AMSTERDAM // Soul singer Solomon Burke has died at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. He was 70.
An airport police spokesman, Robert van Kapel, confirmed the death of the singer today, and referred further questions to the performer's management.
Burke, who wrote the hit "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" among many others, was both a Grammy winner and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He had been due to perform at a well-known club in Amsterdam on Tuesday.
* AP
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Director: Laxman Utekar
Producer: Maddock Films, Jio Cinema
Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Kriti Sanon, Pankaj Tripathi, Vinay Pathak, Aparshakti Khurana
Rating: 3/5
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Director: Ahmed Moussa
Starring: Ahmed El Sakka, Amir Karara, Ghada Adel and Moustafa Mohammed
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Transmission: 7-speed DSG auto
Power: 1,600hp
Torque: 1,600Nm
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0-200kph in 5.8 seconds
0-300kph in 12.1 seconds
Top speed: 440kph
Price: Dh13,200,000
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Transmission: 7-speed DSG auto
Power: 1,500hp
Torque: 1,600Nm
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0-200kph in 5.5 seconds
0-300kph in 11.8 seconds
Top speed: 350kph
Price: Dh13,600,000
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Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Second ODI, October 25
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Third ODI, October 29
Venue TBC