内容摘要：“It was a privilege and honor to have been his coach, a fantastic role model for the next generation and his appetite for life was infectious. Rugby has lost one of the good ones today.”

“It was a privilege and honor to have been his coach, a fantastic role model for the next generation and his appetite for life was infectious. Rugby has lost one of the good ones today.”

, 70. His versatile drumming propelled the iconic rock group Blondie during its decades performing everything from new-wave punk to disco-infused tunes. April 6. Cancer., 69. Known for songs such as “Volveré,” “El Africano” and “Tu Vas a Volar,” he devoted his long career to merengue, the signature musical style of the Dominican Republic. April 8. Died after a roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic.

, 51. He pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year career and won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. April 8. Died after a roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic., 82. A prominent ex-North Korean commando who resettled in South Korea as a pastor after his daring mission to assassinate then-South Korean President Park Chung-hee in 1968 failed. April 9., 89. The Peruvian author was a Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters. April 13.

, 85. The former Malaysian prime minister was a moderate who extended the country’s political freedoms but was criticized for lackluster leadership. April 14., 91. The genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” who also did one of the first recorded television interviews with a young Elvis Presley. April 15.

, 71. She became one of the biggest stars of Philippine cinema during a career that spanned seven decades. April 16.

, 82. A 10-term U.S. congressman whose long political career ended abruptly after he was elected mayor of San Diego and driven from office amid sexual misconduct allegations. April 20.Waste picker Salmaa Shekh looks outside a temporary shelter during a heat wave at a garbage dump on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

At least one person who died in northern India’swas identified as a garbage picker.

The landfills themselves seethe internally as garbage decomposes, and the rising heat of summer speeds and intensifies the process. That increases emissions of gases such as methane and carbon dioxide that are dangerous to breathe. And almost all landfill fires come in summer, experts say, and can burn for days.Waste picker Arjun, 6, works at garbage dump site during a heat wave on the outskirts of Jammu, India, on June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)