Nelson Mandela’s own heroes, boxer Baby Jake Matlala, died just two days after the former South African president. While those two may be meeting in heaven, down here, people are analyzing Mandela’s memorial service — from Obama’s handshake with Castro to a man who pretended to interpret the ceremony for the deaf. And China tries a positive spin on its pollution, all in today’s Global Scan.

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