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In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.

He was a tall, gangly, shy satirist who mumbled to you with his head turned away and always said funny things.

Last week in Cleveland, Harry Hopman's Aussies walked off with tennis' top trophy, the Davis Cup.