Hawking meets Nelson Mandela
                   
thenews.com.pk     May 16, 2008            

JOHANNESBURG: Scientist Stephen Hawking hailed the peaceful end of South Africa’s apartheid era as one of the great achievements of his lifetime on Thursday as he met the first black president Nelson Mandela. “I am very pleased to meet you. I admire how you managed to find a peaceful solution to... [read full story]                

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