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Think you missed Poul Schluter's death.

Milkha back in ICU after his oxygen level dropped. Now stable.

Gershon Edelstein discharged . Wasted pick, 98 is like 40 for an ultra orthodox rabbi.

Buddhadeb Bhattacharye d...ischarged. These days they don't die even if someone shoots them in the head.

Qaradawi d.... ischarged. Groannn

Six months today!

Azam Khan.

Damn, I'll be busy at 10:00 a.m. local time tomorrow. Someone will steal my pick.

Discharged.

He had a fish bone stuck in his esophagus. He should stop eating what he finds in the trash bin.

Dull day, sir, dull day.

Actually he said that in February.

Some updates on COVID-struck Indians, before the virus disappears from the face of the world: Bhuddadeb Bhattacharya is stable. Given how advanced his COPD is, I'd say he is utterly fucked. Mlkha Singh is stable and expected to be discharged within days, but his wife (Nirmal Kaur)'s conditions has slightly deteriorated. Despite them downplaying the situation, Milkha was critical when first admitted to ICU and required heavy oxygen flow. He is still on oxygen. Don't think he will die, but he was quite a guaranteed to see 100 before this, now I have many doubts about it.

Six months in three days.

Four new entries: Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, aka Baghadad Bob, or Comical Ali (1940): cancer sufferer from 2014, though now in remission. Falsely announced to have died at least three times. Yu Miu-lin (1937): Hong Kong actress who spent months on life support due to pulmonary fibrosis and blood cancer. Now on the mend, unexplicably. Violeta Chamorro (1929): suffering from brain tumours for decades, she was gravely ill in 2018 after a stroke. Still clings on. Juan Ponce Enrile (1924): if 108 millions people think he is immortal, why should they be wrong?

Cornelius Sim, the first cardinal from Brunei, who was created last October, dead at 69.

B. B. Lal and P. K. Warrier are two brand new Indian centenarians. They also have Fauja Singh and Saalumarada Thimmakka who are likely over 100. Surely Chinese centenarians were left unscathed last year: Ma Shitu, Song Ping, Yang You, Wan Haifeng, Zou Yu, Zheng Min and now Xu Yuanchong seem indestructible. Wang Xiji is joining them in July.

I told you...

Buddhadeb Bhattacharye tests positive for COVID.

Milkha Singh hospitalised after drop in oxygen pressure. Continued vomiting and diarrhea, stopped eating yesterday. They say it is a precautionary measure...

That piece of news dates back to January 2017, it is just reported once in a while by Italian clickbait sites.

I'd say Yuan Longping is the most notable recent death. Made headlines in every Italian newspaper.

I have a lot of suspects on you, mr. Valjean.

Marathon runner Ron Hill dead at 82.

None of them seems to be on his way out.