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Florence bids farewell to late director Zeffirelli

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Hundreds of people waited outside Palazzo Vecchio, seat of the city government of Florence, for the arrival of film director Franco Zeffirelli's coffin on Monday.
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Tunisia mourns late President Essebsi

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Residents in Tunisia have expressed their condolences after President Beji Caid Essebsi, the North African country's first democratically elected leader, died.
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Wife of Uruguay's president dies at 82

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María Auxiliadora Delgado, the wife of Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez, has died.
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Rutger Hauer, of 'Blade Runner' fame, has died

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Dutch film actor Rutger Hauer, who specialized in thoughtful, menacing roles, including a memorable turn as a murderous android in "Blade Runner" opposite Harrison Ford, died on Wednesday. He was 75.
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Actor Rutger Hauer, of 'Blade Runner' fame, has died at 75

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ACTOR RUTGER HAUER, OF 'BLADE RUNNER' FAME, HAS DIED AT 75
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Li Peng, premier during Tiananmen crackdown, dies

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Li Peng, a former hard-line Chinese premier best known for announcing martial law during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, has died.
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Gloria Vanderbilt, heiress, jeans queen, dies at 95

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GLORIA VANDERBILT, HEIRESS, JEANS QUEEN, DIES AT 95
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Gloria Vanderbilt, heiress, jeans queen, dies at 95

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Gloria Vanderbilt, the "poor little rich girl" heiress at the center of a scandalous custody battle of the 1930s and the designer jeans queen of the 1970s and '80s, died on Monday at 95, according to her son, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.
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Italian director Franco Zeffirelli dies, aged 96

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Legendary director Zeffirelli laid to rest

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Friends, relatives and dignitaries attended the funeral of legendary director Franco Zeffirelli's on Tuesday at Florence Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
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Hundreds pay respects to Camilleri at Rome cemetery

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Hundreds of people in Rome queued at the cemetery to honour the author Andrea Camilleri, creator of the best-selling Commissario Montalbano book series.
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IAEA lowers flag at half-staff after Amano dies

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Yukiya Amano, the Japanese diplomat who led the International Atomic Energy Agency for a decade and was extensively involved in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the cleanup of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster,...
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Sheila Dikshit, former chief minister, dies

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Sheila Dikshit, an Indian politician who was New Delhi's longest-serving chief minister, has died after a prolonged illness.
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Funeral of Cardinal Jaime Ortega in Havana

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Mourners on Friday attended the funeral processions of Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, the former archbishop of Havana who helped organize the first papal visit to the communist country and negotiated modest openings with a...
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Son of Iraq's late Yazidi prince enthroned as leader

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The Yazidi supreme spiritual council on Saturday inaugurated Hazim Tahsin Saeed Ali Beg as the new Mir, or leader of the Yazidi people.
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Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot dies at 89

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H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president as a third-party candidate, has died. He was 89.
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Emmy-winning US actor Rip Torn dies aged 88

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Rip Torn, the free-spirited Texan who overcame his quirky name to become a distinguished actor in theatre, television and movies and win an Emmy in his 60s for his comedy turn on TV's "The Larry Sanders Show," has died.
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Hundreds pay respects to Camilleri at Rome cemetery

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HUNDREDS PAY RESPECTS TO CAMILLERI AT ROME CEMETERY
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Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco has died

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Afghan children malnourished, aid uncertain

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The children will inherit any peace that comes to Afghanistan, if only they can live to see it.
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9-year-old is latest Ebola victim as casualties near 3000

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A 9-year-old Congolese girl who tested positive for Ebola in neighbouring Uganda has died, Ugandan authorities said Friday as the World Health Organization said that the outbreak has neared 3,000 cases.