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Vincent Pastore attends The Sopranos 25th anniversary celebration in New York in 2024. The actor died on Saturday at the age of 80. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Sopranos actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters, dies at 80

Pastore, who played Salvatore ‘Big Pussy’ Bonpensiero on the show, also appeared in films including Goodfellas and Awakenings, both in 1990.

Italy

Franco Baresi, the ‘Johan Cruyff of defenders’, dies aged 66

Books and literature

Obituary | Asia mourns Japanese mystery novelist Keigo Higashino, who died at 68

Fame and celebrity

Bill Oddie, wildlife champion and Goodies star, dies at 85

The British comic actor built a beloved second career as a bird expert, conservationist and nature presenter.

Bill Oddie with a Peregrine falcon in 2004. Photo: PA via AP
English Premier League

Kevin Keegan, ex-Liverpool, England star and Newcastle manager, dies aged 75

Two-time Ballon d’Or winner, regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, was diagnosed with stage four cancer in January.

Celebrity Families

All you need to know about MJ, the Kardashian-Jenner matriarch who passed away

Popularly known as MJ, the former model was a crowd favourite in Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and frequently popped up in her family’s Instagram posts.

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Hollywood

Sam Neill, known for roles in Jurassic Park and The Piano, dead at 78

The New Zealand actor’s death was ‘sudden and unexpected’, his family says.

Actor Sam Neill had landed starring roles across many genres during his career. Photo: AFP
Lindsey Graham

US senator and Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after sudden illness

‘He’s a tough one to lose,’ Trump said on Sunday, calling the war hawk ‘one of the greatest people I have known’.

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Qatar

Obituary | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who raised Qatar’s global profile, dies at 74

The former ruler turned Qatar from a backwater into an international crossroads in less than a generation.

Fame and celebrity

Penelope Keith, star of classic British sitcom The Good Life, dead at 86

Bafta-winning Penelope Keith was a household name through her decades-spanning comedic roles on television, in film, radio and theatre.

Penelope Keith after she was made a Dame Commander for services to the arts and to charity in 2014. Photo: PA via AP
Music

Legendary American music mogul Clive Davis dead at 94

‘The man with the golden ear’ leaves behind a profound legacy spanning rock, pop and hip-hop.

Clive Davis at the pre-Grammy gala in Beverly Hills, California in 2024. Photo: Reuters
Cuba

Ramiro Valdes, key figure of Cuban revolution and Castro ally, dead at 94

The architect of Cuba’s state security apparatus and former vice-president was one of the final veterans of the 1956 rebel uprising.

Art

Britain’s David Hockney, a giant of contemporary art, dies aged 88

A major artist of the 20th and 21st centuries, he continued painting, experimenting and exhibiting right up until his death.

Thailand

Thailand observes 15 days of mourning for ‘Princess Bha’, who died aged 47

The eldest daughter of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn had been in a coma since 2022, after she collapsed from a heart condition.

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Well-wishers bow in front of an image of Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol at Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok on December 16, 2022. Photo: AFP
France

Formidable French first lady Bernadette Chirac dies at 93

She weathered husband Jacques Chirac’s notorious womanising and became a political power in her own right.

France’s former first lady Bernadette Chirac waves during a campaign event in Villepinte, north of Paris, in March 2012. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso actor Anthony Head dies aged 72

Head was best known as monster-hunting librarian Rupert Giles in the cult US supernatural television series.

Iran

‘Persepolis’ author Marjane Satrapi dies ‘of sadness’ aged 56

The renowned graphic novel and film adaptation recount her early life and struggles in the shadow of the 1979 Iranian revolution.

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Music

Sonny Rollins, legendary saxophone colossus, dead at 95

Rollins’ marathon, hard-blowing solos earned him a reputation as the greatest jazz saxophone improviser.

Sonny Rollins performing in Tokyo in 2010. Photo: AP
United States

CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87

Aside from business and sports deals, Turner gained attention for his personal life and his ventures in philanthropy and the environment.

World of performing arts

‘Bad boy of classical music’, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, dies at 81

Former child prodigy Michael Tilson Thomas led many of the world’s top orchestras, including 25 years with the San Francisco Symphony.

China’s military

Chinese rocket force scientist Major General Feng Yufang dies aged 63

Feng advocated for self-reliance, once saying ‘core technologies cannot be bought and relying on imports will not get us far’.

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Chinese state media announced on Tuesday that Major General Feng Yufang, a leading missile scientist with the PLA Rocket Force, had died aged 63. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Maisy Ho remembered as dedicated philanthropist and community servant

Hong Kong Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau praises her ‘profound dedication to community service’ and for caring for underprivileged.

Maisy Ho (right) and her sister, Pansy Ho, attend a ceremony at Government House in 2016, where Maisy received the Bronze Bauhinia Star. Photo: Edward Wong
Chinese-Americans

Henry Lee, forensic expert who testified in the O.J. Simpson trial, dies at 87

Born in China, Lee eventually moved to the US, where he gained prominence for his involvement in high-profile cases.

Trump-Russia collusion

US ex-special counsel Robert Mueller dies. Trump: ‘I’m glad he’s dead’

Mueller had 34 people indicted, including Trump associates, but ultimately stopped short of a criminal indictment of the US president.

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Hong Kong society

Anthony Mason, who helped put top Hong Kong court on the map, dies at age 100

City leader, current and former top judges pay tribute to former Australian chief justice and praise ‘his profound wisdom and illustrious experience’.

Tributes from current and former city officials poured in for the late jurist on Wednesday, just a day after he died. Photo: Handout
Germany

Habermas, the philosopher who shaped Germany’s post-war conscience, dies at 96

A critic of fascism and nationalism, his ideas remain relevant as post-war pacifism wanes and the far-right gains influence in Germany.

German philosopher Juergen Habermas speaks during a press conference in Athens, Greece, in August 2013. Photo: EPA
Hollywood

Actor Robert Duvall, star of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, dead at 95

Over his six decades-long career, Duvall won a best actor Oscar in 1983 for Tender Mercies and was nominated 6 other times.

Fame and celebrity

Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek dead at 48

The actor, who played Dawson Leery in the 1990s teen drama, had battled colorectal cancer.

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