Veteran US Senator Dianne Feinstein dies at 90
Veteran Senator Dianne Feinstein, a titan of US political history who notched a string of legislative achievements during a trailblazing three-decade career in the Senate,...
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Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in ‘Harry Potter’ films, dies at
Veteran actor Michael Gambon, who was known to many for his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films,...
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Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dies aged 98
Italian politicians paid tribute Friday to former president Giorgio Napolitano, a veteran of several governments, who died at the age of 98. Issued on: 23/09/2023...
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Malian football legend Salif Keita, Saint-Etienne’s ‘Black Panther’,
Former Mali, Marseille and Saint-Etienne attacker Salif Keita died aged 76 on Saturday, the country’s sports minister told AFP. Issued on: 03/09/2023 – 08:01 1...
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Bill Richardson, a former Democratic governor and UN ambassador, dies
Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American ambassador to the United Nations who also worked for years to secure the...
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‘Margaritaville’ singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett dies at 76
Jimmy Buffett, the American singer-songwriter who went from Key West beach bum to billionaire behind the always-on-vacation “Margaritaville” commercial empire, has died at the age...
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Irish singer Sinead O’Connor dies age 56
Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, known for topping the charts around the world with the 1990 song “Nothing Compares 2 U”, has died at the age...
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Cormac McCarthy, dark genius of American literature, dies at 89
Cormac McCarthy, whose nihilistic and violent tales of the American frontier and post-apocalyptic worlds led to awards, movie adaptations and sleepless nights for his enthralled...
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Silvio Berlusconi, master populist who dominated Italian politics,
Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media tycoon and four-time prime minister who brushed off a litany of legal battles and sex scandals to dominate Italian public...
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US actor Lance Reddick, ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ star, dies at 60
Issued on: 18/03/2023 – 07:42 Actor Lance Reddick who played steely Baltimore police lieutenant Cedric Daniels in hit TV show “The Wire” has died, his...
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Peter Brook, Paris-based British theatre visionary, dies at 97
Peter Brook, who has died aged 97, was among the most influential theatre directors of the 20th century, reinventing the art by paring it back...
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Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright dies at 84
Issued on: 23/03/2022 – 20:05 Madeleine Albright, who fled the Nazis as a child in her native Czechoslovakia during World War Two but rose to...