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An Italian couple were buried together after dying of Covid-19 days apart
When Giuseppe Chiodi, 77, came down with the flu in February, he didn't think much of it. Winter in his hometown — the northern Italian hamlet of Montello — can be harsh. Fevers, at least for the elderly, are a seasonal nuisance. He and his wife, Giuseppina, 78, had each migrated to the north of Italy from the poorer south in the 1960s. They met in their 20s at the company for which they both worked, and they had been married for 54 years. Both were healthy. They were looking forward to spending the rest of their retirement together.
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Japanese Actress Ashina Sei Dies Age 36
Ashina Sei, an established actor in high demand for TV dramas and films, was discovered dead in her Tokyo apartment Monday. Both Tokyo police and her agency have confirmed that she died of suicide, age 36.
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Coronavirus: Britons saying final goodbyes to dying relatives by videolink
People are having to use videolinks to say their last goodbyes to dying relatives with Covid-19 because hospitals are curtailing visits to prevent spread of the virus. In a sad scene that is increasingly being played out out across the country, in the early hours of Tuesday morning a patient with coronavirus was taken off a ventilator at a hospital in south-east London.
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'7th Heaven' Star Lorenzo Brino Dead at 21
Lorenzo Brino, who starred in "7th Heaven," has died ... TMZ has learned. The 21-year-old actor was killed when he lost control of his Toyota Camry and it struck a pole. Brino was the only occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced dead. The accident occurred last Monday around 3 AM in San Bernardino County, but the name of the victim was not confirmed ... until now.
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Woman paralyzed while working on set of Batwoman in Vancouver
A movie production assistant is paralyzed following a work-place accident on the set of Batwoman in Vancouver. According to a GoFundMe page, Amanda Smith was working when she got trapped by a piece of equipment on Wednesday.
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Hundreds turn out in motorbike convoy to pay tribute to Jack Lacey, who died aged 4
Hundreds of bikers from all over the country were in Sheffield today (February 29) to escort four-year-old Jack Lacey, who died of brain cancer, to his funeral.
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Daredevil dies after crash-landing rocket
A US daredevil pilot has been killed during an attempted launch of a homemade rocket in the Californian desert. "Mad" Mike Hughes, 64, crash-landed his steam-powered rocket shortly after take-off near Barstow on Saturday. A video on social media shows a rocket being fired into the sky before plummeting to the ground nearby.
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Man drowns during underwater marriage proposal
Video shows Steven Weber proposing through the window of a submerged cabin off Tanzania.
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Tragic final picture of teenager who died after pupil threw cheese
Karanbir Cheema, known as Karan, was 13 when he died in July 2017, ten days after he fell unconscious when cheese was thrown at him during break time at a primary school in West London.
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Her's: Liverpool's indie scene reels at death of 'the loveliest lads'
There’s a sense of shock within the Liverpool music community today, as people come to terms with the tragic death of two of its rising stars. Audun Laading and Stephen Fitzpatrick, who made up the band Her’s, were travelling to a gig in California with their tour manager Trevor Engelbrektson on Wednesday night when all three were killed in a traffic accident. The news was confirmed by the band’s record label, Heist or Hit, on Thursday evening.
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Liverpool Band Her's Killed in Car Accident While Touring America
Both members of Liverpool band Her's have passed away after being involved in a car accident while on tour in America, the group's label has confirmed. Stephen Fitzpatrick and Audun Laading were both killed in the crash along with their tour manager Trevor Englebrektson while on their way to a gig in Santa Ana, California on Wednesday (March 27).
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Arkansas Family Of 16-Month-Old With Weeks To Live Asking For Cards For Daughter
One Arkansas family is asking for love and support as their 16-month-old has just weeks to live. Lucille French was diagnosed with Krabbe Leukodystrophy at just 4 months old. It's a rare condition caused by a gene mutation that affects the nervous system. Lucille has already beaten the odds and doctors gave her an estimated 13 months to live. But now her body is shutting down.
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Father blames 'extreme Christianity' for missionary son's death
The father of an American Christian, killed by a remote tribe on an isolated island he was looking to evangelise to, has criticised the "extreme Christianity" which pushed his child to a "not unexpected end". Dr Patrick Chau has been speaking to the Guardian, months after John Allen Chau died near North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean.
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Mum 'drowned child and tried to burn body'
A mother deliberately drowned her four-year-old daughter in the bath before setting fire to her body on a coffee table in the garden, a court has heard. Carly Ann Harris believed she had to "sacrifice" Amelia on 8 June to prove her own faith to God. The facts are not disputed and jurors were told to consider the defendant's "profound" mental health issues.
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What US Missionary Wrote Before Andaman Tribe Killed Him: Foreign Media
"You guys might think I'm crazy in all this but I think it's worthwhile to declare Jesus to these people," he wrote in a last note to his family on Nov. 16, shortly before he left the safety of the fishing boat to meet the tribesmen on the island. "God, I don't want to die," he wrote. Fishermen saw the tribe burying his body on the beach the following day, a fellow missionary wrote in an email to his mother, Lynda Adams-Chau of Vancouver, Washington.
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Patient who died during robot surgery had 99% chance of living if human operated
A heart patient who died after a robot performed complicated surgery said the man would have had a “99 per cent” chance of survival if a human had operated. The doctor leading the surgery on Stephen Pettitt, who died after a "catalogue of errors: was not trained enough to use the robot and had only practised using it on a simulator, an inquest heard. In February 2015, the father-of-three, 69, was the first person in the UK to undergo robotic mitral valve surgery.
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Woman kills herself after husband's 'death'
A man in China whose wife killed herself and their two children after he allegedly faked his own death for an insurance payout has surrendered to police. The 34-year-old was presumed dead after his car was found in a river, though his body was never recovered. He did not tell his wife his alleged plan and she believed he had died. She later jumped into a pond with their children after posting a suicide note online.
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Hurricane Michael: 11-year-old Georgia girl dies when storm sends carport leg through roof
By all accounts, Sarah Radney was safe inside her grandparents' home when Hurricane Michael roared into southwest Georgia. If the family feared anything, it was probably falling trees — not a carport next to the house. In what could only be described as a freak accident, authorities say Michael's powerful winds lifted the portable structure high into the air and slammed it back down on the house. When it landed, one of the legs tore through the roof, fatally striking the 11-year-old girl in the head.
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Heartbroken mum found hanged after son killed himself following false rape claim
The heartbroken mum of a teenager who took his own life after being accused of rape before the report was withdrawn has been found hanged in her family home. The family of grief-stricken Karin Cheshire, 55, said she 'could not see a future' without son Jay Cheshire, 17, who took his own life after allegations of rape were made against him. The complaint was withdrawn after two weeks but were said to have deeply affected Jay.
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Funeral meal leaves at least 9 dead, dozens sick in Peru
At least nine people have died and dozens more became ill after eating contaminated food at a funeral in the Peruvian Andes, authorities said on Tuesday. Health officials said that a total of 50 people were affected and 20 of those were hospitalized with stomach pains and vomiting after a wake the previous day in the Ayacucho region of south-central Peru. Regional health director Jhon Tinco told a local radio station that the victims reported eating a meat dish and consuming a drink of fermented corn called Chicha.
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