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    Vitaly Churkin, Russia's ambassador to UN, dies suddenly at 64

    February 20, 2017 at 15:14
    Churkin would have turned 65 on Tuesday.

    The Russian ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, died suddenly in New York, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

    He died Monday at age 64, one day before his 65th birthday. 
    Churkin suffered from cardiac arrest while at the Russian Mission on East 67th Street, a law enforcement official said. He was taken to New York's Presbyterian Hospital, where he died. 
    The Russian Foreign Ministry said "the outstanding Russian diplomat died while he was in his current working role."

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