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Sinead O’Connor ‘died of natural causes’
Published on 09/01/2024
» LONDON - The Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, who was found unresponsive at an address in London in July last year, died of natural causes, the coroner said on Tuesday.
Shane MacGowan, folk-punk Pogues frontman, dies aged 65
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» DUBLIN - Shane MacGowan, songwriter and lead singer of Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, died early on Thursday at the age of 65 after a long illness, his widow announced, prompting a flood of tributes.
From Berlusconi to Prigozhin and Tina Turner: notable deaths of 2023
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» PARIS - From Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, here are some of 2023's most notable deaths.
Ireland bids farewell to Sinead O'Connor
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» BRAY, Ireland: Mourners and fans gathered Tuesday in the Irish town once home to singer Sinead O'Connor to pay their last respects ahead of her burial.
Political shenanigans
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/08/2023
» Re: "Policy issues behind Move Forward's failure to form govt: poll", (BP, July 30).
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor dies
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» DUBLIN: Irish pop singer Sinead O'Connor, who shot to worldwide fame in the 1990s, has died at the age of 56, Irish media reported on Wednesday.
Sinead O'Connor, a troubled Irish icon
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» LONDON - Sinead O'Connor will forever be remembered as the Irish singer who made Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" her own, turning it into an anthem for the broken-hearted.
Trump is 'vulgar fool' but world should fear tech titans, says Geldof
AFP, Published on 14/03/2020
» PARIS - Bob Geldof ruffles his white hair in front of the mirror to get it just dishevelled enough for the camera.
If it looks like a duck ...
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 14/10/2018
» The triangular yellow flags first began fluttering in my neighbourhood two weeks ago.
'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dies at 76
AFP, Published on 16/08/2018
» WASHINGTON: Aretha Franklin, the legendary singer known as the "Queen of Soul," died Thursday in Detroit, US media reported. She was 76.