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G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90

Liddy, a former FBI agent and Army veteran, was convicted of conspiracy, burglary and illegal wiretapping for his role in the Watergate burglary.

Tanzania

Tanzania's President John Magufuli dies aged 61

President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died.

United Kingdom

Military honours and flypast mark funeral of Captain Tom Moore

A flypast and military guard marked the funeral of the 100-year-old veteran who was recently knighted by the Queen for his charity work.

World News

Chick Corea, Grammy-winning jazz pianist, dies aged 79

The jazz musician won a staggering 23 Grammy Awards and could posthumously win this year.

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Oscar winner, ‘Sound of Music’ star Christopher Plummer dies

Christopher Plummer, the award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” has died.

World News

Brian Urquhart, early leader of United Nations, dies at 101

British diplomat Brian Urquhart, an early leader of the United Nations who played a central role in developing the UN practice of peacekeeping, has died.

World News

Final goodbye: Recalling influential figures lost in 2020

From Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Sean Connery, Euronews recalls some influential figures lost in 2020 and the legacies they left behind.

United Kingdom

Jeremy Bulloch, Boba Fett in first 'Star Wars' trilogy, dies

Bulloch died at a London hospital from health complications after years of living with Parkinson’s disease, his agents at Brown, Simcocks & Andrews said in a statement. He was 75.

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EU chiefs hold minute's silence for former French PM Giscard d'Estaing

EU heads of state and government observed a minute of silence in honour of late French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing at Thursday's EU summit.

France

Ex-French leader Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies at 94

Valery Giscard d’Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday.

Serbia

Serbian Orthodox Church leader dies from COVID-19, aged 90

Patriarch Irinej was taken to hospital earlier in November after going to the funeral of the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, Bishop Amfilohije.

France

French radio station publishes obituaries of people still alive

A French broadcaster said in a statement that a "technical problem" led to the erroneous publications.

USA

Trebek remembered for grace that elevated him above TV host

“Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek has died at the age of 80.

United Kingdom

Scottish actor Sir Sean Connery, who played James Bond, dies aged 90

Sean Connery was often cited as the world's favourite James Bond, having played him in several films from the 1960s to the 1980s.

South Korea

Lee Kun-Hee, driving force behind Samsung’s rise, dies at 78

In just 30 years at the helm, Lee Kun-Hee turned Samsung into a global force and transformed South Korea into one of Asia's top economies.

USA

Guitar legend Eddie Van Halen dies of cancer, his family announces

"My father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning," Wolf Van Halen wrote on Twitter.

France

Raspy-voiced French singer Juliette Greco dead at 93

President Emmanuel Macron described Greco as " elegance and freedom" in a tribute on Twitter.

USA

'Black Panther' Star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer

Actor Chadwick Boseman dies following a four year battle with Colon Cancer at home surrounded by his family.

USA

'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43

'From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more - all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy', his family said.

USA

John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80

Tributes have been pouring in for Lewis, the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, a group led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that had the greatest impact on the civil rights movement