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Austin Powers movies' Mini-Me, Verne Troyer, dies

April 22nd, 2018 The diminutive actor who starred in the Austin Powers movies' as "Mini Me", Verne Troyer, died Saturday at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 49. "It is with...

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Cyprus Mail writer who brought Paphos alive

April 22nd, 2018 Obituary: Jill Campbell Mackay Irreverent, loud, funny, caring and fearless, you always knew when writer Jill Campbell Mackay was in the room. Born on April...

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Barbara Bush, wife and mother of U.S. presidents, dies at 92

April 18th, 2018 Former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush, the only woman to see her husband and son both sworn in as president, died on Tuesday, the Bush family said. She was...

World

OBITUARY-Winnie Mandela, "mother", then "mugger", of new South Africa

April 2nd, 2018 By Ed Cropley Hailed as mother of the 'new' South Africa, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's legacy as an anti-apartheid heroine was undone when she was...

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Physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76

March 14th, 2018 Stephen Hawking, who sought to explain some of the most complicated questions of life while working under the shadow of a likely premature death, has died at...

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Veteran actor Harry Dean Stanton dies at 91

September 16th, 2017 Harry Dean Stanton, whose scruffy looks and off-beat demeanor made him a favorite of directors seeking a character actor to add eccentricity or melancholy to...

Opinion

British actor John Hurt, star of 'The Elephant Man', dies aged 77

January 28th, 2017 By Thomas Newey Veteran British actor Sir John Hurt, Oscar-nominated for his star turn in "The Elephant Man" and his supporting role in "Midnight Express",...

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Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at age 99

December 19th, 2016 By Bill Trott Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who parlayed beauty, diamond-studded glamour and nine marriages into a long celebrity career, died on Sunday. She was...

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OBITUARY: Lauren Walker

December 3rd, 2016 LAUREN Walker, who passed away in September, came to Cyprus in 2005 with her husband Richard who had been appointed Director of the British Council. Readers...

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OBITUARY: Cuba's Fidel Castro made revolutionary mark on history

November 26th, 2016 By Daniel Trotta The son of a wealthy landowner, Fidel Castro turned his back on a life of privilege to lead a left-wing revolution in Cuba that endured for...

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Leonard Cohen, rock music's poetic visionary, dies at age 82

November 11th, 2016 By Alex Dobuzinskis Leonard Cohen, rock music's man of letters whose songs fused religious imagery with themes of redemption and sexual desire, earning him...

World

Thailand's King Bhumibol, world's longest reigning monarch, dies at 88

October 13th, 2016 King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died peacefully on Thursday, was the world's longest-reigning monarch, credited with restoring the influence of Thailand's royalty...

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Peres won Nobel prize but his Mideast peace dream remained elusive

September 28th, 2016 By Jeffrey Heller Shimon Peres, who died on Wednesday at the age of 93, never realised his vision of a new Middle East built upon a 1993 interim peace deal...

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Gene Wilder, star of "Willy Wonka," "Blazing Saddles," dead at 83

August 30th, 2016 Gene Wilder, whose wild curls and startling blue eyes brought a frantic air to roles in the movies "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," "Young...

World

'The greatest of all time': Muhammad Ali dies at 74 (Update 4)

June 4th, 2016 Muhammad Ali, the former world heavyweight champion whose boxing feats, showmanship and political activism made him one of the best-known figures of the 20th...

World

Country music star Merle Haggard dead at 79

April 7th, 2016 Country musician Merle Haggard, who emerged from prison to become the poetic voice of the American working man with hits such as "Mama Tried" and "If We Make...

World

Comic Garry Shandling dead from apparent heart attack in L.A.

March 25th, 2016 Comedian and actor Garry Shandling, who made his name as a frequent guest host on late-night television and for parodying himself as star of the pioneering...

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'Fifth Beatle' George Martin dead at 90 (Updated with Video)

March 9th, 2016 George Martin, known as "the fifth Beatle" for his work in shaping the band that became one of the world's most influential music forces, has died at the age...

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Former UN chief among many who failed to solve Cyprus problem

February 16th, 2016 By Jean Christou Former Cypriot President George Vassilou on Tuesday described Boutros Boutros-Ghali, UN Secretary General from 1992 to 1996, as a “great...

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Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White dies at age 74

February 5th, 2016 Maurice White, the founder of R&B funk band Earth, Wind & Fire, died in Los Angeles at age 74, a band spokesman said. White died at his home on Wednesday...

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