CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted May 6, 2017 4 hours ago, gcreptile said: French politician Corinne Erhel faints during a campaign event for Emanuel Macron and dies, she was 50 years old: http://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2017/05/06/mort-de-corinne-erhel-deputee-socialiste-des-cotes-d-armor_5123309_3382.html That's not a good omen for tomorrows election ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted May 6, 2017 1 hour ago, CoffinLodger said: That's not a good omen for tomorrows election ! I thought much the same! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted May 8, 2017 Nick Boles on his recovery and possible comeback: http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2017-39843069 Actually, I believe he may be a bit premature. I think he's forcing it too much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted May 9, 2017 On 24.2.2017 at 00:06, gcreptile said: More news on the health of Sonia Gandhi who sends a video message because her health apparently does not allow her to campaign in public: http://www.newsx.com/national/56851-up-polls-2017-emotional-sonia-gandhi-in-video-message-urges-people-to-vote-for-congress Hot mess Sonia Gandhi hospitalised again - for food poisoning. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/sonia-gandhi-hospitalised-with-food-poisoning/404508.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted May 12, 2017 Italian politician Clelio Darida, who was the Mayor of Rome from 1969 to 1976 and a Minister of Justice, has died (11th May) in Rome. He was also accused of bribery and was imprisoned for a short time but was later acquitted of all accusations. Italian article: http://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2017/05/11/news/roma_addio_a_clelio_darida_fu_ministro_e_sindaco_dal_1969_al_1976-165215445/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted May 12, 2017 1 minute ago, FixedBusiness said: Italian politician Clelio Darida, who was the Mayor of Rome from 1969 to 1976 and a Minister of Justice, has died (11th May) in Rome. He was also accused of bribery and was imprisoned for a short time but was later acquitted of all accusations. Italian article: http://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2017/05/11/news/roma_addio_a_clelio_darida_fu_ministro_e_sindaco_dal_1969_al_1976-165215445/ Are you Italian? Darida was 90 anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted May 12, 2017 No I am not (Canadian actually, not like that makes a difference). I just found it interesting, but yeah he was 90. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted May 12, 2017 http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000005209024.html Mauno Koivisto, Finnish President from 1982-1994, dead at 93 years. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted May 12, 2017 1 hour ago, TomTomTelekom said: http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000005209024.html Mauno Koivisto, Finnish President from 1982-1994, dead at 93 years. When Finland failed to make the Eurovision Grand Final, he had nothing to live for..... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 15, 2017 Well here is a test case. Almost put Don Hill on my DDP team but the obit possibility seemed too remote, depsite corruption, prison, and terminal illness. It was only Dallas after all, and he was only an interim Mayor. So now let's see if he obits. Oddly -- this article's headline says he's dead but the story speaks of him in both the past- and present-tense. Former Dallas Councilman Don Hill died Saturday night. Hill, convicted of corruption, was released from prison after being diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer. Hill was serving 18 years in prison after being found guilty of bribery and extortion, among other charges in a high-profile corruption case in 2009. His sentence is being commuted to time served. According to a motion filed by the U.S. Attorney’s office, Hill has a life expectancy of less than 18 months. Hill was expected to live with his brother and niece in DeSoto. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LB93 39 Posted May 17, 2017 US Senator Thom Tillis has collapsed and been given CPR. https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-17/ap-newsalert-sen-thom-tillis-of-north-carolina-collapses-during-dc-race-gets-cpr-taken-away-in-ambulance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 17, 2017 U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, has been diagnosed with advanced kidney cancer and will undergo surgery Wednesday to remove her right kidney. The stage IV cancer was found during a routine physical, and it has spread to one of her ribs. Hirono, 69, said she's being treated by a kidney cancer specialist at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. Her treatment plan includes surgery to remove her kidney followed by an outpatient procedure to eradicate the lesion on her rib. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted May 17, 2017 1 hour ago, LB93 said: US Senator Thom Tillis has collapsed and been given CPR. https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-17/ap-newsalert-sen-thom-tillis-of-north-carolina-collapses-during-dc-race-gets-cpr-taken-away-in-ambulance He says he's fine: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1466149/Senator-Thom-Tillis-says-m-fine-collapsing-race.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JiroemonKimura 95 Posted May 17, 2017 Former Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted May 17, 2017 (cancels post as JK just got in there while typing...) Had heart issues in 2007 iirc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rhys 64 Posted May 17, 2017 32 minutes ago, JiroemonKimura said: Former Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan dead Well I didn't expect to see that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted May 17, 2017 41 minutes ago, JiroemonKimura said: Former Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan dead He has pre deceased the Welsh labour party by 3 weeks no doubt... 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,941 Posted May 18, 2017 2 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: He has pre deceased the Welsh labour party by 3 weeks no doubt... Reckon there'll be a few more heart attacks on June 8th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achelous 61 Posted May 19, 2017 British ambassador to Austria sustains minor injuries while escaping from "massive" wild boar. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 20, 2017 23 hours ago, Achelous said: British ambassador to Austria sustains minor injuries while escaping from "massive" wild boar. Only he should be allowed to say that seeing as he married her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 22, 2017 Former Iowa Lt. Gov. Joy Corning died Saturday at age 84. Corning, the 44th lieutenant governor of Iowa, was a moderate Republican serving under Gov. Terry Branstad. Corning was first elected in 1990 and served two terms. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted May 24, 2017 Nigel Forman, former Tory MP for Carshalton and Wellington who lost his seat in the 1997 Labour landslide has died. https://www.suttonconservatives.org.uk/news/remembering-nigel-forman Interestingly he was a former PPS for Lord Carrington! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted May 24, 2017 9 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Nigel Forman, former Tory MP for Carshalton and Wellington who lost his seat in the 1997 Labour landslide has died. https://www.suttonconservatives.org.uk/news/remembering-nigel-forman Interestingly he was a former PPS for Lord Carrington! Lost to Tom Brake. Might have died days before the Tories win Carshalton back off Tom Brake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 908 Posted May 25, 2017 Greek ex-prime minister Lucas Papademos injured by explosion inside his car. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40052213 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,418 Posted May 25, 2017 6 minutes ago, ObakeFilter said: Greek ex-prime minister Lucas Papademos injured by explosion inside his car. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40052213 A letter bomb, presumably sent by this group. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
