Stavanger, Norway — King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen to marry his school sweetheart, died Friday. He was 89. The palace said he died at the National Hospital in Oslo at […]
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia in the 1990s, has died in prison at age 84, the Serbian state RTS television and the official Bosnian Serb television reported. The reports said Mladic died in a U.N. prison hospital in The Hague, Netherlands. A family member of Mladic, who spoke on […]
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died, her studio said Thursday. She was 97. Kusama died Aug. 14 at a hospital in Tokyo, Yayoi Kusama Studio said. “She continued to paint until her final days, never setting aside her brush, and […]
British cyclist Finlay Tarling (Picture: Getty) British cyclist Finlay Tarling has died aged 19 after an accident during the eighth stage of the Volta a Portugal. The teenager was competing for the NSN Development Team when the crash occurred on the 166.8km ride from Melgaco to Fafe. ‘The organization of the 87th Volta a Portugal […]
Jason Arday, who was Cambridge’s youngest Black professor, died in London on Friday, a week after he resigned from the university amid plagiarism allegations, the school said. He was 41 years old. “We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news. Our heartfelt sympathies go to Jason Arday’s family and friends at this incredibly difficult […]
Rookie professional golfer Jessica Bang of Australia died in a hospital in Thailand on Thursday at the age of 18, the WPGA Tour of Australasia said. She died after suffering a brain hemorrhage, BBC Sport reported. Bang collapsed on Aug. 1 as she was preparing in Thailand for a tournament and was transported to a […]
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Jorge Messi, the father and longtime agent of soccer great Lionel Messi, has died. He was 68 years old. The death was confirmed by CONMEBOL, the South American football federation, the Argentina National Football Team and in a statement from the family provided to Reuters. “CONMEBOL deeply regrets the passing of Jorge Messi, father of […]
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Tassio Maia dos Santos, pictured with Ronaldo left, died after a wall collapsed (Picture: @tassio09) A former Brazilian top-flight footballer has died after a wall collapsed on him during 75mph storm-force winds that killed five people in Rio de Janeiro. Tassio Maia dos Santos, 41, was one of two men who were crushed when the […]