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Wajib ( "Wājib", "Duty") is a 2017 Palestinian French Colombian German United Arab Emirates Qatari Norwegian drama movie directed by Annemarie Jacir and starring Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri, Maria Zreik.
Tony Hadley (born Anthony Patrick Hadley; 2 June 1960) is an English singer, actor and radio presenter best known for being the lead singer of the new wave band Spandau Ballet. In 2010, he appeared in the non-canon special, as the 1983 counterpart of himself. The song "Gold" by Spandau Ballet also appeared in the episode. Honours. Hadley awarded Member of Order of the British Empire () in the New Years Honours for charitable services to Shooting Star Chase Children's Hospice Care in 2019.
The Orinoco crocodile ("Crocodylus intermedius") is a critically endangered crocodile. Its population is small. It only lives in the Orinoco river and its tributaries. It was hunted for its skin in the 19th and 20th centuries. This species is one of the most critically endangered crocodiles.  It is a large crocodile. In the past, males have been reported up to 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) in length. Today, males do not grow up to such sizes. 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) is the maximum size. A big male today may reach 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in) in length and can weigh 380 kg (840 lb). Females are smaller with the biggest likely to weigh around 225 kg (496 lb).
The African golden wolf ("Canis anthus") is a canine. It usually lives in North Africa and the Horn of Africa. There are many of them in Senegal, Nigeria, Chad, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Kenya and Egypt, and in Tanzania. It is considered a Least Concern species. In the Atlas Mountains, it was seen in altitudes as high as 1,800 m (5,900 ft). It is mostly a predator. It usually eats invertebrates and mammals as large as gazelle fawns, though larger animals are also sometimes eaten. Its diet also includes dead animals, rubbish, and fruit. The African golden wolf does not like other African golden wolves going or entering their areas. The young ones often remain with the family to help in raising their parents' younger pups. Description. The African golden wolf has long snouts and ears. It also has a short tail. The tail is 20 cm long. The color of the fur depends on the season and where they live. They usually have yellowish to silvery grey fur. They also have almost reddish legs. The throat, abdomen and face are usually white, and the eyes are amber-colored. Feeding. In West Africa, the African golden wolf mostly eats small prey. They include: hares, rats, ground squirrels and cane rats, lizards, snakes, and birds that build their nests on the ground, like francolins and bustards. The African golden wolf eats a lot of insects, like dung beetles, larvae, termites and grasshoppers. It will also kill young gazelles, duikers and warthogs. In East Africa, it eats invertebrates and fruit. It also eats other animals like, rodents, lizards, snakes, birds, hares and Thomson's gazelles.
The badge, modified in 2001, bears the inscription "Al Merito della Repubblica" encircling the national coat of arms on the obverse and the Latin "Patriæ Unitati" (for the union of the country) and "Civium Libertati" (for the liberty of the citizens) encircling the head of Italia Turrita on the reverse. The six degrees with corresponding ribbons are as follows (with numbers to 2 June 2020): The order is bestowed by decree of the President of the Italian Republic, as head of the orders of knighthood, on the recommendation of the President of the Council of Ministers. Except in exceptional circumstances, no one can be awarded for the first time a rank higher than Knight. The minimum age requirement is normally 35. The Knight Grand Cross with Collar is awarded only to heads of state.
The black-backed jackal ("Canis mesomelas" or "Lupulella mesomelas") is a canine that comes from eastern and southern Africa. The black-backed jackal lives in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. It is a least concern species. It is still killed because, it attacks farm animals and it carries rabies.
The Ethiopian wolf ("Canis simensis"), is a canid native to the Ethiopian Highlands. It is also known as the Simien jackal or Simien fox. It is similar to the coyote in size. It has a long and narrow skull, and red and white fur. The Ethopian wolf only eats Afroalpine rodents. It only lives in mountain ranges and high altitudes. It is one of the world's rarest canids. It is Africa's most endangered carnivore. The Ethiopian wolf is threatened by increasing human populations, habitat loss through overgrazing, disease and interbreeding from dogs.
is a famous private junior high and high school in Tokyo, Japan. It is connected to the Seijo University (成城大学). There are many famous students who went there such as Anri Sakaguchi. Club activities. They are famous for having various club activities such as tennis. They are also known as the winning school of the national high school tennis championship.
The crab-eating fox ("Cerdocyon thous") is an type of canid. It is also known as the forest fox, wood fox, bushdog or maikong, It only lives in the central part of South America. Distribution. The crab-eating fox lives in different habitats such as savannas, woodlands, subtropical forests, prickly, shrubby thickets; and tropical savannas. It lives in Colombia and southern Venezuela, Uruguay and northern Argentina at the southernmost reaches of its range. Its habitat also includes wooded riverbanks such as riparian forest. They live in every habitat in South America except rainforests, high mountains, and open grassy savannas.
The maned wolf ("Chrysocyon brachyurus") is the largest canid of South America. Its markings are like those of foxes, but it is not a fox or a wolf. It is the only type in the genus Chrysocyon, which means "golden dog". The maned wolf has long, thin legs and thick reddish fur. The maned wolf is an omnivore. It has an important job in the seed dispersal of fruits, especially the wolf apple. The maned wolf usually lives alone. It communicates with other maned wolves by giving a loud call known as "roar-barking". The maned wolf lives in open and semi open habitats, especially in grasslands. It lives in south, central-west, and southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, northern Argentina, and Bolivia, southeastern Peru. It is very rare in Uruguay. It is a near threatened species.
The culpeo ("Lycalopex culpaeus"), is a type of South American fox. It is the second-largest native canid in South America. It has grey and reddish fur, a white chin, reddish legs and a stripe on its back. The culpeo eats rodents, rabbits, birds and lizards. It also eats a little bit of plants and carrion. The culpeo attack sheep sometimes and is therefore hunted or poisoned. In some places, the culpeo is rare, but overall the species is not threatened with extinction.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito (), known simply as la Catedral, is the Catholic cathedral in Quito, Ecuador. Located on the southwest side of the Plaza de la Independencia (La Plaza Grande), it (and its older building) served as a seat of the Diocese of Quito from 1545 until 1848 when it became the Archdiocese. In 1995, it became the Cathedral of Ecuador, the most powerful Catholic church in the country. Description. The Cathedral is a white-painted monumental church with one high belltower to the right of the main entrance. It was built on a plan that has three longitudinal naves with semi-ogival arches on square pillars. The Cathedral is built like the kind of the 16th century. Based on interior features — like the details of the pillars, arches, and the carved and coffered ceiling — some experts say that the Cathedral should be thought of as Gothic-Mudéjar in style. It has Gothic features in the pointed arches of its naves, as well as in the ambulatory that goes around the presbytery.
Deidre Davis Butler (born Deidre Ann Davis; September 26, 1955 – August 7, 2020) was an American disability rights activist and federal official. She was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Davis worked in state and national disability programs as a young lawyer, beginning at Rehabilitation International in New York in 1980. In 1987, she worked at the United States Department of Education. She helped create the Air Carrier Access Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Davis died on August 7, 2020 in Rogers, Arkansas at the age of 64.
Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Friedman (23 July 1955 – 10 August 2020) was an American-Israeli rabbi. He was the sixth Rebbe of the Sadigura chasidus. He led his court from Bnei Brak, Israel. He was the sixth rebbe between 2013 until his death. He was born in New York City. Friedman died on 10 August 2020 in Ramat Gan, Israel at the age of 65.
Ambrose of Dorostol (born Alexander Alexandrov Parashkevov; 9 June 1942 – 18 August 2020) was a Bulgarian Orthodox clergyman. He was the Bishop of Branitsa from 1998 to 2010 and Metropolitan of Dorostol from 2010 to his death in 2020. He was a member of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Dorostolski died from COVID-19 on 18 August 2020 in Silistra at the age of 78.
Ágnes Bánfai (8 June 1947 – 20 August 2020) was a Hungarian gymnast. She competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in all gymnastics events. She finished in fifth place in the team competition. She won a bronze medal with the Hungarian team at the 1974 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She was born in Budapest. Bánfai died on 20 August 2020, aged 65.
Durbin Feeling (ᏫᎵ ᏚᎥᎢᏅ in Cherokee) (April 2, 1946 – August 19, 2020) was an American Cherokee linguist. He wrote the first Cherokee–English dictionary. He was thought to be the greatest modern contributor to the preservation of the endangered Cherokee language. He was born in Mayes County, Oklahoma. Feeling died on August 19, 2020 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 74.
Zalman Nechemia Goldberg (; January 28, 1931 – August 20, 2020) was an Israeli rabbi, posek, and rosh yeshiva. Goldberg was the rosh yeshiva of both the Sadigura Hasidic yeshiva and the Jerusalem College of Technology (Machon Lev), and headed the Institute for the Higher Study of Halacha (Machon Iyun Ha'Halacha) in Jerusalem. He co-authored the Jewish prenuptial agreement sponsored by the Rabbinical Council of America together with Mordechai Willig. Goldberg died on August 20, 2020 in Jerusalem, aged 89.
Edgar Laverne Olson (October 19, 1937 – August 20, 2020) was an American politician. He was in the Minnesota House of Representatives between 1985 to 1998. He was born in Fosston, Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. Olson died on August 20, 2020 at a hospital in Madison, Minnesota at the age of 82.
György Rehus-Uzor (10 July 1946 – 20 August 2020) was a Hungarian weightlifter. He competed in the men's middle heavyweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He finished in fourth place. He was born in Budapest. Rehus-Uzor died on 20 August 2020 in Budapest, aged 74.
Sir Kenneth Robinson (4 March 1950 – 21 August 2020) was a British author, speaker and international advisor. His works focused on education in the arts to government, non-profits, education and arts bodies.  He was Director of the Arts in Schools Project (1985–89) and Professor of Arts Education at the University of Warwick (1989–2001). He was named Professor Emeritus after leaving the university. In 2003 he was knighted for services to the arts. Robinson died of cancer on 21 August 2020 at the age of 70.
Jacques Visschers (December 6, 1940 – August 21, 2020) was a Dutch footballer. He played as a forward. He spent his entire football career at NAC Breda, from 1948 until 1971, when he retired from football.  Visschers died on August 21, 2020 at the age of 79.
Fredie Blom (8 May 1904 – 22 August 2020) was a South African supercentenarian and a longevity claimant. Blom had not been officially recognized by the Guinness World Records or the Gerontology Research Group. However he was named by the South African media as the oldest man in the world.  He spent most of his life working as a labourer in the construction sector and on a farm during the apartheid period. He initially worked as a farm worker in Cape Town before joining the construction sector. He was illiterate. During an interview with the "BBC" in 2018, he revealed that there was no secret behind his longevity. He revealed that he loved smoking. He was issued a South African government identity document showing his date of birth as May 8, 1904, but the "Guinness World Records" never officially verified his age. Blom died on 22 August 2020 at the alleged age of 116 and 106 days.
Emil Gabriel Jula (3 January 1980 – 22 August 2020) was a Romanian professional footballer. He played as a striker. He was born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. In January 2013, he joined VfL Osnabrück. He scored two goals during a match against Hansa Rostock, which ended 3–2 for Osnabrück. In his youth career, he played for Universitatea Cluj between 1989 to 1998. Jula died on 22 August 2020 from heart failure, aged 40.
Christopher John Kooy (June 11, 1982 – August 21, 2020) was a Canadian soccer player. He played for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League. After a brief trial with Scottish first division club Livingston in 2009, Kooy was signed by FC Edmonton of the new North American Soccer League. After playing professional indoor soccer for the Calgary United in the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League in 2009 and 2010, he made his debut for Edmonton. Kooy died on August 22, 2020 from cancer, aged 38.
Bernard L. "Bernie" Lieder (February 19, 1923 – August 22, 2020) was an American politician. He was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives between 1985 and 2011. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. Lieder died on August 22, 2020 in Crookston, Minnesota at the age of 97.
Cleve Loney (November 5, 1950 – August 22, 2020) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. He was born in Great Falls, Montana.  Loney died on August 22, 2020, in Great Falls at age 69. He drowned in the Missouri River after his kayak tipped over.
Alessandro Mazzinghi (3 October 1938 – 22 August 2020), known as Sandro, was an Italian professional boxer. He held the world light middleweight championship twice. He was born in Pontedera, Italy.  Mazzinghi died on 22 August 2020 from a stroke in Pontedera, aged 81.
Pedro Nájera Pacheco (3 February 1929 – 21 August 2020) was a Mexican football midfielder. He played for Mexico national team in two FIFA World Cup tournaments (1954 and 1962). He also played for Club América. Nájera died on 21 August 2020 at the age of 91.
Ulla Pia (17 February 1945 – 22 August 2020) was a Danish pop jazz singer. She was born in Copenhagen. Pia was best known internationally for her participation in the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Stop - mens legen er go'" ("Stop, While the Going's Good").  Pia died in Copenhagen on 22 August 2020 from cancer, aged 75.
Allan Rich (born Benjamin Norman Schultz; February 8, 1926 – August 22, 2020) was an American character actor, author, acting coach and activist. He was born in New York City. He starred in "Serpico", "Disclosure" and "Quiz Show". Rich was one of the many alleged communist sympathizers blacklisted in the 1950s Hollywood blacklist. Rich died on August 22, 2020 in Englewood, New Jersey from dementia-related problems, aged 94.
DeWayne Julius Rogers (May 9, 1948 – August 22, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He was best known for the tender acoustic piano-based ballad "Say You Love Me". It was a single from his 1975 RCA album "It's Good to Be Alive".  Rogers died on August 22, 2020 at the age of 72.
Benny Chan Muk-Sing (; 7 October 1961 – 23 August 2020) was a Hong Kong movie director, producer and screenwriter. He was born in British Hong Kong. During the 1990s, he directed movies like "Big Bullet" (1996), "Who Am I?" (1998), and "Gen-X Cops" (1999). In 2019, Chan was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer. He died at a hospital in Hong Kong from the disease on 23 August 2020, aged 58.
Justin Townes Earle (January 4, 1982 – August 23, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was a son of alternative country artist Steve Earle. In 2010 he released the album "Harlem River Blues", followed by the album "Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now" in 2012. He also appeared in an episode of the HBO television series "Treme" with his father. Earle produced Wanda Jackson's album "Unfinished Business" in 2012. From 2014 through 2017, Earle released a "family trilogy" of albums, comprising "Single Mothers"(2014), "Absent Fathers"(2015), and "Kids in the Street"(2017). Earle died on August 23, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 38.
John Henry Hager (August 28, 1936 – August 23, 2020) was an American politician. He was the 37th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002. He was the first person with a disability to be elected to that office.  He was an assistant secretary within the United States Department of Education from 2004 to 2007. He also was the chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia from August 2007 until May 2008. Hager died on August 23, 2020 at the age of 83.
Gerald D. Hines (August 15, 1925August 23, 2020) was an American real estate developer. He was the founder and chairman of Hines. At the time of his death, the company had assets in 25 countries. He was born in Gary, Indiana. Hines donated $7 million to the University of Houston’s College of Architecture which renamed the college the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture. Hines died on August 23, 2020, at his home in Greenwich, Connecticut from prostate cancer at the age of 95.
Maria Janion (24 December 1926 – 23 August 2020) was a Polish scholar, critic and theoretician of literature. She was a Professor at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Janion was also a member of the Polish Academy of Learning. She has an honorary degree of the Gdańsk University. Between the years 1948 to 1978 she was an active member of Polish United Workers' Party.
Dieter Krause (18 January 1936 – 23 August 2020) was a German sprint canoeist. He competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 4×500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Krause also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
Lori Nelson (born Dixie Kay Nelson; August 15, 1933 – August 23, 2020) was an American actress and model. She was active in the 1950s and early 1960s. She was best known for her roles in the TV series "How to Marry a Millionaire" and the movies "Revenge of the Creature", "All I Desire", and "I Died a Thousand Times". Nelson died on August 23, 2020 from Alzheimer's disease-related problems in Los Angeles, aged 87.
Charli Persip (July 26, 1929 – August 23, 2020) was an American jazz drummer. He was born in Morristown, New Jersey. After playing with Tadd Dameron in 1953, he gained recognition as a jazz drummer as he toured and recorded with Dizzy Gillespie's big and small bands between 1953 and 1958. From 1974, he was an instructor of drums and music for Jazzmobile, Inc. in New York City. He was Associate Professor at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan. Persip died on August 23, 2020 at the age of 91.
Antony Basker Raj (21 April 1925 – 23 August 2020), also known as A. B. Raj or A. Bhaskar Raj (in Sinhala Cinema), was an Indian director of Malayalam movies. He was born in Alappuzha, Travancore. He was known for directing "Ormikkaan Omanikkaan", "Manasse Ninakku Mangalam" and "Aval Oru Devaalayam". Raj died on 23 August 2020 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from a heart attack at the age of 95.
Luigi Serafini (17 June 1951 – 23 August 2020) was an Italian basketball player. He was part of the Italian teams that won a bronze medal at the 1971 European championships and finished fourth in 1977. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. He was born in Formigine, Italy. Serafini died on 23 August 2020, aged 69.
Stoyan Alexandrov (, 14 June 1949 – 24 August 2020) was a Bulgarian economist. He was the Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Lyuben Berov between 1992 to 1994. He also was President of the Governing Council of the Association of Commerce Banks. Alexandrov died on 24 August 2020 in Sofia at the age of 71.
Robin François (Robbe) De Hert (20 September 1942 – 24 August 2020) was an English-born Belgian movie director. He was born in Farnborough, Hampshire. His best known movies were "De Witte van Sichem", "Brylcream Boulevard" and "Lijmen/Het Been". De Hert died on 24 August 2020 from diabetes-related problems, aged 77.
Sálvio Dino (5 June 1932 – 24 August 2020) was a Brazilian writer and politician. He was born in Grajaú, Maranhão. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies between 1963 to 1964 and again from 1974 to 1979. He was Mayor of João Lisboa between 1989 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 2001. Dino died of COVID-19 on 24 August 2020 at a hospital in São Luís, Maranhão, aged 88.
Grajaú is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Maranhão. It was founded on 29 April 1811, its population in 2015 was of 67,626. The total area is 8,864 km2.
Louis DeJoy (born June 20, 1957) is an American businessman and Republican Party fundraiser. He was appointed in May 2020 by the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service (USPS) to be the 75th United States Postmaster General. He was the founder and CEO of the logistics and freight company New Breed Logistics. He became known for his changes to the United States Postal Service that would have made it harder for people for vote by mail during the 2020 United States presidential election under the orders of President Donald Trump. On March 24, 2025, he announced his resignation from head of the Postal Service.
Touriya Jabrane ( – born Saadia Kraytif ; 16 October 1952 – 24 August 2020) was a Moroccan theatre director, actress and politician. Between 2007 and 2009, she held the position of Minister of Culture in the cabinet of Abbas El Fassi. She was born in Casablanca. Jabrane died on 24 August 2020 in Casablanca from COVID-19, aged 67.
Bulmer's tree frog ("Ranoidea bulmeri") is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. Scientists found it in the mountains between 1500 and 2000 meters above sea level. It does not live in many places. This frog has a dark stripe behind its eye. The stripe goes down its body on each side. It sometimes has yellow coloring on its throat and chest. In the local language, this frog is called "kogop".
Arrigo Levi (17 July 1926 – 24 August 2020) was an Italian journalist, essayist, and television anchorman. He was born in Modena, Italy. He was a news anchor for Channel 5. From 1979 to 1983 he collaborated with "The Times", editing its international section. In 1988 he was appointed Chief Editor of "Corriere della Sera". Levi died on 24 August 2020 in his hometown Modena at the age of 94.
Malcolm Lawrence "Mal" Pascoe (31 March 1933 – 24 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He played 94 senior Victorian Football League (VFL) games for the Essendon Football Club from 1953 to 1958, and played 177 senior Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) games for the Hobart Football Club from 1959 to 1966.  Pascoe died in Tasmania on 24 August 2020 at the age of 87.
William Stephen (1 April 1928 – 24 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer. He played with Fitzroy Football Club. He also coached Fitzroy and Essendon. He was born in Sydney. Stephens was captain / coach of Yarrawonga in the Ovens &amp; Murray Football League from 1958 to 1963, then was their non playing coach in 1964. Stephen died on 24 August 2020 at the age of 92.