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Renowned British chimpanzee expert Dr Jane Goodall dies at 91
Goodall’s groundbreaking observations included her discovery that chimpanzees use grass stalks and twigs as tools to fish termites from their…
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Frank Caprio, US judge who drew a huge online audience with his compassion, dies at age 88
Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge in Rhode Island in the northeastern United States who found online fame as a…
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Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series WKRP In Cincinnati has died
Their son, Quinton Reynolds, was “the best decision that we ever made in our entire relationship”, she said during the…
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Michael Madsen, Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill actor, dies at 67
Madsen was born in Chicago to a family of three children. He performed on stage with the city’s Steppenwolf Theatre…
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Vatican says Pope Francis cause of death: stroke, cardiac ‘collapse’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him a “beacon of compassion, humility and spiritual courage”, while Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia…
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Peru and literary world mourns death of ‘scribe’ Mario Vargas Llosa
ADVERTISEMENT Peru has been holding a day of mourning along with the world of literature to honour Mario Vargas Llosa.…
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Beloved British actress Jean Marsh dies aged 90
ADVERTISEMENT British actress Jean Marsh, best known for her role as Rose Buck in the series Upstairs, Downstairs, has died aged 90. …
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Rick Buckler, drummer of The Jam, dies aged 69
Rick Buckler, drummer of the legendary British mod band, The Jam, has died at the age of 69. ADVERTISEMENT Rick…
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Former President Jimmy Carter, celebrated champion of human rights, dies at 100
Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president known as a champion of international human rights both during and after his White…
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Marisa Paredes, star of numerous Pedro Almodóvar films, dies at 78
“Spanish cinema is left without one of its most iconic actresses, Marisa Paredes,” the Spanish film academy said in a…
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