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  • Former US President George HW Bush fractures neck in fall at home

    Former US President George HW Bush suffered a neck fracture in a fall at his home in Maine on Wednesday, though he was listed in stable condition and his hospital stay was expected to be brief, his spokesman said...

    Bush is the father of President George W Bush and of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who is now seeking the Republican nomination for the 2016 presidential election...

  • ‘Fifth Beatle’ George Martin dies at 90

    LONDON: Legendary British record producer George Martin, who turned the Beatles into the best-selling band in history, has died aged 90, his family said on Wednesday, as tributes poured in for “a giant of music”...

    Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was the first to give the news, tweeting a picture of the “Fab Four” with Martin and saying: “God bless George Martin peace and love to Judy and his family...

  • Artichive: Saint George and the Dragon

    Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483 -1520), commonly known as Raphael, painted ‘Saint George and the Dragon’ oil on panel, (11 1/4 inches x 8 7/16 inches) in 1506 when he was only 23 years old...

    This canvas is unique in the sense that Raphael shows the legend of a youthful male — Saint George, the patron saint of England — who is risking his life to save a princess and her kingdom from a “dragon” who had captured her...

  • What George Martin really did for the Beatles

    But what did the “fifth Beatle”, producer George Martin actually do for the Fab Four? It was a question once floated by a Beatle — and not in a kind way...

    “When people ask me questions about ‘What did George Martin really do for you?,’ I have only one answer, ‘What does he do now?’” John Lennon once wrote...

  • George Soros predicts ‘Black Friday’ if Britain leaves EU

    LONDON: Billionaire George Soros, who famously profited by betting against the pound in a 1992 currency crisis, has predicted a plunge in the sterling if Britain votes to leave the European Union...

    Soros warned that leaving the European Union would lower house prices and cause job losses, potentially causing a recession...

  • The still relevant George Orwell

    George Orwell needs no introduction, but Eric Arthur Blair does, said moderator Navid Shahzad while kicking off the session titled ‘Life with my father, George Orwell’ at the fourth edition of the Lahore Literary Festival at a local hotel...

  • Trump will never be US president, says George Clooney

    CANNES: Donald Trump will never be elected US president, George Clooney said on Thursday as a new film tapping into the anger fuelling the bombastic tycoon’s campaign premiered in Cannes...

    Clooney said they had helped destroy real journalism, and blamed them for propelling populist politicians like Trump towards the White House...

  • George Michael: pop icon who caught the spirit of the 1980s

    LONDON: George Michael, who has died aged 53, was a teenage heartthrob turned superstar singer-songwriter whose smooth vocals belied a personal life shadowed by drug problems and heartbreak...

    He kept producing hits throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, courting controversy with 2004’s “Shoot The Dog”, an anti-Iraq war song whose video poked fun at George W...

  • When George Michael rocked China

    AS the world mourns pop star George Michael, Chinese music fans recalled the key cultural role he played in the country’s opening up to the West...

    I still remember George Michael looked so handsome and cool in a colourful shirt and jeans with long blond hair...

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