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Najib Razak hospitalised with COVID.

Former Italian minister of education Luigi Berlinguer dead at 91 after three-months hospitalization.

Former Uruguay VP Danilo Astori hospitalised with respiratory failure.

Austrian judoka Ernst Hofer (wiki) reportedly dead at 52.

Ronnie Rees QO.

Hu Yuxian dead of a sudden heart attack at 101.

Jorge Lanata hospitalised again.

Appears on Italian TV, says she is "at the end of her days".

Of course we have been looking at who the next King of Immortals will be for a few months, considering the impending death of King Jimmy . Of course there are two very old and ill Chinese guys, and Tin Oo is a perennial candidate, but the Doge does stand a chance.

Kabosu able to stand again. This is the canine Jimmy Carter.

Tariq Jamil... well, Tariq Jamil's son Asim shot dead in Pakistan.

Jeyan Mahfi Tozum dead at 95.

Two Broke Girls is pure cancer.

I exactly feel the same way about The Office. Everyone around me seems to like it, yet I don't get a single laugh from watching it.

Died on September 8. His name was so difficult I did not find the news when I searched eralier this morning. You have to search for "Rei Cabombo" to find the obit.

Ado Ibrahim dead at 94.

Baruch Dov Povarsky looks quite frail at Ezrachi's funeral.

The Butcher of Beijing Chi Haotian made a rare pubblic appearance last month, at the National Day reception. Looks well as you should expect.

Norwegian writer and criminologist Wenche Blomberg (wiki) reportedly dead at 80.

If I was Paul Williams I'd go for a check-up.

China's most famous crocodile Xiaohe, who was also the world's largest crocodile in captivity, dead at 41.

Quite shocking. He was a torn in Xi's side for a decade. A direct heir to Hu Jintao, Li was a progressive premier who leaned towards free market. The last brush with Xi was on zero-Covid policy which Li strongly opposed. Xi dreamts of sidelining him for ten years and finally managed it last March. He was a hero to many, and a voice of dissent. The post of premier is now held by a Xi's loyalist.

Byron Wien, business investor and George's crony who co-authored George's autobiography, dead at 90.

Undergoing surgery.

Tsung Dao-lee was reportedly able to draw and sketch in May, so presumably in good condition.