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Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as All in the Family and Maude and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died. CBC | World News
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22 people confirmed dead from Indonesia volcano eruption
Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi volcano found 11 more bodies of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption, raising the number of confirmed dead to 22, officials said Tuesday. One person remained missing. CBC | World News
Read More »Indonesian volcano eruption leaves 11 confirmed dead, several suffering burns
The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday in Indonesia, a day after a furious eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano, but search efforts for 12 others were eventually called off due to a fresh eruption of hot ash. CBC | World News
Read More »Indonesian volcano eruption leaves 11 confirmed dead, several suffering burns
The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday in Indonesia, a day after a furious eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano, but search efforts for 12 others were eventually called off due to a fresh eruption of hot ash. CBC | World News
Read More »Knife and hammer attack near Eiffel Tower leaves German tourist dead, 2 others hurt
A German tourist died and two other people, including a British citizen, were hurt after an attack by a man armed with a knife and hammer near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Saturday, in what President Emmanuel Macron described as “a terrorist attack.” CBC | World News
Read More »Glenys Kinnock dead: Wife of former Labour leader Neil Kinnock dies in sleep at 79
Baroness Glenys Kinnock of Holyhead, a former minister, MEP and wife of ex-Labour leader Lord Kinnock, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, her family said. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Pensioner, 84, dead and two rushed to hospital after horror explosion rips through home
Police officers were called to the Baberton area of the city at 10.25pm on Friday following “multiple reports” of the incident. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Ex-Man Utd ace Ravel Morrison convicted after being caught using dead person’s blue badge
The former Manchester United youngster claimed he bought the blue badge ‘off someone in Old Trafford’ Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Pogues singer Shane MacGowan dead at 65
Shane MacGowan, the singer and principal songwriter for the Pogues, who fused punk energy and traditional Irish music but whose lifestyle often overshadowed his musical contributions, has died. He was 65. CBC | World News
Read More »Henry Kissinger, polarizing statesman who shaped U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam War era, dead at 100
Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner and diplomatic powerhouse whose service as secretary of state under U.S. presidents Nixon and Ford left an indelible mark on U.S. foreign policy, died on Wednesday. CBC | World News
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