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Thai king’s eldest daughter dies, aged 47, after long illness: Royal Palace

She was hospitalised in December 2022 after a sudden loss of consciousness caused by a heart condition

Bryson's songs dealt with complex relationships and passionate love, which spoke to the adult contemporary listeners who made up the core of his fan base.
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Peabo Bryson, soul singer known as the Voice of Love, dies at 75

He was admired for his impassioned duets and Disney hits

Toshifumi Suzuki revolutionised how Japanese people shop when he opened the nation’s first 24-hour 7-Eleven franchise in 1974.
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Toshifumi Suzuki, who transformed 7-Eleven chain, dies at 93

The group now has more than 85,000 stores dotting the globe, with about a quarter of them in Japan

Turner (seen here in 1998) made philanthropic history in 1997 by announcing that he was donating US$1 billion to fund UN operations.
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Ted Turner, outspoken founder of CNN, dies at 87

One of the most powerful figures in US media, his networks specialised in news, sports, re-runs and old movies

In a crowd of investing advisers, Mark Mobius (seen here in 2017) was distinctive in part for his impeccably shaved head, which inspired the nickname Bald Eagle.
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Mark Mobius, emerging markets investing pioneer, dies at 89

He was an evangelist for money-making opportunities in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America

The company takes a 20% fee on most subscriptions and content sold on the platform.

OnlyFans’ billionaire owner Leonid Radvinsky dies of cancer at 43

The entrepreneur’s death leaves questions about who will own the platform

Chuck Norris (seen here in 2010) dodged bullets, landed kicks squarely on an opponent’s jaw, and dismissed multiple villains at a time in his action-packed films.
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Chuck Norris, macho star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’, dies at 86

The former martial arts champion starred in more than two dozen films portraying silent loners, soldiers, lawmen, veterans and All-American heroes

Michael Bambang Hartono (seen here in 2018) played a pivotal role in transforming Djarum into one of Indonesia's largest producers of clove cigarettes.
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Indonesia’s richest man, Djarum co-owner Michael Bambang Hartono, dies aged 86

The tycoon had an estimated net worth of US$17.5 billion

Duvall, seen here at his farm in northern Virginia in  2010, told entertainment journalist Fred Robbins in 1984: “I have to have my freedom when I act. I like to be left alone – that’s it. Leave me alone, or hire somebody else.”
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Robert Duvall had a message for directors: ‘Get out of my way’

The late actor, who directed five feature films himself, had a reputation – a proud one – of being testy with filmmakers

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackso has died aged 84.

Reaction to death of US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson

US CIVIL rights leader Jesse Jackson, a Baptist minister from the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and ran twice for the Democratic presidential nomination, has d...