Professor Oladipo Akinkugbe
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Professor Akinkugbe made significant contributions in hypertension and renal medicine research. He was widely acclaimed as the authority on hypertension in African people.
Akinkugbe.
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Nigeria’s medical community is mourning the death of medical professor and university administrator, Emeritus Professor Oladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe.
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Movie director Joel Schumacher’s body of work is profound, and his influence on contemporary Hollywood cinema indelible.
Burundi’s president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye signs a condolence book for Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza.
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The sudden death of Burundi’s former president, Pierre Nkurunziza, marks the end of a long reign, characterised by violent political crises.
Harvard University
Much of what we now think is obvious about politics and economics was worked out by Alberto Alesina.
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Little Richard swung between flamboyant performances and religious fervour - but he always came back to music. With news of his death at 87, musicians paid tribute to his huge rock ‘n’ roll legacy.
Eavan Boland was a formidable voice in Irish poetry, challenging the male tradition dominated by Yeatsian writers.
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Breaking through the world of male Irish poetics, Boland was a fierce, feminist voice that was decidedly Irish.
The University of Sydney in the late 1950s was full of bright young things who’d go on to shape Australia’s cultural scene.
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Clive James’ brilliant career began as an undergraduate at the University of Sydney in 1957, where he first honed his skills as a performer and writer.
An unlikely television star, Clive James shone a light on absurdity but let us make up our own minds about it.
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Clive James will be remembered for his dry wit, distinctive voice and his unlikely yet hugely appealing screen presence.
Penny Whetton, right, addressing a March for Science rally. Her death last month shocked and saddened colleagues.
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Penny Whetton made the lives of those around her richer, more interesting and more human. Her death leaves a massive void.
Aristides Katoppo.
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The Conversation Indonesia’s staff and board mourns the passing of our co-founder Aristides Katoppo.
David Sanders was an inspiring teacher for many students.
University of the Western Cape
Sanders was not afraid to challenge and speak out about sensitive and difficult issues, to people in senior positions of power - and when he did, they sat up and listened.
Tim Fischer and his hat at the National Press Club in Canberra in 2012.
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Former Austrade chief economist Tim Harcourt reflects on the quirky and kind Tim Fischer.
Tim Fischer aboard a one-off passenger train last month to raise money for the Albury Wodonga Cancer Centre trust fund.
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Tim Fischer leaves behind a political and personal legacy. He defied sceptics, managed his troops, and the support he provided to John Howard was crucial in achieving gun control.
Legendary Australian food writer Margaret Fulton, pictured here at the launch of a stamp collection featuring her in 2014, has died aged 94.
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Margaret Fulton built a long-lasting career on the provision of sound, trustworthy cookery advice.
Johnny Clegg in action, telling stories and making music.
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Johnny Clegg was a prophet, even if the ideal future he prophesied has not yet come to pass.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens winds up to throw out the first pitch before the start of the Chicago Cubs game on Sept. 14, 2005.
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Former US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens passed away on July 16. One of his former law clerks recalls her most memorable assignment.
Morsi on trial in 2016.
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An obituary of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, who died in court in Cairo.
Okwui Enwezor.
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Curator Okwui Enwezor, who has died aged 55, will be remembered for the hugely generative legacy of everything he has achieved.
Dorothy Masuku composed and recorded close to 30 singles, several of which achieved major hit status.
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Songstress Dorothy Masuku once told South Africa’s public broadcaster that music was like breathing for her.