Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary dies
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New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Nepal's Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first to conquer Mount Everest, has died. He was 88.
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Hundreds of New Zealanders paid their last respects to Edmund Hillary on Monday, ahead of a state funeral for the first man to stand atop Mount Everest.
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Indonesia's former president Suharto, whose iron-fisted rule became a byword for corruption and bloody repression but also brought economic growth, died Sunday after a long fight for life.
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Indonesia's ex-leader, 86, Suharto dies after suffering multiple organ failure, police and hospital authorities say.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former dictator Augusto Pinochet, who polarized Chile during his repressive 1973-1990 military rule and spent his old age fighting human rights, fraud and corruption charges, died on Sunday at 91 years old.
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Nepal remembers one of its great champions, Sir Edmund Hillary, joint first conqueror of Mount Everest.
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Sherpas laid prayer scarves on the coffin of Edmund Hillary Tuesday as thousands across New Zealand bid farewell to the Mount Everest conquerer.
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New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first to conquer Mount Everest, has died, Prime Minister Helen Clark said on Friday.
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The Indian guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, credited with setting the Beatles on the path to enlightenment, dies.
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The guru to the Beatles who  introduced transcendental meditation to the West, Maharishi  Mahesh Yogi, died at his Dutch home overnight, aides said on  Wednesday. He was said to be 91.
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The conquest of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary, who died Friday, was one of mountaineering's greatest achievements. Here are some others, and some notable failures:
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Hundreds of people queued on Monday to pay their last respects to Sir Edmund Hillary, the conqueror of Mount Everest, whose body lay in state in New Zealand ahead of his funeral on Tuesday.
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Saffron-robed Buddhist monks, Nepali Sherpas and grey-bearded mountaineers paid homage on Tuesday to Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who conquered Everest, as thousands gathered in New Zealand to watch his state funeral.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former dictator Augusto Pinochet, who polarized Chile during his violent 1973-1990 military rule and spent his old age fighting human rights, fraud and corruption charges, died on Sunday. He was 91.
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Sir Edmund Hillary, who gained worldwide fame after he and guide Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, has died, according to New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark.
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Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb the world's highest mountain Mount Everest, has died at the age of 88, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Friday.
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New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mount Everest and the first to drive a vehicle to the South Pole, described a U.S. highway to the pole as "terrible."