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    Former Tunisian president given 10 years for corruption

    Tunisian ex-president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and his wife, Leila Trabelsi, were issued new 10-year prison sentences for corruption on Thursday, authorities said, according to AFP.

    The two were found guilty by a court in Tunis in a case involving "administrative and financial corruption", said prosecution spokesman Sofiene Sliti.

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