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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: mourning

mourning stories: 8 news summaries

 Japanese Dying to Get 
 Into Highrise Cemeteries 

High-tech facilities in demand as traditional grave prices top $100,000

Oct 13, 09 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - High-tech, high-rise cemeteries are sprouting across Japan as a shortage of land drives up prices in ground-level graveyards. The cemeteries, typically five or six stories high, store the dead in urns which can be retrieved by robots and delivered to mourning rooms by visiting family members with a swipe of... More »

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Japan • robot • mourning • cemetery

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Death of 'Neda' May Echo for Weeks in Iran

Lengthy Shia cycle of mourning martyrs often includes protests

Jun 22, 09 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's not clear who killed the Iranian protester known as Neda, but footage of her gruesome shooting in the streets of Tehran may transform the demonstrations gripping Iran, Time reports. Shia Muslims mourn their dead three, seven, and 40 days after death, and Iranians often use those commemorations for protests.... More »

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Iran • Islam • Shia • shah • martyrdom • mourning • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Neda

Mousavi Joins
Rally to Mourn
Protest Deaths

Opposition candidate vows not to retreat at latest Iran gathering

Jun 18, 09 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi joined tens of thousands of Iranians in Tehran today to mourn those killed during post-election protests. Mousavi also vowed not to compromise on his demand for a fresh election when he and two others meet with Iran’s Guardian Council on Saturday to address... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • protests • mourning • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

 Funerals for Italy's 
 Quake Victims Begin 

No survivors were found today

Apr 8, 09 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first wave of funerals for Italy's earthquake victims took place today. In small towns throughout the ravaged Abruzzo region, thousands mourned the loss of their neighbors, BBC reports. A mass funeral will take place in the regional capital Friday, marking a national day of mourning. With aftershocks hampering rescue... More »

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Italy • natural disaster • survivors • funeral • earthquake • mourning

(Newser) - John Travolta and Kelly Preston have kept a low profile since losing their son Jett to a seizure in January, but friends tells People the family isn’t closing itself off. “They aren’t secluding themselves or paralyzed,” says one who’s seen them recently. “Nothing awkward... More »

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Scientology • John Travolta • death • seizure • Scientologists • mourning • Kelly Preston • Jett Travolta • Leah Remini

 Aussies Mourn Fire Victims 

Fires bared worst of nature, best of humanity, says prime minister

Feb 22, 09 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - As bells tolled, mourners throughout Australia prayed at services today for the 209 people killed in wildfires and those still missing, CNN reports. “House is gone, friends are gone. This is total destruction,” said one resident. Rescue teams continue to search through the devastation as firefighters still battled... More »

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Australia • wildfires • Kevin Rudd • disaster • mourning

Kenya Mourns Double Tragedy That Killed 136

Grieving kin blame
poor emergency
response in 2 fires

Feb 2, 09 6:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Kenyans are blaming the government for poor public safety and emergency response as they mourn the loss of 136 people in back-to-back fires at a Nairobi supermarket and on a rural highway. Emergency crews were slow to respond to yesterday's fuel tanker explosion, which came as they were still searching... More »

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Africa • Kenya • oil • death • explosion • poverty • Raila Odinga • fire • mourning • public safety

China Mourns; 200 Rescuers Buried by Mudslides

A week after quake, flags fly at half-mast amid national silence

May 19, 08 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Millions across China bowed their heads and observed 3 minutes of silence today in the first of 3 official days of mourning for the 71,000 dead or missing in last week's earthquake. Flags flew at half mast, rescue workers paused in their efforts and trading was halted on stock... More »

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China • mudslide • earthquake • mourning

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