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Michael Gambon, veteran actor who played Dumbledore in Harry Potter films, dies at age 82
The role of the much loved Professor Dumbledore was initially played by another Irish-born actor, Richard Harris. When Harris died…
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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…
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Tycoon Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son was killed in crash with Princess Diana, dies at 94
Few things were beyond the reach of billionaire Egyptian tycoon Mohamed Al Fayed who has died at the age of…
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Mohamed al-Fayed, ex-Harrods owner whose son died with Princess Diana, dead at 94
LONDON:Â Mohamed al-Fayed, the self-made Egyptian billionaire who bought the Harrods department store and promoted the discredited conspiracy theory that the…
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William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, dead at 87
He followed with an even bigger blockbuster, The Exorcist, released in 1973 and based on William Peter Blatty’s bestselling novel about a…
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French novelist Gilles Perrault, author of “Le Pull-Over Rouge”, dies at 92
French writer Gilles Perrault, whose “Le Pull-Over Rouge” novel helped spark debate over capital punishment in France, has died, his…
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A ‘fighter’, a ‘true friend’: Global tributes pour in for Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who dominated Italy’s political landscape for decades, died on Monday aged…
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Silvio Berlusconi, master populist who dominated Italian politics, dies at 86
Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media tycoon and four-time prime minister who brushed off a litany of legal battles and sex…
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