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The former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Council of State, Fidel Castro died of natural causes  in the evening of 25 November 2016.  Football legend  Argentinian star,  Diego Maradona   - whose 'Hand of God' goal destroyed England's 1986 World Cup dreams -  suffered a heart attack just two weeks after being released from the hospital for a bleed on his brain.  Diego Maradona, One of Soccer’s Greatest Players, died on the 25th of November 2020. One of the most controversial political leaders of his era,  Castro both inspired and dismayed people across the world during his lifetime.  Born in Biran , Oriente  as the son of a wealthy Spanish farmer, Castro adopted leftist and anti-imperialist  ideas while studying law at the University of Havana . After participating in rebellions against right-wing governments in the Dominican Republic  and Colombia , he planned the overthrow of Cuban Pr...

President  Donald Trump lost in a cliff-hanging election in key states, demonstrating both his enduring appeal among his keen supporters and his inability to amplify his sphere of support. Going into the election night, the world over appeared to have the doubted the Trump's admirers who turned out in sheer force to re-elect him. Unfortunately, stirring up his supporters wasn't enough to win, especially Trump had flicked off key constituencies since 2016. The close margins in key-states don't only show how close Trump was to reelection, they also reflect on how he let opportunities slip through his fingers. After assuming office in January 2017, Trump wasted no time in building a campaign operation that his campaign team ironically nicknamed the Death Star. The campaign embraced a Star Wars- a related metaphor for his 2020 reelection effort in the form of the second Death Star, the evil Empire's failed superweapon from  Return of the Jedi.  Brad Parscale, Trump 2020 cam...