Prominent American journalist, Grant Wahl has died in Qatar after collapsing while covering the World Cup. He “collapsed” in the press area while covering Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands match, according to reports. US media representatives seated near him, said Wahl fell back in his seat in the press box at Lusail …
Read More »Roundup: Elon Musk Suspends Kanye West From Twitter; Romelu Lukaku Has a Day to Forget; Gaylord Perry Dies at 84
Kanye West suspended from Twitter … MLB great Gaylord Perry dies at 84 … Warrant issued for Antonio Brown … CNN begins first layoffs in years as newly merged parent cuts costs … Romelu Lukaku may have had the worst game in World Cup history … The Recount to suspend …
Read More »Your Thursday Briefing: Jiang Zemin Dies
China mourns Jiang Zemin Jiang Zemin led China after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and presided over a decade of meteoric economic growth. He died yesterday at 96. Now, China must figure out how to honor Jiang during a wave of public defiance on a scale unseen since he came …
Read More »Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin dies at 96
BREAKINGBREAKING, State media says Jiang died from leukaemia and multiple organ failure in the city of Shanghai. Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin has died at the age of 96, Chinese state media reported. Jiang died at 12:13pm (04:13 GMT) from leukaemia and multiple organ failure in the city of Shanghai, …
Read More »Belarus Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei dies at 64, officials say | CNN
CNN — The Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei has died suddenly at the age of 64, the country’s foreign ministry said Saturday. “Vladimir Makei, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, has suddenly passed away today,” the Foreign Ministry said in its official Facebook account, without providing …
Read More »John Y. Brown Jr., KFC Mogul and Kentucky Governor, Dies at 88
John Y. Brown Jr., a born salesman who became a multimillionaire by transforming Kentucky Fried Chicken into a global brand and then sold himself to voters in a six-week TV blitz to become Kentucky’s governor, serving one term, died on Tuesday in Lexington, Ky. He was 88. His family said …
Read More »Wales supporter dies at World Cup in Qatar
A Wales supporter has sadly died while visiting Qatar to watch his country’s team in the 2022 World Cup. Kevin Davies, 62, from Pembrokeshire, was in Doha with his son and friends and is believed to have died from natural causes. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has confirmed …
Read More »Sad! Gospel singer, Sammie Okposo, dies at 51
Gospel singer Sammie Okposo, has died at 51. He sadly passed on today, November 25. The singer had been in the hospital for some days where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. He was said to have been recuperating but unfortunately, his health deteriorated this morning leading …
Read More »18-year-old Nigerian basketball star dies of heart attack
18-year-old Nigerian professional basketball player, Seyi Awogbemi Sodiq, has died after suffering a heart attack. Sodiq, who played for the Alba Fehérvár men’s basketball team, died in Abuja on Saturday morning, November 19, 2022, a week to his 19th birthday. The memorial on the club’s website recalls that the basketball player …
Read More »South African mother who allegedly killed her four children dies
The South African mother, Nomboleko Simayile, accused of killing her four children has died in the hospital. Simayile was arrested on November 9, 2022, after she allegedly killed her children by smashing their heads with a sledgehammer at Mhlabubomvu locality, in Engcobo village, the Eastern Cape. According to the …
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