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US state to take down Confederate flag

THE US state of South Carolina's House of Representatives has voted to remove the Confederate flag, seen as a symbol of racism, after a 13-hour debate.

South Carolina's House of Representatives has voted to remove the Confederate flag.
South Carolina's House of Representatives has voted to remove the Confederate flag.

THE House of Representatives in the southern US state of South Carolina has voted overwhelmingly to remove the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds.

THE bill achieved its required two-thirds majority after a 13-hour debate, media reports said.

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