Tag: aged
Thailand’s former queen Sirikit dies aged 93
Queen Sirikit, the mother of Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn, has died aged 93. She passed away "peacefully" in a Bangkok hospital at 21:21 local...
Ghana’s former first lady dies aged 76
Ghana's former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has died at the age of 76.She was the widow of Ghana's longest-serving leader, Jerry John...
Daniel Naroditsky, US chess grandmaster, dies aged 29
Charlotte Chess CenterNaroditsky later graduated from Stanford University and worked as a chess coach in Charlotte, North Carolina.While still competing in high-level events,...
Chinese Nobel prize winning physicist dies aged 103
Chen Ning Yang, Nobel laureate and one of the world's most influential physicists, has died at the age of 103, according to Chinese...
Oscar-winning actress dies aged 79, US media report
Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79, according to US media reports.Keaton, who was born in Los Angeles, shot...
Conservationist Dame Jane Doodall dies aged 91
Her Jane Goodall Institute, founded in 1977, works to protect chimpanzees and supports projects aimed at benefiting animals and the environment.Dr Goodall was...
Boxing in Ghana suspended after death of Ernest Akushey aged 32
All boxing activities in Ghana have been suspended following the death of a super-middleweight 11 days after a bout in Accra.Ernest Akushey, popularly...
Italian actress and star of The Pink Panther dies aged 87
Harry Sekulich andClizia SalaGetty ImagesClaudia Cardinale, the Tunisian-born Italian star of The Leopard, 8 1/2 and Pink Panther, has died at the age...
Japan sets new record with nearly 100,000 people aged over 100
The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has risen to a record high of nearly 100,000, its government has announced.Setting...
Argentine human rights activist dies, aged 106
The Argentine human rights activist Rosa Roisinblit has died at the age of 106, her organisation says.She was honorary president and a founding...
