They aren’t anonymous, reduced to a digit. They are children, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, grandparents. As the world marks the 1 millionth coronavirus death, pause to read the stories of some of them.http://apne.ws/NeJomMo
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"She was young, strong, brave." She no longer saw a future in her native Venezuela but in faraway Peru. A silent foe would eventually take Yurancy Castillo's dreams, and her life.http://apne.ws/l6d1fmt
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“They touched a lot of lives.” Beefy with big smiles, Cleon and Leon Boyd symbolized their tiny Vermont town – toughness and generosity. When the twins died, the town celebrated their lives in a way befitting the brothers: a parade.http://apne.ws/wL6TIPv
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“Being a doctor is something I’m proud of.” From childhood in Indonesia, Michael Robert Marampe knew he wanted to be a doctor and pianist. He became both, and his musical skills helped him find another love – his fiancée.http://apne.ws/ugu096K
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“There is always going to be a vacant spot.” The best referees are largely invisible, keeping order unobtrusively and letting players play. U.K. ref Jermaine Wright was that, and more, for the footballers.http://apne.ws/6GPKVVn
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