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South African ‘great legend’ Philemon Masinga dies

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Former South Africa star Philemon ‘Chippa’ Masinga died Sunday aged 49 in a Johannesburg hospital from cancer, the national football association said in a statement. Retired South Africa captain Lucas Radebe, who played with Masinga at then English top-flight club Leeds United in the …

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Pastor dies after preaching on Christmas

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A pastor in Budaka district died on Christmas minutes after delivering his sermon to Christians. The deceased is 34-year-old Julius Mwanika 34, a Pastor at Trinity Chapel Church in Nakibule in Budaka town council. Pastor David Gonahasa, the overseer of born Again Churches in Budaka …

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Nine youths die in Israel flash flooding: rescuers

Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | Nine youths died Thursday after having been swept away by flash floods in southern Israel during a hiking trip near the Dead Sea, the Magen David Adom rescue service said. Rescue efforts were ongoing to find a missing girl from a group of youths taking …

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‘World’s oldest person’ dies in Japan at 117

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | A 117-year-old Japanese woman, thought to be the world’s oldest person, has died, a local official told AFP Sunday. Nabi Tajima, who was born August 4, 1900, died around 8:00 pm (1100 GMT) Saturday at a hospital on her native Kikai Island in Kagoshima region, …

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The best place to die

By Agnes E. Nantaba A collaboration between a funeral service provider and a hospital is changing perceptions about death Hospitals are designed to care for the living; either by providing treatment for their ailments or, in cases where the end is unavoidable; to help them as best they can until …

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