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The singer tragically died on October 16, 2024, at a hotel on Costa Rica Street in the Palermo neighbourhood of Argentina, according to a statement from police provided to CNN. The police were dispatched to the hotel after receiving a call about an aggressive man who was possibly under the influence of drugs or alcohol; however, the police did not …

The social media accounts of Panathinaikos and the Greece national team blackened their profile pictures on Wednesday evening. Manchester United defender Harry Maguire, who started his career at Sheffield United, posted a picture of Baldock with a broken heart emoji and the letters RIP. Former Sheffield United team-mate Dean Henderson posted “RIP Blades legend” on X along with a picture …

Cissy Houston, acclaimed soul singer and mother of pop icon Whitney Houston, has died at the age of 91.   Houston, a two-time Grammy winner who sang backup for Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley,  died on Monday morning, October 7,  in her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston told The Associated Press. The …

Former Senator and ex-Director-General of the MKO Abiola campaign Organisation in the June 12, 1993, presidential election, Senator Jonathan Silas Zwingina, is d#ad.   Zwingina was the director general of the ‘Hope ’93’ presidential campaign organisation of the late Chief Moshood Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 1993 election annulled by former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi …

NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died from brain cancer at the age of 58. The eight-time NBA All-Star, who retired in 2009, spent 18 years playing in the league for the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks and Houston Rockets. Mutombo began treatment for a brain tumour in October 2022. “Dikembe Mutombo …

Furrer was a double silver medallist in the time trial and road race at this year’s Swiss road nationals. “Our hearts are broken,” said Swiss Cycling on X. “It is with a heavy heart and infinite sadness that we have to say goodbye to Muriel Furrer. “We are losing a warm-hearted and wonderful young woman who always had a smile …

According to Sky News, the actress died in the hospital surrounded by loved ones, and the news of her passing was announced by her children Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens. In a statement, they said: “An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end. She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by …