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People 3 weeks ago

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.

People 3 weeks ago

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.

Americas 2 months ago

US senator and Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies age 71

Graham, known for his foreign policy work, was a staunch supporter of the Iran war and in recent years urged both Trump and the Biden administrations to back Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion.

Politics 2 months ago

PREMIUM
Former trade minister Rachmat Gobel dies at 63

Originally a businessman, Rachmat served as trade minister during the first term of former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and a deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.

Asia & Pacific 2 months ago

Timor Leste declares week of mourning for ex-president Guterres

The 71-year-old served as president from 2017 to 2022, capping decades of involvement in the political and armed struggle that led to the independence of the small Southeast Asian nation.

Art & Culture 3 months ago

David Hockney, the British artist who went in search of Californian color, dies at 88

Hockney's images of love, sex and material wealth led to claims by some art critics that his work was trivial. But he won greater renown than any other British artist of the 20th century.

Asia & Pacific 3 months ago

Thai princess dies aged 47 after three years in hospital

A trained prosecutor and diplomat, Bajrakitiyabha was educated in Britain, Thailand and the United States, earning a law degree from Cornell University and serving for a time as Thailand's ambassador to Austria.

People 3 months ago

Sonny Rollins, last jazz 'colossus,' dead at 95

A constantly evolving creative force, Rollins found in jazz a means of social and spiritual commentary, with his tenor sax expressing the hopes of African Americans in the civil rights movement.

Academia 5 months ago

PREMIUM
Juwono Sudarsono and the unfinished task of civilian rule

Elections are not enough to uphold democracy and civilian supremacy; civilian authority must be sustained by competence, integrity and delivery.

Politics 5 months ago

PREMIUM
First civilian defense minister Juwono Sudarsono dies at 84

Juwono Sudarsono, a prominent scholar who became the first non-military figure to hold the defense minister post in Indonesian history, died on Saturday at the age of 84 and left behind a ministerial career in three different portfolios that spanned four presidencies.

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