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  • Martti Ahtisaari, Former Finnish President, Global Peace Broker and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dies

    HELSINKI (AP) — Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and global peace broker who was aw...

    October 17, 2023

  • Martti Ahtisaari, Former Finnish President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dies at 86

    HELSINKI (AP) — Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and global peace broker awarded th...

    October 16, 2023

  • Japan Singer Shinji Tanimura of Alice Folk Rock Band Dies at 74; Known for Hits ‘You’re rollin’ thunder,’ ‘Subaru’ (Update 1)

    Shinji Tanimura, a singer-songwriter with the popular folk rock band Alice, has died at 74....

    October 16, 2023

  • Suzanne Somers, of ‘Three’s Company,’ Dies at 76

    Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show ...

    October 16, 2023

  • Tim Wakefield, Who Revived His Career and Red Sox Trophy Case with Knuckleball, Has Died at 57

    BOSTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced ...

    October 2, 2023

  • Mandela’s Granddaughter Zoleka Dies at 43; Her Life was Full of Tragedy but She Embraced His Legacy

    CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Zoleka Mandela, a granddaughter of Nelson Mandela whose life was tang...

    September 27, 2023

  • David McCallum, ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ Actor, Dies at 90

    WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – David McCallum, who became one of TV’s biggest stars of the 1960s pl...

    September 26, 2023

  • Giorgio Napolitano, Former Italian President and First Ex-Communist in That Post, Has Died at 98

    ROME (AP) — Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to rise to Italy's presidency and the fir...

    September 23, 2023

  • Tenor Stephen Gould Dies at Age 61 after Being Diagnosed with Bile Duct Cancer

    NEW YORK (AP) — Tenor Stephen Gould, who announced earlier this month that he had been diagnosed wit...

    September 22, 2023

  • Seiji Mataichi, Former Leader of the Social Democratic Party, Dies at 79

    Former Social Democratic Party leader and former member of the House of Councillors, Seiji Mataichi,...

    September 18, 2023

  • ‘Super Kabuki’ Creator Ichikawa Eno II dies at 83; Actor ‘Flew’ Over Audiences Thousands of Times (Update 1)

    The Kabuki actor En-ou Ichikawa has passed away at the age of 83....

    September 15, 2023

  • Buichi Terasawa, Creator of SF Manga ‘Cobra,’ Dies at 68

    Buichi Terasawa, a manga artist known for his sci-fi action manga “Cobra,” died of a heart attack on...

    September 12, 2023

  • Ian Wilmut, a British Scientist Who Led the Team That Cloned Dolly the Sheep, Dies at Age 79

    LONDON (AP) — Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose work was critical to the creation of Dolly the S...

    September 12, 2023

  • Remembering Venetia Stanley-Smith, Eco-friendly, U.K.-born Herbalist in Kyoto

    As I stepped into the more than 100-year-old house clad in Chinese trumpet creepers, my mind flashed...

    September 5, 2023

  • Muwete Muluaka, Former Secretary to Diet Member Muneo Suzuki, Dies at Age 62

    Muwete Muluaka, a former secretary to Diet member Muneo Suzuki, died at the age of 62....

    September 3, 2023

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