Final curtain Death of a musical genius
Michael Jackson, arguably the world’s biggest pop star before his life was reduced to tabloid controversy, died at the age of 50 on Thursday.
The “King of Pop” was rushed from his home in Los Angeles to the UCLA Medical Centre shortly after 12:30pm on Thursday night. The Los Angeles Times reported... 
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History
1958 - Born August 29 in Gary, Indiana, the seventh of nine children. His father, a steel mill crane operator and guitarist, managed the Jackson 5.
1962 - Four-year-old Michael joins brothers Marlon, Tito, Jackie and Jermaine to form the Jackson 5.
1969 - Has first hit single with Jackson...
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We are the world: Global outpouring of grief for ‘King of Pop’
A child of the MTV generation, Michael Jackson was perhaps the first truly international music icon who captured the hearts, minds and imaginations of people all across the world. And as news of his death spread splashed across TV screens and newspapers, fans and friends came out the world over to pay...
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Lawyer’s shock disclosure of MJ’s ‘enablers’
Amid global tributes to pop superstar Michael Jackson on Friday, friends highlighted the mounting stress and dependence on medication as a possible cause of the King of Pop’s sudden death. Jackson family spokesman and attorney, Brian Oxman, told CNN of concerns about Jackson’s use of drugs, saying members...
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Censorship of internet for China ‘unacceptable’: EU
The European Commission on Friday called on China to hold off from introducing an internet filter, calling such censorship “unacceptable.” “The aim of this internet filter, contrary to what Chinese authorities contend, is clearly to censor internet and limit freedom of expression,” the commission said...
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Train of thought: London Underground gets philosophical
Drivers on London Underground trains have started reading out quotes from thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Mahatma Gandhi in a bid to cheer up passengers, officials said.
As well as the usual announcements urging passengers to ‘mind the gap’ and warning of delays, Piccadilly Line drivers are...
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creation by Lebanese designer Aqel Faqeeh
Amman: A Jordanian model presents a creation by Lebanese designer Aqel Faqeeh during a summer collection fashion show. reuters
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Farrah Fawcett sex symbol who defined 1970s
Farrah Fawcett, 62, who died Thursday following a long battle with cancer, shot to fame in the 1970s following her starring role in the hit television series ‘Charlie’s Angels.’
But it was her appearance in an iconic poster just as her acting career was taking off that cemented her status as a full-fledged...
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