4 h. ago Sebastião Salgado captured the world like no other photographer

The death of the esteemed black-and-white photographer leaves behind a rich library of over 500,000 images showing Earth in all its beauty and darkness‘I photographed the world’: the career of Sebastião Salgado – in picturesIt’s a testament to the epic career of Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, who died this week at age 81, that this year has already seen exhibitions of hundreds of his photos in Mexico City, France and southern California. Salgado, who in his lifetime produced more than 500,000 images while meticulously documenting every continent on Earth and many of the major geopolitical events since the second world war, will be remembered as one of the world’s most prodigious and relentlessly empathetic chroniclers of the human condition.An economist by training, Salgado only began photographing at age 29 after picking up the camera of his wife, Lélia. He began working as a photojournalist in the 1970s, quickly building an impressive reputation that led him to the pres...

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5 h. ago Tributes pour in after Billy Joel reveals brain disorder diagnosis: Latest updates

The singer-songwriter has cancelled all upcoming shows after being diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus

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11 h. ago Olly Murs concert: Singer cancels more tour dates hours before gig after walking off stage

Olly Murs has announced he's had to cancel more concerts just hours after he walked off stage at a tour date, meaning he will no longer perform in Manchester and Birmingham

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11 h. ago Former Wales rugby international Mark Jones dies aged 59 as tributes pour in

Mark Jones has passed away after suffering a heart attack in Qatar

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12 h. ago Legendary Carpenters composer dies aged 84 as tributes pour in for the We've Only Just Begun hitmaker

We've Only Just Begun composer Roger Nichols has died aged 84. 

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13 h. ago Music agent Dave Shapiro and drummer among six dead in San Diego plane crash as tributes pour in

Tributes pour in for Shapiro and his contributions to the industry, as he tragically dies in a San Diego plane crash, claiming six lives

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15 h. ago The Carpenters legend dies as daughter pens heartbreaking tribute to hitmaker

Music star Roger Nichols, who co-wrote some of The Carpenters' biggest hits, has died at the age of 84, with his family and longtime collaborator Paul Williams paying tribute

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16 h. ago San Diego plane crash: Tributes pour in for music agent Dave Shapiro and drummer Daniel Williams

The fiery crash occurred around 3:47 a.m. in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood, igniting cars and homes and injuring eight people on the ground. The total number of victims is still unknown

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25 h. ago Tributes pour in after drummer Daniel Williams and music agent Dave Shapiro named as victims in San Diego plane crash

The fiery crash occurred around 3:47 a.m. in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood, igniting cars and homes and injuring eight people on the ground. The total number of victims is still unknown

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31 h. ago Tributes paid as Team GB boxer Georgia O’Connor dies after cancer battle

Professional boxer Georgia O'Connor has died at the age of 25.

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35 h. ago Tributes pour in as boxer Georgia O’Connor dies aged 25 after cancer battle

The Durham boxer won multiple youth medals as an amateur, represented Great Britain, and went 3-0 as a pro

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35 h. ago Female Team GB boxer dies at 25 just two weeks after getting married

Georgia O'Connor, a former Team GB boxer and Commonwealth Youth Games champion, has died at the age of 25 following a battle with cancer after she was diagnosed with the illness in January

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40 h. ago BBC star who was once 'male TV personality of the year' dies at home

Author, cartoonist, musician and television star Barry Fantoni has died at the age of 85, it has been confirmed. The BBC star died of a heart attack at his home in Italy

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40 h. ago Barry Fantoni dead: BBC star dies at home as tributes pour in

BBC legend Barry Fantoni was a broadcaster, jazz musician, designer, author and cartoonist during his long career before his sad death at 85

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48 h. ago Hollywood star of Space Jam and The China Syndrome dies aged 86

Working character actor Michael Alaimo, who was a Hollywood staple for more than six decades, has died at the age of 86 in Burbank, California, his family has said

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56 h. ago Prince William and Prince Harry's uncle Lord Fellowes leaves behind astonishing sum in his will after his death aged 82

Lord Fellowes, who was married to Princess Diana 's sister Lady Jane Spencer, died in July last year at the age of 82.

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58 h. ago Virginia Congressman Gerald Connolly dies at age 75 after cancer battle

Connolly stepped down from Oversight committee leadership last month amid cancer battle

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61 h. ago ABBA legend Michael B Tretow dies as iconic group share moving tributes

All four members of ABBA have issued rare statements, paying tribute to their sound engineer Michael B Tretow, who has died at the age of 80

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62 h. ago ABBA sound engineer Michael B Tretow tragically dies at the age of 80 as band issues tearful tribute to 'fantastic inspirer and joy

The musician was a prominent figure in a Swedish music for decades, and worked closely with the band during their 70s heyday.

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3 d. ago George Wendt dead: Ted Danson leads celebrity tributes to Cheers co

George Wendt, who was best known for playing Norm Peterson on the beloved sitcom Cheers, has died at the age of 76, and his former co-stars have been paying tribute

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