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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Agence France-Presse</span> French international news agency

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waisale Serevi</span> Fijian rugby union footballer and coach (born 1968)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">André Gorz</span> Austrian philosopher

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References

  1. Turner, Chris (7 November 2007). "André Gorz - French philosopher who pioneered ideas of political ecology". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. "French philosopher commits suicide with wife". Agence France-Presse. 24 September 2007. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.