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25Jul

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India, Medics, Profiles

Pradeep Tara, Doctor

Dr Pradeep Tara Dr Pradeep Tara, a household name in East Delhi’s Mayur Vihar, died on Friday after a two-month battle against Covid-19. Dr Tara, a general physician and chest specialist set up his practice in Mayur Vihar in the 1980s. He was admitted to the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre with Covid-related complications in May and died on Friday. He was in his mid-sixties. “He was very well-known in all of East Delhi in fact. His patients remember him because of how sweet-spoken he was. He was also very intelligent and made it a point to stay up to date with developments in the profession. Lively and affectionate, he was popular in his social circle as well. He played tennis every day and we would swim together… He fought against Covid for two long months, and it was his stron...

6May

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High Profilers, Profiles, United States

Kiing Shooter, Rapper

Kiing Shooter, a New York City rapper who was signed to Nas’ Mass Appeal Records and Jungle’s Street Dreams Records, die on May 5, 2020, after contracting Covid-19. William Daniels, better known by his stage name Kiing Shooter, was a rapper from Queensbridge, New York. Kiing Shooter first came into the public eye alongside NYC rapper and longtime friend Dave East, after releasing numerous freestyles with the rapper in 2017. Kiing Shooter gained recognition with his single "They Say" which was released on June 29, 2018. He subsequently released his debut EP "Fucc The Doubters" on August 24, 2018, with features from Dave East, Don Q and Mac and it peaked at 148 on the US Billboard 200. His second EP, No Turning Bacc was released on April 20, 2019 and his debut So...

5May

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Macedonia, Noteworthy, Profiles

Dragan Vučić, Composer and singer

Dragan Vučić ‑ a Macedonian composer, singer, philantropist and TV host – was suffering from lung cancer. His condition complicated after he had contracted COVID-19 in April 2020. The 65-year-old died on 4 May 2020 in the infectious clinic in Skopje. His most famous song is "Odlazim (Nikom nije nocas kao meni)", translation: "I'm going away (Nobody feels like me tonight)". Dragan was born in Skopje. Dragan composed numerous pop hits such as Svirete Ja Zajdi Zajdi, Angeli Me Nosat and Kaži Zvezdo. In the 1990s he was the lead singer of the pop-folk band Koda. He composed the song Make My Day, chosen to represent Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Later in his career he started hosting various tv shows on Kanal 5.