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WASHINGTON, Nov 30, 2023 (AFP) – Henry Kissinger, the former US secretary of state whose unapologetic promotion of raw American power helped shape the post-World War II world, died Wednesday at the age of 100, his consulting firm said. “Dr. Henry Kissinger, a respected American scholar and statesman, died today at his home in Connecticut,” Kissinger Associates announced in a statement late Wednesday. It said that Kissinger’s family would hold a private funeral, with a […]
WASHINGTON, Nov 19, 2023 (AFP) – Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former president Jimmy Carter, died Sunday at 96 at the couple’s home in the southern state of Georgia, their nonprofit organization announced. Carter was best known for her work post-White House, as she and her husband championed human rights, democracy and health issues around the world — all while maintaining a notably humble public image. She had joined her husband […]
BRUSSELS, Nov 2, 2023 (AFP) – Seven people were killed as Storm Ciaran battered Western Europe on Thursday, bringing record winds as high as 200 kilometres per hour, floods, blackouts and major travel disruption. In the Belgian city of Ghent, a five-year-old Ukrainian boy and a 64-year-old woman were killed by falling branches. Falling trees had earlier killed a lorry driver in his vehicle in northern France’s Aisne region, and French authorities also reported the […]
By Andrew MARSZAL LOS ANGELES, Oct 29, 2023 (AFP) – Matthew Perry, troubled star of the smash hit TV sitcom “Friends,” was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday, US media reported. He was 54. First responders found Perry unconscious in a hot tub at his house and were unable to revive him, law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times. “We responded at 4:10 pm… It is a death investigation for […]
BEIJING, Oct 27, 2023 (AFP) – Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang has died after suffering a heart attack, state media reported Friday. Li served as premier during President Xi Jinping’s first two five-year terms. Xinhua news agency said Li had a sudden heart attack on Thursday, and had passed away in the early hours of Friday in Shanghai, where he had been resting. He was 68 years old. A career bureaucrat who spoke fluent English, […]
HANOI, Oct 24, 2023 (AFP) – Four South Korean tourists were killed Tuesday in Vietnam’s Central Highlands after their car was swept away by rising floodwater following days of heavy rain, state media said. The accident took place around midday in Dalat, a picturesque city popular with holidaymakers, when the tourists’ jeep tried to cross a swollen stream. The water had “suddenly risen high” after three days of continuous rainfall in the mountainous Lam Dong […]
LONDON, Sept 28, 2023 (AFP) – Celebrated British-Irish actor Michael Gambon, best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films, has died in hospital aged 82, his family announced Thursday, prompting a flood of tributes. Gambon won four television BAFTAs and Olivier awards during an acclaimed decades-spanning acting career across television, film, radio and theatre. It was capped by his beloved role as the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts […]
COTONOU, Sept 23, 2023 (AFP) – At least 34 people died in Benin near Nigeria’s border on Saturday when a contraband fuel depot exploded into flames, sending up a black cloud of smoke into the sky and leaving dozens of charred bodies at the site, a government official and residents said. The blaze erupted at a warehouse for smuggled fuel in the southern Benin town of Seme Podji, where cars, motorbikes and tricycle taxis came […]
MIAMI, Sept 24, 2023 (AFP) – An alligator was killed as it was removed from a creek in the US state of Florida along with a 41-year-old woman’s body, officials said Saturday. Police said they had responded to a report of a body seen in the creek in Largo, Florida, and that the 13-foot, 8.5-inch (4-meter) male alligator was “humanely killed” on Friday. Officers identified the body on Saturday, but said “the manner and cause […]
LAUSANNE, June 16, 2023 (AFP) – Swiss rider Gino Maeder died on Friday from the injuries he sustained when he plunged into a ravine during the Tour of Switzerland. The 26-year-old Bahrain Victorious rider fell during a high-speed descent on the fifth stage between Fiesch and La Punt on Thursday, after an exhausting day marked by three ascents over 2,000 metres altitude. He had been found “lifeless in the water” of a ravine below the […]
The United Nations migration agency said that a staff member had been killed in fighting in southern Sudan on Friday when his vehicle was caught in crossfire. The humanitarian worker with the International Organization for Migration is the fourth UN member of staff killed since fighting erupted in Sudan on Saturday. Three employees of the World Food Programme (WFP) were killed in the North Darfur region of eastern Sudan. “It is with a heavy heart […]
K-pop star Moonbin, a member of the boy band Astro, has died, his music label and South Korean police said Thursday, prompting an outpouring of grief from fans. The 25-year-old singer was found dead at his home in southern Seoul late Wednesday, a spokesperson for the National Police Agency told AFP, adding that there was no evidence of foul play. Moonbin’s label Fantagio Music also released a statement on Thursday confirming his death but without […]
