Sara Alexandra Lima Tavares died this Sunday at Luz hospital in Lisbon. The singer-songwriter was 45 years old and had been diagnosed with a brain tumor for over a decade, according to Sic notícias. Sara Tavares' career began with her victory in the final of the first edition of the...
Actor Laquino Fonseca has died
Mozambican actor and comedian Laquino Fonseca died this Monday, aged 41, from an illness. The news of his death was confirmed this Tuesday by close friends of the deceased. The artist had been suffering from an umbilical hernia since 2020, an illness whose treatment cost around 170,000 meticais, according to the newspaper O...
Léa Garcia, actress from Brazil's 'Escrava Isaura' and 'O Clone', has died
Brazilian actress Léa Garcia, who appeared in famous productions such as 'Escrava Isaura' and 'O Clone', died this Tuesday at the age of 90. Confirmation of the death was given via the artist's official Instagram profile and, speaking to the website G1, the actress' son and manager, Marcelo Garcia, explained that his mother died...
Ecuador: Elderly woman who hit coffin during her own wake dies
The elderly woman who was pronounced dead in Babahoyo, Ecuador, and who 'woke up' during the wake by banging on the coffin, has died. The information was confirmed to the Associated Press (AP) by the woman's son. Gilberto Barbera Montoya told the news agency that doctors had told him that his mother died on Friday night, of...
Astronaut Walter Cunningham, the last survivor of Apollo 7, has died
Former NASA astronaut Walter Cunningham, who piloted the Apollo 7 lunar module, the first manned flight of the US agency's Apollo Program, died in Houston (Texas) in the early hours of Tuesday at the age of 90. "On Apollo 7, the first manned launch of the Apollo mission, Walter Cunningham and his companions made history, paving the way for the...
Benedict XVI dies, the first Pope emeritus in almost 600 years
Joseph Ratzinger's papacy was marked by his sudden and almost unprecedented departure from office for health reasons. He died this Saturday at the age of 95. Just under ten years after giving up his post, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died this Saturday, the Vatican confirmed. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger was 95 years old. "With regret...
Former footballer Pelé has died at 82
Former Brazilian footballer Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, died on Thursday evening at the age of 82, his agent Joe Fraga said. The legend of Brazilian and world soccer, the only player to have won three World Cups and been voted Player of the 20th Century, was admitted to the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo on November 29,...
The Queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, has died
The Queen of the United Kingdom and head of the Commonwealth died this Thursday at the age of 96, after it was announced that her health had deteriorated. Elizabeth II reigned for more than 70 years and leaves an undeniable legacy in world history. The Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, Elizabeth II, passed away this...