Mount Everest conqueror dies
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The first man to climb Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary, has died at the age of 88
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One of Asia's most notorious drug warlords, Khun Sa, dies in the Burmese city of Rangoon at the age of 74.
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Former WBC light flyweight champion Choi Yo-sam dies after collapsing during a fight on Christmas Day.
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South Korean boxer Choi Yo-sam, who suffered a brain hemorrhage during a title fight last week, died on Thursday after being taken off his life support machine, a hospital official said.
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A Chinese engineer held hostage by al Qaeda-linked militants in Pakistan was killed on Thursday but his colleague was rescued in a commando assault that killed their five kidnappers, officials said.
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Edmund Hillary, the modest New Zealand beekeeper who shot to global fame as the first person to climb Mount Everest, died Friday aged 88.
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Nepal has named an airport in the remote Everest region after pioneering climbers Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, who first climbed Mount Everest in 1953.
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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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New Zealand paid tribute Tuesday to Everest hero Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to stand on the roof of the world, at a rare state funeral beamed live to the Himalayas where he made his name.
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Edmund Hillary, 88, a beekeeper-turned-mountaineer from New Zealand who with his Sherpa guide in 1953 became the first men known to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak, died early today at Auckland City Hospital. No cause of death was reported.
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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 first men to summit Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary and sherpa Tensing Norgay, celebrate their achievement in 1953 with a parade through Kathmandu
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay are the first to reach the summit of the world's tallest mountain.
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Edmund Hillary, who climbed to international fame as the first person to conquer Everest, the world's highest mountain, died Friday aged 88.
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An Australian climber who was left for dead on the slopes of Mount Everest but later survived has been rescued from the mountain and is in &quot;amazing shape,&quot; his spokesman said Tuesday.
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Suharto, who was ousted from power in 1998 after 32 years of authoritarian rule, dies at 86.
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Indian guru who introduced the west to transcendental meditation has died