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Bangkok -
A French tourist has died after falling from a waterfall while trying to take a selfie in Thailand, police said Friday.
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Istanbul -
The British founder of a group that helped establish the Syrian White Helmets rescue organisation has died in Istanbul, his office said on Monday.
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Phnom Penh -
A 21-year-old British tourist whose body was found floating in the sea off the Cambodian coast accidentally drowned, an official said Friday, ruling out foul play after a days-long search grabbed international headlines.
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New York -
A forensic pathologist hired by Jeffrey Epstein's brother said Wednesday that evidence suggested the disgraced financier had not died by suicide in his jail cell but had been murdered.
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Greece has acquired its first crematorium, organisers said Thursday, capping decades of efforts blocked by the powerful Greek Orthodox Church, which believes cremation disrespects the human body.
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London -
Legendary British drummer Ginger Baker, a founding member of British psychedelic band Cream, died on Sunday aged 80, it was announced on his Twitter account.
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Washington -
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday sent belated condolences to France following the death of former president Jacques Chirac, who passed away last week.
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Harare -
Data on health, economics, corruption, press freedom and migration reveal much about Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule. He died aged 95 in Singapore on September 6, nearly two years after he was ousted by the military in 2017.
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Harare -
Data on health, economics, corruption, press freedom and migration reveal much about Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule. He died aged 95 in Singapore on September 6, nearly two years after he was ousted by the military in 2017.
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Wellington -
A teenager lay dead in his campus dorm room for up to two months, a New Zealand university said Thursday, with the young man's body only discovered after fellow residents complained of the smell.
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Cairns -
An Australian scientist has proved that human bodies move around significantly for more than a year after death, in findings that could have implications for detectives and pathologists around the world.
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Hanoi -
The task of safeguarding the embalmed corpse of Vietnam's revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh is gruelling: carefully-selected riflemen work around the clock, watching over the communist nation's founding father who died 50 years ago Monday.
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New York -
Outrage and intrigue over the apparent suicide in prison of well-connected accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein soared Sunday as US lawmakers pushed for answers, including whether "criminal acts" played a role in his death.
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Frankfurt Am Main -
An Eritrean man accused of killing an eight-year-old boy by pushing him under a train in Germany had been on the run from Swiss police after a violent incident last week, authorities said Tuesday.
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Frankfurt Am Main -
An Eritrean man accused of killing an eight-year-old boy by pushing him under a train is a Swiss-based father-of-three who will be examined for a psychiatric disorder, authorities said Tuesday.
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Frankfurt Am Main -
An eight-year-old boy died Monday when a man pushed him and his mother in front of a train in Germany's Frankfurt railway station, police said.
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Moscow -
Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev has died from injuries sustained in a fight in Maryland, the Russian boxing federation announced on Tuesday.
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Washington -
A grieving Canadian man who lost his family in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX in Ethiopia in March told the US Congress Wednesday that his life had "no meaning anymore", calling the aircraft manufacturer's practices "shameful.
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Rio De Janeiro -
From the biggest names in its music world to the humblest of its citizens, Brazil paid heartfelt homage Sunday to its "greatest artist," Joao Gilberto, the pioneering bossa nova musician who died a day earlier.
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Rio De Janeiro -
From the biggest names in its music world to the humblest of its citizens, Brazil paid heartfelt homage Sunday to its "greatest artist," Joao Gilberto, the pioneering bossa nova musician who died a day earlier.
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Mumbai -
Thirteen bodies have been recovered in western India after the heaviest monsoon rains in a decade breached a dam and caused mayhem in Mumbai, authorities said Thursday.
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Dubai -
A son of the ruler of Sharjah was buried in the emirate Wednesday, as a three-day mourning period began after his unexpected death in London.Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan al-Qasimi was reported to be 39.
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Melbourne -
Terminally ill Australians can for the first time apply to end their own life, after new laws went into effect in the state of Victoria Wednesday.
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Patna -
More than 100 children in the Indian state of Bihar -- home to some of the country's worst health indicators -- have now been killed by a brain virus potentially linked to lychees, officials said.
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Athens -
People celebrating Gay Pride in Athens Saturday paid tribute to an LGBTI activist beaten to death last year, with marchers scattering glitter and confetti at the spot where he was killed.
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Toronto -
Now this is why we go to live theatre. Soulpepper’s explosive new production of Tracy Letts’ “August: Osage County” makes you feel as if you’re being smacked on the head a hundred times with the Frying Pan of Truth. In the best way.
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The family of a Palestinian former intelligence agent, who have claimed that he was tortured by Turkish authorities, said Tuesday that Egyptian prosecutors had approved their request for an autopsy.
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Vienna -
Legendary Formula One driver Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70, his family said on Tuesday, triggering an outpouring of praise for a man whose track victories and comeback from a horrific crash enthralled race fans worldwide.
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Vienna -
Legendary Formula One driver Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70, his family said in a statement released to Austrian media early Tuesday.
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Rio De Janeiro -
Police in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state killed a record number of people in the first quarter of the year, an average of five per day, officials said Friday.However, the overall number of homicides in the state popular with tourists dropped sharply.
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Cemetery in China. Faungg's photo
An execution chamber at a U.S. State Prison Texas Dept of Criminal Justice
Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica. Ecumenical Necropolis Memorial in Santos
Arrest photo of Joshua Komisarjevsky. www.ct.gov/
Dave Goldberg died while exercising on a treadmill TechCrunch
A trail of life and death in the bush.
Indiana Bones, aka Indy, is the Los Angeles County Coroners Department first cadaver dog. With his trainer, Investigator Renee Grand Prix, Indy is dispatched to crime scenes where he sniffs out evidence. John Vande Wege
You can now eliminate Illinois from this death penalty map By crankyyankee1776
The Capitol building of Texas
It has always been thought that drinking shortened your life span. But studies now show that moderate drinkers live longer than people who abstain from drinking. chelsea
The body of Ronnie Smith is pictured in the morgue at Benghazi Medical Center in Benghazi With permission by Reuters//Esam Omran Al-Fetori
Photo of cover of Death & Life of American Journalism by Robert McChesney and John Nichols.
The widows waiting at the Fairmont Mine Disaster in 1907 Mine Safety and Health Administration of Dept of Labor
The Alma tunnel in Paris, where Princess Diana died Erik1980
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FAMILY: The young gorilla on the right, Hasani, is the brother of Habibe, the gorilla who died Nov. 7 in an accident at San Francisco Zoo. Daniel Ramirez/Wikimedia Commons
The eternal struggle of the parking lot could be remedied by innovative solutions like Rover. Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Classical-style painting of the death of Julius Caesar by Vincenzo Camuccini Wikipedia Vincenzo Camuccini
Big crowds in Memphis. For the vigil alone, 75,000, it as noted. Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc.
Deceased Body with Toe Tag Identification http://farm4.static.flickr.com
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