Luciano Pavarotti, the Italian singer whose ringing, pristine sound set a standard for operatic tenors of the postwar era, died early this morning at his home in Modena, in northern Italy. He was 71.
His death was announced by his manager, Terri Robson. The cause was pancreatic cancer. In July 2006 he underwent surgery for the cancer in New York and had made no public appearances since then. He was hospitalized again this summer and released on Aug. 25. Read the rest of this entry »
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from The Fiji Times
TWO judges from Malaysia were appointed to the Fiji Court of Appeal by the President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, yesterday.
Interim Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said Justices Dato Dr Cyrus Das, 58, and Dato Cecil Abraham, 61, had been appointed and more appointments would be made shortly. Read the rest of this entry »
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FIJI faces a judicial crisis after six expatriate judges, including an Australian, quit over the behaviour of the country’s military-appointed chief justice.
The six, including Queensland judge Bruce McPherson, informed Fiji’s president of their resignations yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »
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