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Mon 07 Jul 2007Brown urges Mugabe to change courseBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown today urged Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to change course to end poverty and famine, saying he was concerned about the damage being done to the country's people and economy."We are very clear about the damage being done to Zimbabwe by the actions of President Mugabe," Brown said at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.