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Abdul Ahad Momand, Only Afghan to Fly in Space, Is Dead
A pilot in the Afghan Air Force, he was recruited for the Soviet space program.…
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Valmik Thapar, Tenacious Tiger Conservationist in India, Is Dead
He started studying tigers at a reserve in 1976 and became a leading activist i…
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Walter Frankenstein, Who Hid from the Nazis All Over Berlin, Dies at 100
With his wife and infant sons, he took refuge in unlikely places, including an …
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Irmgard Furchner, Secretary at a Hub of Nazi Atrocities, Dies at 99
Her work for the commandant of a concentration camp in German-occupied Poland l…
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Baltazar Ushca, Who Kept Andean Ice Harvesting Alive, Dies at 80
He trekked up Ecuador’s tallest mountain twice a week for six decades to hack i…
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Simon Verity, World-Renowned Stone Carver, Is Dead at 79
He was perhaps best known for heading the team that created the statues of bibl…
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Norman Miller, German Refugee Who Helped Arrest a Top Nazi, Dies at 99
At 15, he escaped to England. At 20, he enlisted in the British Army and identi…
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Joan Jara, Who Found Justice for Husband Slain After Coup, Dies at 96
Victor Jara, a popular folk singer in Chile and a Communist, was murdered by th…
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Cuba Announces Sweeping Overhaul of Struggling Communist Economy, But Obstacles Remain
The Cuban government announced a major economic restructuring, but experts say most ch…
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