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British photographer Martin Parr dies at 73, studio announces

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Remembering Jamaican reggae star Jimmy Cliff

Culture

James Watson, Nobel laureate who co-discovered the structure of DNA, dies at 97

Science

Former US vice president Dick Cheney, architect of 2003 Iraq invasion, dies at 84

Americas

North Korea's former symbolic head of state Kim Yong Nam dies

Asia / Pacific

D’Angelo, trailblazing neo-soul singer and Grammy winner, dies at 51

Culture

Jane Goodall, pioneering primatologist, conservationist and activist, dies at 91

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Africa
arts24

Remembering Claudia Cardinale: Europe's timeless cinema icon

Culture

Italian screen queen Claudia Cardinale dies aged 87

Culture

Italian screen queen Claudia Cardinale dies aged 87

Culture

Celebrating Robert Redford: Stephen Galloway reflects on life, legacy of the golden boy of Hollywood

Culture

Robert Redford, Oscar-winning icon of Hollywood, dies at 89

Culture

'Grand monsieur': Legendary fashion designer Giorgio Armani stayed true to his vision, never wavered

Culture

Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani dies aged 91

Europe

Legendary Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell dies at age 97

Americas

Austrian space diver Baumgartner dies in paragliding accident in Italy

Europe
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Former Nigerian president Muhammad Buhari dies aged 82

Africa

Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari dies in London at 82

Africa

Lalo Schifrin, composer of 'Mission: Impossible' score, dies aged 93

Culture

Brian Wilson, leader of the Beach Boys and writer of summertime anthems, dies at 82

Culture

Frederick Forsyth, bestselling author of 'The Day of The Jackal', dies age 86

Culture

Oscar winning French documentary filmmaker Marcel Ophuls dies at 97

Culture

Latin America pays tribute to Uruguay's Mujica, world's 'poorest president'

Americas

Latin America pays tribute to Uruguay's Mujica, world's 'poorest president'

Vatican announces nine days of mourning for Pope Francis starting Saturday

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Europe

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff and champion of the forgotten

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Europe

Pope Francis to lie in state until Saturday funeral attended by world leaders

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Europe

Peruvian Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies

Peruvian Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies

Americas

Malian music legend Amadou Bagayoko of blind duo Amadou & Mariam dies aged 70

Culture

Actor Val Kilmer, known for Top Gun and Batman, dies at 65

Americas

TV's award-winning 'king of the miniseries' Richard Chamberlain dies at 90

Culture

Belgian actress Emilie Dequenne dies at 43 from rare cancer

Europe

Investigators probe mysterious deaths of US actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa

Americas

'Suspicious' circumstances in deaths of Hollywood veteran Gene Hackman and wife, police say

Culture

Roberta Flack of 'Killing Me Softly' fame dies at 88

Rahim Al-Hussaini succeeds his father to become new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims

Europe

Marianne Faithfull, British pop icon and Rolling Stones muse, dies at 78

Europe

David Lynch, visionary director of Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, dead at 78

Americas

David Lynch, visionary director of Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, dead at 78

Culture

Former US president Jimmy Carter dies at 100

Americas

Portrait: Former US president Jimmy Carter dies at 100

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Americas

Suriname's former dictator, fugitive and president Desi Bouterse dies at 79

Americas

Quincy Jones, music legend who worked with Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra, dies at 91

Culture

One Direction's Liam Payne dead at 31 after Buenos Aires hotel fall

Culture

Ratan Tata, an Indian industry legend and business icon dies aged 86

Kris Kristofferson, US country music icon and actor, dies at 88

Americas

US actor James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader and CNN, dies at 93

Americas

Movie star Alain Delon buried in private ceremony at his estate in France

Europe

Irish writer Edna O’Brien, who ‘shattered silences’ about women’s lives, dies at 93

Culture

US actress Shelley Duvall, best known for her role in 'The Shining', dies aged 75

Americas

French political figure Roland Dumas, who served in François Mitterrand’s government, dies at 101

Europe

Widely acclaimed Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare dies at 88

Culture

Donald Sutherland, actor whose career spanned 'Fellini’s Casanova' to 'Hunger Games,' dies at 88

Americas

French actress and 60s icon Anouk Aimee dies at 92

France

French pop icon Françoise Hardy passes away at 80

Culture

French singer, 60s pop culture icon Françoise Hardy dies at 80

Culture

'Strategist of nonviolence': US civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson dies at 95

Americas

Richard Sherman, songwriter for ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘The Jungle Book’, dies aged 95

Americas

Iran in mourning after President Raisi's fatal helicopter crash

Asia / Pacific

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies at 63 in helicopter crash

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Asia / Pacific

Nobel-winning author Alice Munro, ‘Canada’s Chekhov’, dies at 92

Culture

'The Lord of the Rings', 'Titanic' actor Bernard Hill dies aged 79

Europe

O.J. Simpson, former NFL star acquitted of murdering ex-wife, dies aged 76

Americas

Nobel-winning 'God particle' physicist Peter Higgs dies aged 94

Europe

Award-winning French writer Maryse Conde dies at 90

Culture

Charles de Gaulle's eldest son, Philippe de Gaulle, dies aged 102

France

Cult manga series 'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama dies aged 68

Culture

Marathon world record holder Kiptum dies in road accident

Sport

Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum dies in Kenya road accident

Sport

Former Chilean president Sebastian Pinera dies in helicopter crash

Americas

Namibia's anti-apartheid President Hage Geingob dies in hospital aged 82

Africa