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Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil drummer and founding member, dies aged 70
Musician who drove much of the band’s ferocious sound and co-wrote many of its biggest hits was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2023
Rob Hirst, the drummer and founding member of Australian rock band Midnight Oil, has died aged 70.
Hirst was diagnosed with stage three pancreatic cancer in 2023. In 2025 he spoke about his support for voluntary assisted dying, which he was eligible for in New South Wales. Continue reading...
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Osama Vinladen Jiménez López (born 7 October 2002) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peruvian Primera División side Unión Comercio.
Personal life
Vinladen is named after Osama bin Laden, the founder of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda; 3) the difference in spelling is due to the similarity of b and v in Spanish.[4] Vinladen has a brother named Sadam Husein, the Spanish spelling of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, and his sister called Georgia Bush. [5]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4muri6zol4jwdltg2kdiu6vm/bafkreifb5brha6oriepgdbpv3hopjll7nmusofxorren6mbh64cdx2f5ju)
