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Dec
15
2023
By The African Mirror
Turkish MP dies after suffering heart attack in parliament

Turkish MP dies after suffering heart attack in parliament

WORLD
AN opposition Turkish lawmaker died, two days after suffering a heart attack and collapsing in front of parliament as he finished a speech criticising the government's policy toward Israel. Hasan Bitmez, 54, a member of parliament from the opposition Felicity (Saadet) Party, died in Ankara City Hospital, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca told reporters in televised remarks. A graduate of Cairo's Al Azhar University, Bitmez was the chairman of the Centre for Islamic Union Research and had previously worked for Islamic non-governmental organisations, his parliament biography shows. He was married and a father of one. Parliament's official broadcast showed Bitmez collapsing…
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Jan
22
2023
By The African Mirror
Gabon’s foreign minister dies of heart attack

Gabon’s foreign minister dies of heart attack

NEWS
GABON'S Foreign Minister Michael Moussa Adamo died of a heart attack, President Ali Bongo said in a statement. Three government sources said that he was in a council of ministers meeting when he suffered the cardiac attack. He was rushed to the hospital and died shortly after midday despite specialist treatment, said a government statement. "He was a very great diplomat, a true statesman. For me, he was, first of all, a friend, loyal and faithful, whom I could always count on," said Bongo on Twitter. Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Apr
04
2021
By The African Mirror
Rapper DMX reported in grave condition in New York hospital

Rapper DMX reported in grave condition in New York hospital

WORLD
RICH McKAY POPULAR rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known to his fans by the stage name DMX or Dark Man X, was reported in grave condition Saturday in a New York hospital after suffering a heart attack triggered by an apparent drug overdose, according to the celebrity publications TMZ and Billboard. The publications reported that Simmons, 50, who has had a public history of substance abuse, was rushed to a White Plains, New York, hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home about 11 p.m. Friday. His publicist did not immediately respond to Reuters for comment on the singer,…
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Nov
26
2020
By The African Mirror
OBITUARY – Diego Maradona, Argentine soccer genius who saw heaven and hell, dead at 60

OBITUARY – Diego Maradona, Argentine soccer genius who saw heaven and hell, dead at 60

SPORT
WORLD soccer great Diego Armando Maradona, who has died less than a month after his 60th birthday, was worshipped like a god for his genius with the ball, but his demons almost destroyed him. Maradona had died after suffering a heart attack at his home in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, those close to him confirmed. Argentine President Alberto Fernandez declared three days of national mourning. Rising to stardom from a grimy Buenos Aires slum to lead Argentina to World Cup victory, Maradona was a rags-to-riches story in his soccer-mad homeland and gained the iconic status of fellow Argentines Che…
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Nov
26
2020
By The African Mirror
Maradona now in the hands of God

Maradona now in the hands of God

NEWS
NICOLAS MISCULIN and CASSANDRA GARRISON DIEGO Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time before drug and alcohol addiction marred his career, died on Wednesday at his home in Argentina after suffering a heart attack, his lawyer said. He was 60. Beloved in his homeland after leading Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986 and adored in Italy for taking Napoli to two Serie A titles, Maradona was a uniquely gifted player who rose from the tough streets of Buenos Aires to reach the pinnacle of his sport. He died four years to the day…
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Nov
25
2020
By The African Mirror
One of football’s greatest of all time, Diego Maradona dies

One of football’s greatest of all time, Diego Maradona dies

NEWS
ARGENTINE soccer great Diego Maradona has died after suffering a heart attack. Maradona, 60, regarded as one of the greatest football stars of all time, passed away weeks after he was released from hospital and taken to a recovery clinic where he was to be treated for alcohol dependency, his doctor told reporters. The former Napoli and Boca Juniors player had emergency surgery for a subdural haematoma, a blood clot on the brain. Maradona is recognised as one of the greatest of all time, captained Argentina when they won the World Cup in 1986.  Maradona was kept in for longer…
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