#Biriths Journalists
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GEORGE ALAGIAH (1955-Died July 24th 2023,at 67.Bowel cancer). British newsreader, journalist and television presenter.From 2007 until 2022, he was the presenter of the BBC News at Six and was previously the main presenter of GMT on BBC World News from its launch in 2010 until 2014. He was highly regarded as one of Britian's most accomplished and respected news journalists,having reported from and covered notable events like the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami,reporting from his families native Sri Lanka,as well as the genicide in Rwanda,and conflicts in Iraq,Afghanistan,Liberia,Somalia & Sierra Leone, and inteviewed prominent world figures including former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan,Nelson Mandela,and Robert Mugabe.George Alagiah als turned too writing fiction,releasing his debut novel in 2020,titled The Burning Land,about corruption in South Africa George Alagiah - Wikipedia
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