Obituaries Related to "Liu" from New York Times Archive
The Funeral of Officer Wenjian Liu
Images from the funeral of Officer Liu, who was shot dead with his patrol partner as they sat in their car.
Updates From the Funeral of Police Officer Wenjian Liu
Coverage of the funeral of Officer Liu, who was shot dead with his patrol partner as they sat in their car.
Liu Xiaobo, Chinese Dissident Who Won Nobel While Jailed, Dies at 61
Mr. Liu, who was convicted in 2009 of inciting subversion and sentenced to prison, was given medical parole recently to be treated for late-stage cancer.
Liu Xiaobo’s Dying Words for His Wife
The notes by the Nobel Peace Prize recipient, written before he died under police guard in China, are to accompany photographs by his wife, Liu Xia, who has been under house arrest.
Global News Quiz: Trump in Paris, Riot in India, Death of Liu Xiaobo
Did you stay on top of the most important stories last week? Test your knowledge of international events with our quick quiz, recapping major news headlines from across the globe. To take the quiz, click on an answer, and the correct response will be revealed after you choose.
Liu Xiaobo’s Death Pushes China’s Censors Into Overdrive
After Mr. Liu’s death, the number of keyword combinations that were blocked greatly increased, and images were automatically filtered in private chats, researchers said.
Summer Reading Contest Winner, Week 4 | On ‘Liu Xiaobo, Chinese Dissident Who Won Nobel While Jailed, Dies at 61’
Thank you to the 776 teenagers who participated this week, and congratulations to Ivy Xun, our winner, as well as to our many runners-up and honorable mentions.
Notable Deaths 2017: Liu Xiaobo
Liu Ouqing, Civil Servant Who Helped Feed Wuhan, Dies at 78
As China was opening up its centrally planned economy, Mr. Liu was party secretary of the Wuhan Grain Bureau, and he later helped establish Wuhan Business University.
Liu Shouxiang, Champion of Watercolor in China, Dies at 61
Mr. Liu helped expand the country’s art beyond the traditionally dominant disciplines.
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Melinda Dillon, 2-Time Oscar Nominee, Is Dead at 83
She was a Broadway star at 23 and then quit acting, but later re-emerged in films like “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “A Christmas Story.”
Charles Kimbrough, Actor Best Known for ‘Murphy Brown,’ Dies at 86
In a career that included a Tony nomination for “Company,” he specialized in playing uptight characters, notably Candice Bergen’s stuffy straight man.
Pervez Musharraf, Former Military Ruler of Pakistan, Dies at 79
Mr. Musharraf took power in a bloodless coup in late 1999 but resigned under threat of impeachment in 2008. He drew fire for his ties to Washington.
Fred Terna, Creator of Fiery Holocaust Paintings, Dies at 99
A prisoner at Auschwitz and three other camps, he dealt with his trauma in semiabstract art that depicted crematories, ovens and chimneys.
Bob Born, Who Brought Marshmallow Peeps to the Masses, Dies at 98
By mechanizing and greatly expanding production, he made the gooey yellow chicks an Easter favorite and a pop-culture phenomenon.
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