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Funerals in Israel and Gaza as deaths climb on both sides

Funerals in Israel and Gaza as deaths climb on both sides

ISRAELI air strikes hammer Gaza, razing entire districts and filling morgues with dead Palestinians as Israel took revenge for the Hamas assaults that have triggered some of the worst blood-letting in 75 years of conflict. [1/39]A woman places a flower as she mourns Danielle, 25, and Noam, 26, an Israeli couple who were killed in a deadly attack by Hamas gunmen from Gaza as they attended a music festival, as they are buried next to each other during their funeral in Kiryat Tivon, Israel, October 12. REUTERS/Shir Torem KIRYAT TIVON, ISRAEL [2/39]Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians from the Shamalkh…
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Life and times of Menzi Ngubane celebrated

Life and times of Menzi Ngubane celebrated

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER MENZI Ngubane’s fellow actors and actress spoke of his love for acting, his passion for fashion and his dedication to his family as they laid him and his father to rest in an emotional funeral at his birthplace, Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal. Speaker and after speaker at the funeral paid tribute to Ngubane who graced South African television screens and stages in a career that spanned over three decades. They said his death is a great loss to the SA entertainment industry. The legendary TV giant was also hailed for being an activist who fought for the rights…
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Myanmar families hold funerals for crackdown victims as activists defy security crackdown

Myanmar families hold funerals for crackdown victims as activists defy security crackdown

THE families of dozens of people killed in demonstrations against military rule in Myanmar attended their funerals yesterday as more protesters defied the security forces and at least one man was shot dead. The political and economic crisis over the February 1 overthrow of Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government could also force the poor into hunger as food and fuel prices rise, the United Nations food agency said. Security forces shot dead at least 20 people on Monday after 74 were killed a day earlier, including many in a suburb of Yangon where Chinese-financed factories were torched, according to…
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