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Funeral Customs

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Thai Woman Found Alive in Coffin Moments Before Cremation at Nonthaburi Temple

Doctors say extreme hypoglycaemia caused the deep unresponsiveness that exposed gaps in death verification.

Thai Woman Found Alive in Coffin Before Planned Cremation at Temple

Kessler Twins to Be Laid to Rest Side by Side in Grünwald Under Bavarian Ashes Rule

Karnataka Congress Veteran H. Y. Meti Dies at 79, Receives State Honours at Bagalkot Funeral

Funeral Costs Surge in 2025 Across Mexico, Peru and Spain as Inflation and Seasonal Demand Push Prices Higher

Autopsy Results Due as France Probes Envoy Nathi Mthethwa’s Death as Suspected Suicide

Rhineland-Palatinate Opens Permits for First River Burials in Germany

South African Court Blocks Lungu Family’s Appeal, Clearing Repatriation for State Funeral in Zambia

Giorgio Armani Honored With Private Hometown Funeral in Rivalta After Public Farewell in Milan

Atif Aslam Mourns Father’s Death with ‘Iron Man’ Tribute

Punjab Soldiers Killed in Kulgam Operation Cremated With Full Military Honors

Umm al-Khair Buries Slain Activist Under Military Curbs as Alleged Killer Walks Free

Pretoria Court Orders Return of Edgar Lungu’s Remains for State Burial in Zambia

North Korea Snubs Deadline to Reclaim Body Found on Seongmodo Island

British Families Halt Funerals Over Air India Repatriation Errors

Probable Tomb of Julie von Voß Discovered in Buch Palace Church

Ahmedabad Hospital Carries Out Last Rites for 19 Recovered Air India Crash Victims

South African Court Halts Edgar Lungu’s Burial in State Funeral Dispute

Nadja Abd el Farrag Buried in Secret Ceremony at Ohlsdorfer Friedhof

Senior Lashkar-e-Taiba Operative Killed in Pakistan by Unidentified Gunmen