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Japan's 'polka dot queen' artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97

The "polka dot queen" channeled hallucinations and battles with mental health into vibrant art featuring her trademark dots, nets and infinity motifs over a career spanning decades and continents.

5 days ago
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Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80

It was her ability to stay true to her roots, combined with her drive to work hard and her nonpartisanship, that fueled her appeal among conservatives and liberals in a politically polarized America. ...

6 days ago
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Saparinah Sadli: A century of curiosity, courage and conviction

A scholar, activist and mentor to generations of women, Indonesia’s pioneer of gender studies remains an enduring force for women’s rights and social justice. ...

1 week ago

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Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Fallon join commencement podcast for sheltering graduates

Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Fallon, John Legend and Eli Manning are among more than two dozen personalities who will offer words of wisdom via podcast to high school and college graduates sheltering at home due to the coronavirus outbreak.

6 years ago
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Dance moves from 'Tik Tok Doc' bring welcome relief from virus blues

A US doctor's dance videos posted on social media have proven just the right medicine for hundreds of thousands of people, who are cheering him on for lifting their spirits during the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago
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Britain at its best in a crisis, says Prince William

"I think Britain is at its best when faced with a crisis." 

6 years ago
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Anne Frank's diary more relevant than ever, 75 years on

Seventy-five years ago this year, after their hiding place was discovered, Anne Frank died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany, aged 15. But the diary that her father published after World War II won a worldwide audience as a reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust, and remains more relevant than ever.

6 years ago
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Father of modern Iraqi architecture dies of COVID-19

Rifat Chadirji, known as the father of modern Iraqi architecture, died late Friday in the United Kingdom after contracting the novel coronavirus, friends and Iraqi officials have said.

6 years ago
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Assange fathered two kids with lawyer in Ecuador embassy: Report

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fathered two children with one of his lawyers while holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London for much of the past decade, a report on Sunday said.

6 years ago
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Glenn Fredly, loved by many for his R&B hits and political activism, dies at 44

With R&B vibes and sultry vocals, Glenn has been a mainstay on national airwaves for more than 25 years.

6 years ago
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Award-winning R&B singer-songwriter Glenn Fredly dies at 44

He is survived by his wife Mutia Ayu and a baby daughter born in February. 

6 years ago
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Twitter's Jack Dorsey pledges $1 bn for COVID-19 relief effort

Twitter co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey said Tuesday he was committing $1 billion of his personal fortune to coronavirus relief through his philanthropic fund.

6 years ago
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Italian tenor Bocelli to sing on Easter from empty Milan Cathedral

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will sing on Easter Sunday in a presentation from Milan Cathedral to be streamed online, the city's mayor said on Tuesday.

6 years ago
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Body of missing Kennedy family member found

The body of John F. Kennedy's grand-niece who disappeared during a canoe trip with her young son was recovered Monday, US media reported. 

6 years ago
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Prince Harry and Meghan plan new Archewell charitable organization

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who have recently moved to the Los Angeles area after stepping down from royal duties, said on Monday they were looking to set up a new charitable organization called Archewell.

6 years ago
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Two missing members of Kennedy family now presumed dead

A grand-niece of the late president, Maeve Kennedy McKean, 40, and her eight-year-old son Gideon disappeared Thursday while canoeing in the South River in Maryland, near the vast Chesapeake Bay.

6 years ago
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Living alone and in need of a hug during global shutdown

Shelley Howard, who still works as a graphic artist in the music industry, lives alone, so the confinement orders and the shutdown of non-essential business have left him isolated and cut off from almost all human contact.

6 years ago
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Love in time of coronavirus: Octogenarians picnic at Danish-German border

Two octogenarian lovers are determined to keep meeting every day for a picnic and a chat on either side of the border, which has been shut to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

6 years ago
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Italian luxury shoemaker Sergio Rossi dies from coronavirus

Italian luxury shoemaker Sergio Rossi has died aged 85 after being hospitalized with the coronavirus.

6 years ago
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Oprah Winfrey donates $10 million for coronavirus relief

Oprah Winfrey said she was donating $10 million to coronavirus relief efforts, including a new venture to help get food to vulnerable Americans during the coronavirus epidemic.

6 years ago
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Spider-Man to the rescue! Superhero jogger cheers kids in England

Jason Baird, a local 34-year-old martial arts teacher, has taken to dressing up as the Marvel superhero for his daily jog, replete with acrobatic jumps and somersaults.

6 years ago
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The young Brazilians fighting for the Amazon

A new generation of young Brazilians from the Amazon region are seeking to reshape the fight for the world's largest rainforest, which is shrinking before their eyes.

6 years ago
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Harry and Meghan embark on new life in Los Angeles

Every starry-eyed ingenue arriving in Los Angeles faces the same question: how to catch that big break in Hollywood? For Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, it's far more complicated.

6 years ago
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Dian Sasmita: Listening to troubled juveniles toward healing

The Sahabat Kapas Foundation is raising awareness that child prisoners need developmental support, just like any other child.

6 years ago
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Trump says US won't pay Harry and Meghan security

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States would not pay security costs for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, appearing to confirm that the royal couple have moved to live in California.

6 years ago
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UK's Prince Harry and wife Meghan bid farewell to royal roles

Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan posted their last message as working members of Britain's royal family on Monday before officially embarking on new careers without their "Royal Highness" styles.

6 years ago
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Prince Charles out of virus isolation: royal officials

Prince Charles, the eldest son and heir of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, is no longer in quarantine after showing mild coronavirus symptoms.

6 years ago
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Penderecki: A classical avant-gardist loved by Hollywood

Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki, who blazed a trail in classical music with innovative religious and symphonic works, died aged 86 on Sunday in his home city of Krakow after a long illness.

6 years ago
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Actor Michael Sheen urges UK to use hotels as refuges during COVID-19 lockdown

Hollywood actor and activist Michael Sheen urged the British government to turn empty hotels into refuges for people fleeing violence at home during the coronavirus lockdown.

6 years ago
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South African billionaire Motsepe donates $57 million to fight coronavirus

South African billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe said on Saturday his group of companies would donate 1 billion rand ($57 million) to help fight the coronavirus outbreak that has forced the country into total lockdown as infections climb.

6 years ago
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'I was not afraid': Swiss woman, 95, back home after surviving coronavirus

A 95-year-old Swiss woman was back home and online with her 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchidren on Friday after recovering from a week in intensive care with COVID-19.

6 years ago
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Prince Harry and Meghan now based in California: Report

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have permanently relocated to California amid the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago
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Meghan to begin new life by narrating Disney elephant film

Prince Harry's wife Meghan will make an instant start to life away from Britain's royal frontline by narrating a new film about a family of African elephants.

6 years ago
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