Noteworthy – Page 5

18Jun

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Nigeria, Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Daniel Foster, radio personality

Daniel Foster aka "the Big Dawg" and "Top Dawg" was an American radio personality based in Nigeria. He died due to complications from Covid-19 on June 17, 2020 Formerly an Idol series judge he also held a similar position with the Got Talent franchise. Foster was brought up with his three siblings in Washington, D.C. by their father - their mother had died when he was ten - but was partly raised in Baltimore by his grandmother. As a teenager, Foster was rebellious, but after a stint with the Marines he attended Morgan State University where he studied Broadcasting and Drama. Foster worked with numerous radio stations including Cathy Hughes Radio One, Mix 106.5 both in America, and Virgin Island-based WTBN before moving to Nigeria in 2000...

15Jun

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Noteworthy, Profiles, South Africa

Elsa Joubert, writer

Elsa Joubert OIS ‑ a Sestigers Afrikaans-language writer succumbed to Covid-19-related caused in Cape Town on 14 June 2020. She rose to prominence with her novel Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena, which was translated into 13 languages, as well as staged as a drama and filmed as Poppie Nongena. Elsa Joubert grew up in Paarl and matriculated from the all-girls school La Rochelle in Paarl in 1939. She then studied at the University of Stellenbosch from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1942 and an SED (Secondary Education Diploma) in 1943. She continued her studies at the University of Cape Town which she left with a Master's degree in Dutch-Afrikaans literature in 1945. After graduating, Joubert taught at the Hoër Meisieskool, an all-girls high sch...

15Jun

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Mexico, Noteworthy, Profiles

Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez, footballer

Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez ‑ a Mexican football striker who played for the Mexico national team between 1965 and 1970, gaining 55 caps and scoring 8 goals – died from Covid-19 on June 14, 2020. He was part of the Mexico squad for the 1966 and 1970 World Cups. At club level, Padilla played for Pumas, Atlante, and Veracruz.

13Jun

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India, Noteworthy, Profiles

Gulzar Dehlvi, poet

Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi, a popular Indian Urdu poet, died on June 12, 2020, five days after recovering from Covid-19. According to Anoop, the son of the 93 years old veteran poet, “He had his lunch at 2 pm, he was doing just fine. A few minutes later, he fell unconscious.” An ambulance rushed him to Kailash Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. “Doctors did a check-up and told us he probably suffered a cardiac arrest and passed away. It’s shocking because he was doing better today. He kissed me on my forehead in the morning, had milk with biscuits, and had more small meals after that,” Anoop was quoted as saying by Indian Express. On May 28 night, Dehlvi fell sick, and was taken to a hospital, where his Covid-19 test came positive on May 31. Early June 1, he was sh...

13Jun

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Iraq, Noteworthy, Profiles

Ali Hadi Mohsin, footballer

Ali Hadi Mohsin ‑ an Iraqi professional football player and manager – died of Covid-19 on 12 June 2020. He played as a defender for Al-Zawraa and Al-Talaba, winning several titles with the clubs. He also played in Lebanon, for Al-Safa and Al-Ahed. Hadi also coached Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the 2016 AFC Cup, and led the Iraq national under-17 team to the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.

12Jun

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Noteworthy, Pakistan, Social Media

Tariq Malik, TV star

11Jun

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Noteworthy, Profiles, Spain

Araceli Herrero Figueroa, writer

Araceli Herrero Figueroa ‑ a Spanish writer – died of Covid-19-related complications on 10 June 2020 in Lugo.

9Jun

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India, Noteworthy, Profiles

Wali Akhtar Nadwi, professor

Wali Akhtar Nadwi, who was serving as the head of the Arabic department at the University of Delhi, succumbed to Covid-19 on June 9, 2020. As many as six private hospitals in Delhi and Noida had allegedly refused to admit the professor stating various reasons. On June 2, Akhtar had developed a fever flowing which the members of his family approached at least six hospitals including Fortis Hospital, Delhi’s Bansal Hospital, Moolchand Hospital and Holy Family hospital in Delhi and Kailash Hospital in neighbouring Noida in UP. The hospitals allegedly refused admission to him. While some hospitals refused admission citing non-availability of beds others said that they were not admitting patients having fever, according to a report by Muslim Mirror. Akhtar’s family finally managed to secure...

8Jun

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Lynika Strozier, scientist

Lynika Strozier ‑ an American scientist whose efforts to overcome a learning disability were described as inspirational – succumbed to the Covid 19 on June 7, 2020 at just 35 years of age. Strozier was born in Birmingham, Alabama, but moved to Chicago, with her mother, when she was a toddler. Strozier's mother was a drug addict, who was not able to care for her properly, and her grandmother raised her from age 6. She was diagnosed with learning disabilities at age 8, that profoundly affected both reading and math. According to The Chicago Tribune "when she read aloud, it was in such a halting manner that it sometimes sounded like she was gasping for breath." Her grandmother recounts being advised that Lynika's disability was so profound she shou...

8Jun

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Mexico, Noteworthy, Profiles

Manuel Felguérez, abstract artist

Manuel Felguérez Barra ‑ a Mexican abstract artist, part of the Generación de la Ruptura which broke with the muralist movement of Diego Rivera and others in the mid 20th century – passed away after contracting coronavirus on June 8, 2020. Felguérez was born in the state of Zacatecas in 1928, but political instability caused his family to lose their land there and move to Mexico City. In 1947, he had the chance to travel to Europe and, impressed with the art there, decided to dedicate himself to the vocation. Unhappy with the education at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico, he did most of his studies in France, where he specialized in abstract art, something that was not accepted in Mexico at the time. His exhibitions were initially limited to galleries and the production of "sculpted...