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Cape Town: Major blaze rips through South Africa parliament building

A large fire has severely damaged the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town. Video footage showed a plume of black smoke filling the sky, with huge flames coming out from the roof of the building. President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the scene and called it a "terrible and devastating event". A 51-year-old man was being held...