Obituary
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In Memoriam
Andros Nicolaides was a man of principle since the early days of his life. He joined the fight for the…
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In Memoriam: Ambassador Andros Agathocleous Nicolaides (1938-2021)
During the past forty plus years that we have been involved in the struggle of the Cypriot people for Freedom…
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AHI Mourns Passing of Former Cypriot Ambassador to U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) mourns the passing of Ambassador Andros Nicolaides, former ambassador of Cyprus to…
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Sound of Music star Christopher Plummer dead at 91
“The world has lost a consummate actor today and I have lost a cherished friend,” Andrews said in a statement.…
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Iconic Detroit artist Charles McGee has died
He was 96. Anthony Curis of the Library Street Collective, which represented McGee in recent years, confirms to Metro Times that the…
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show actress and US comedy legend, Cloris Leachman, dies at 94
Leachman’s publicist said in a statement that the actress died of natural causes at her home in Encinitas, California. ABC…
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Larry King, legendary talk show host, dies at 87
Never too pushy, never going directly for the jugular, King — with his trademark suspenders, horn-rimmed glasses and rolled-up sleeves…
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Sean Connery, James Bond actor, dies aged 90 with his family around him
The Scottish movie legend shot to international stardom as the suave and sophisticated British agent James Bond and went on…
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Trailblazing Australian singer Helen Reddy dead at 78
Her children, Traci Donat and Jordan Sommers, confirmed her death in a statement on Reddy’s official Facebook page on Wednesday…
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From the Archives, 1990: Australian literary giant Patrick White dies
Patrick White dies, aged 78; an era is over. Staff writers WA Today Patrick White, the author, died at his…
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Vale Susan Ryan, pioneer Labor feminist who showed big, difficult policy changes can, and should, be made
In 1983, new Prime Minister Bob Hawke appointed Ryan Minister for Education and Youth Affairs and Minister Assisting the Prime…
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A 5-Decade-Long Friendship That Began With A Phone Call
It argued that the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause applied to women. Nina Totenberg npr I didn’t understand some of…
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court Justice, dies aged 87
Justice Ginsburg died at her home in Washington DC surrounded by her family on Friday evening (local time), according to…
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George Bizos has left its mark on me indelibly and has defined me definitively and irrevocably
He fought alongside his father, encountering adversity multiplied by the difficulties imposed by the regime at the time and, through…
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George Bizos laid to rest: ‘His life was so large’
Bizos, who died last week aged 92, was remembered as a man of humility, integrity, and above all as an…
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George Bizos, Anti-Apartheid Lawyer Who Defended Mandela, Dies at 92
George Bizos, who fled the Nazi occupation of his native Greece at age 13 to become one of South Africa’s…
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