Obituary: ‘End of an era’, former Chinese President Jiang Zemin dies at 96
Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led the country for a decade of rapid economic growth after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, died on Wednesday...
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Well-known ‘turtle protector’ and conservationist Andreas Demetropoulos dies aged 84 (Updated)
Andreas Demetropoulos, the former director of the fisheries department and the head of the Cyprus Wildlife Society, died on Saturday at the age of 84....
Yan Lugen, a real estate tycoon who spent 3 billion RMB to buy 30,000 paintings, passed away
By Lanting Liu Real estate tycoon and art collector, Yan Lugen, who was the chairman of YJ Cyprus Group passed away in New York on...
OBITUARY: Elizabeth, the queen who moved with a changing world
The crowning achievement of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, who died on Thursday after 70 years on the throne, was to maintain the popularity of the monarchy across decades...
Gorbachev’s tragedy – a flawed reformer on an impossible mission
Lauded in the West as the man who helped bring down the Berlin Wall and end the Cold War without bloodshed, Mikhail Gorbachev was widely...
O’Rourke, renowned political satirist and journalist, dies age 74
P.J. O’Rourke, the American journalist, political satirist and best-selling author who rose to fame as editor-in-chief of the now-defunct humor magazine National Lampoon, has died at...
Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim dead at 91
By Alex Dobuzinskis and Steve Gorman Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who helped American musical theater evolve beyond pure entertainment and reach new artistic...
Obituary: Andreas Neocleous, the risk taker who always relished a challenge
Prominent lawyer, former Eoka fighter and publisher Andreas Neocleous took the lessons of his favourite author Nikos Kazantzakis to heart July 3, 1939-October 1, 2021...
Actor Ed Asner, star of ‘Mary Tyler Moore,’ ‘Lou Grant’ dies at age 91
Ed Asner, who played a gruff newsman for laughs and for drama in the classic TV series “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and its spinoff...
Singer, songwriter and producer Johnny Worth has died aged 90
Singer, songwriter and producer Johnny Worth, whose father was a Greek Cypriot has died aged 90 after a short illness. Following a massive music career...
