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Funeral of a Ukrainian fighter

Funeral of a Ukrainian fighter

22/03/2022

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Funeral held for Ukrainian soldier

Family members and Ukrainian servicemen attended the funeral ceremony of marine Alexandr Khovtun, in Kyiv.

21/03/2022

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Funerals for Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian invasion

Funerals for Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian invasion

17/03/2022

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Desmond Tutu's coffin laid to rest in St George's Cathedral

Desmond Tutu's coffin laid to rest in St George's Cathedral, while Johannesburg memorial celebrates Tutu's life

30/12/2021

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Alain Delon, Jean Dujardin among grievers bidding adieu to Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo's family, friends and loved bid adieu to the French film icon, at a private funeral service inside Paris' oldest church – Saint German des Près.

10/09/2021

Italy

Funeral of Italian ballerina Carla Fracci takes place in Milan

The funeral of Italian ballerina and cultural icon Carla Fracci has taken place with hundreds applauding the hearse as it arrived.

29/05/2021

Israel

Funerals begin for those who died in stampede in Israel

On Friday a festive gathering in northern Israel turned into one of the country's worst-ever tragedies, with at least 45 people killed in a stampede.

01/05/2021

Earth News

Designer makes eco-burial clothes which form part of the earth

A designer has created a series of biodegradable burial garments to make funerals more eco-friendly.

26/06/2020

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Mourners demand justice at George Floyd's funeral

"We are fighting wickedness in high places," said civil rights leader Al Sharpton in his eulogy at George Floyd's funeral.

10/06/2020

Spain

Grieving and goodbyes difficult as lockdown compounds pain in Spain

Relatives of COVID-19 patients in Spain are barred from visiting them in hospital. The ban extends to funerals as well.

30/03/2020

Earth News

5 weird and wonderful ways to make your death eco-friendly

Do you fancy becoming a coral reef when you die? How about a tree?

14/02/2020

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UK truck death victims buried in Vietnam

Family and friends of two Vietnamese men, found dead in a lorry in the UK last month, have gathered for their funeral.

28/11/2019

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Italy mourns policeman killed, two US teens in jail

Thirty-five-year-old police officer Mario Cerciello Rega was stabbed to death in a central neighbourhood of Rome on Friday, July 26th, while trying to arrest two young American citizens who were charged with the murder.

29/07/2019

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Families of Sri Lanka blast victims gather for memorial in Negombo

A memorial service was held on Tuesday (April 23) in the courtyard of one of the churches in Sri Lanka targeted by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday

23/04/2019

Poland

Poland holds a day mourning for the mayor of Gdansk

Thousands of mourners gathed outside St Mary's church in the city on Saturday as the funeral service was held for Pawel Adamowicz.

19/01/2019

Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Hundreds attend Victoria Marinova's funeral

The television journalist was brutally raped and murdered last week which shocked the country

12/10/2018

World News

Arrests over Iran military parade attack

Iran's president pledges to fight terrorism after at least 25 people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a military parade

25/09/2018

World News

Donald Trump absent from McCain service

A funeral service has taken place for Sen John McCain in the U.S. capital attended by former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton

01/09/2018

World News

Euroviews. How McCain used his own funeral to send a farewell message to America

As he faced the inevitable, the wily Arizona senator knew that he would have a captive audience and choreographed the entire period of mourning. He orchestrated it to be a clarion call for continuing what he stood for, while also pushing back and battling against the continued umbrage of today.

01/09/2018

Italy

Genoa: State funeral for 19 people held, as 43 died in the disaster

Italy mourns the victims of the collapse of the motorway bridge in the northern city. Some of the victims' families boycotted the event and held their own private services, as a protest against the state and others grieved in private

18/08/2018