The medical examiner said proper procedures to identify the body were followed after the body first arrived, and went on to describe how a body deteriorates in phases after death, turning dark brown, for example, with parts becoming enlarged.

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His death came at a dark time for his hometown as Hong Kong was hit with the SARS epidemic (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

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We are unlikely to cease making gods or inventing ceremonies to please them for as long as we are afraid of death, or of the dark, and for as long as we persist in self-centeredness.

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You sensed that he liked to dwell in the dark, exploring the themes of tragedy, death and even ugliness.

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Journalists who spoke on CNN in the hours after the tragedy lashed out at the frenzied photographers who may have played a role in Diana's death, saying their actions contributed to a dark day in journalism.

CNN: World banner

There were no celebrations planned yet at the dark bar decorated with combat memorabilia, a framed article announcing the death of Osama bin Laden and a bronze plaque quoting W.C.

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And death, which I have always regarded as the greatest dimension of life, dark, compelling, was no more than a pipe that springs a leak, a branch that cracks in the wind, a jacket that slips off a clothes hanger and falls to the floor.

NEWYORKER: Total Recall

Investors and savers may be surprised, and disappointed, to find out on that dark day that the comprehensive reforms promised to them in 2010 in fact died a quiet, and unnoticed, death.

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