Obituary
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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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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 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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Human rights advocate George Bizos has died
Renowned human rights advocate George Bizos has died aged 92. He died late this afternoon. The Citizen Bizos celebrated his…
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Ennio Morricone: a versatile composer with a distinct sound
The maestro left this world on July 6 but his work is sure to move generations of music and film…
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Christo, Fearless Maker of Massive Public Artworks, Has Died at 84
According to a press release put out by the artist’s office, Christo died on May 31 of natural causes. Alex…
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Former anti-Nazi Greek resistance fighter and MEP Manolis Glezos dies aged 97
In the pantheon of Greek politicians feted as much for fortitude as tenacity, few have stood out more than Manolis…
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Catherine Hamlin, ‘Saint of Addis Ababa’, dies at 96
Dr Hamlin, together with her husband the late Dr Reg Hamlin, established treatment centres for women suffering from the debilitating…
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‘A titan’: tributes flow for Fiji diplomat instrumental in protecting Pacific nations’ fisheries
Tributes have flooded in across the Pacific for Satya Nandan, one of the region’s most respected ambassadors who is credited…
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Georges Duboeuf: ‘Pope of Beaujolais’ wine dies aged 86
He was best known for turning the release a little-known French product – an ordinary red wine called Beaujolais Nouveau…
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Yvette Lundy: French Resistance member who survived Nazi camps dies at 103
Authorities said she died on Sunday in the northern French town of Epernay. BBC News Ms Lundy supplied fake papers…
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Toni Morrison dead at 88: ‘Beloved’ author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race
One of her best-sellers was “The Black Book.” Thomas Curwen Los Angeles Times Documenting nearly 200 years of history, its…
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German philosopher Jürgen Habermas at 90
Renowned for his analysis of democracy and rule of law, he is one of the most influential thinkers alive. Author Kersten…
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