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A picture of late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was gunned down while campaigning for a parliamentary election, is seen at Headquarters of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo, Japan July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Japan to spend $1.8 mln on Abe's funeral despite opposition

A picture of late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was gunned down while campaigning for a parliamentary election, is seen at Headquarters of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo, Japan July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Slim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex-PM Shinzo Abe, poll shows

A police officer stands guard as people line up to offer flowers at Zojoji Temple, where the funeral of the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, will be held in Tokyo, Japan July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Japan govt approves state funeral date for slain ex-PM Abe, plan sparks protests

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands in front of Japan's national flag after his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) annual party convention in Tokyo, Japan, March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
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Japan govt preparing to hold state funeral for ex-PM Abe in autumn

People lay flowers on a flower offering at Abe at Zojoji Temple, where the vigil and funeral of late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, will be held, in Tokyo, Japan July 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Japan readies sombre farewell to slain Abe, its longest-serving premier

People bid adieu to Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury
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People bid adieu to Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during the state funeral of late Archbishop Desmond Tutu at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, January 1, 2022. Photo :Reuters
Africa

Farewell to 'our national conscience' at funeral of South Africa's Tutu

Pop singer Elton John plays a specially re-written version of his classic Candle in the Wind during the funeral service for Diana, Princess of Wales at Westminster Abbey September 6. Millions of people lined the streets of London to watch the funeral procession of the Princess who died in a car crash last week in Paris./ REUTERS File Photo
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Abbey pushed for Elton John to play at Princess Diana's funeral

The Dean of St. George's Cathedral Michael Weeder and Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba stand at the casket containing the body of Archbishop Desmond Tutu at St. Georges Cathedral, in Cape Town, South Africa, December 30, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Africa

South Africa's anti-apartheid veteran Tutu to be laid to rest in state funeral

Pallbearers in military attire salute next to a coffin holding the body of late Haitian President Jovenel Moise after he was shot dead at his home in Port-au-Prince earlier this month, in Cap-Haitien, July 23, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Violent protests mar funeral of slain Haiti president

Pallbearers in military attire carry the coffin holding the body of late Haitian President Jovenel Moise after he was shot dead at his home in Port-au-Prince earlier this month, in Cap-Haitien, July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
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Dignitaries rush to cover as protests flare at Haiti president's funeral

People walk past a wall with a mural depicting Haiti's President Jovenel Moise, after he was shot dead by unidentified attackers in his private residence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Robenson Sanon
Africa

Slain Haiti leader's funeral set for July 23, ex-president Aristide back home

People attend the funeral of Palestinian critic Nizar Banat, who died after being arrested by Palestinians Authority's security forces, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma
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Palestinian mourners call for change at funeral of Abbas critic