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US actress Anne Heche dies at the age of 53

US actress Anne Heche is legally dead but will remain on life support to allow for a possible organ donation, her representative has said, according to the BBC.
"Today we lost a bright light, a kind and most joyful soul", her family said in a statement on Friday (August 12).
The 53-year-old had been in a coma for a week after crashing her car into a house in Los Angeles, the BBC said.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), Heche's vehicle "erupted in heavy fire", which took 59 firefighters more than an hour to fully extinguish. The two-storey home she crashed into was left "uninhabitable".
As well as suffering burns, the actress was left with "a severe anoxic brain injury" - when the brain is deprived of oxygen - her family said.
A representative said the late actress is "legally dead," but added that her life-support treatment will continue temporarily to check if she may be a match for a potential organ donation.

"Anne will be deeply missed but she lives on through her beautiful sons, her iconic body of work, and her passionate advocacy", her family's statement said.
"Her bravery for always standing in her truth, spreading her message of love and acceptance, will continue to have a lasting impact."
US actress Anne Heche ‘is not expected to survive’ after crash, family says
Heche appeared in films including Volcano, Donnie Brasco and the 1998 remake of Psycho.
The mother-of-two also appeared on Dancing with the Stars, the US equivalent of Strictly Come Dancing, in 2020.
Heche was born in 1969 in Ohio and her family moved around many times during her childhood.
When she was 13 years old, her father died of HIV/Aids, and she later said in her 2001 memoir Call Me Crazy that he had repeatedly raped her as a child.
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In interviews promoting the book, she said the abuse caused her to be "insane" for the first 31 years of her life and that she had created a fantasy world called the "Fourth Dimension" to make herself feel safe.
After her family relocated to Chicago, Heche was spotted by a talent agent in a school play.
She became known in the late 1980s for portraying twins Vicky Hudson and Marley Love on the soap opera Another World. The roles won her a Daytime Emmy Award and two Soap Opera Digest Awards.
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She received an Emmy nomination for her role as Roweena Lawson in the 2004 TV film Gracie's Choice, about a teenage girl who tries to raise her siblings on her own after their drug-addicted mother is sent to jail.
The same year, she was nominated for best actress at the Tony Awards after performing opposite Alec Baldwin in a Broadway production of Twentieth Century.
Source: BBC
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During the meeting, shareholders approved all items listed on the agenda, including the ratification of the minutes of the previous AGM held on 26 March 2024. The session reviewed and approved the Board’s Annual Report on the company’s activities and financial performance for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024, and the shareholders expressed their satisfaction with the company’s operational and financial results during the reporting period.
The meeting also reviewed the Independent External Auditor’s Report on the company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. Subsequently, the shareholders approved the audited financial statements for the fiscal year. Based on the Board’s recommendation, the shareholders approved the distribution of a cash dividend equivalent to 10% of the paid-up share capital.
Furthermore, the shareholders endorsed the allocation of a total amount of BD 172,500 as remuneration to the members of the Board for the year ended 31 December 2024, subject to prior clearance by related authorities.
The extension of the current composition of the Board was approved, which includes ten members and one CBB observer, for a further six-month term, expiring in September 2025, pending no objection from the CBB.
The meeting reviewed and approved the Corporate Governance Report for 2024, which affirmed the company’s full compliance with the corporate governance directives issued by the CBB and other applicable regulatory frameworks. The AGM absolved the Board Members of liability for any of their actions during the year ending on 31st December 2024, in accordance with the Commercial Companies Law.
In alignment with regulatory requirements, the session approved the reappointment of Ernst & Young (EY) as the company’s External Auditors for the fiscal year 2025, covering both the parent company and its subsidiaries—Sinnad and Bahrain FinTech Bay. The Board was authorised to determine the external auditors’ professional fees, subject to approval from the CBB, and the meeting concluded with a discussion of any additional issues as per Article (207) of the Commercial Companies Law.
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“I extend my sincere appreciation to the CBB for its continued support of BENEFIT and its pivotal role in fostering a stable and progressive regulatory environment for the Kingdom’s banking and financial sector—an environment that has significantly reinforced Bahrain’s standing as a leading financial hub in the region,” said Mr. Al Bastaki. “I would also like to thank our partner banks and valued customers for their trust, and our shareholders for their ongoing encouragement. The achievements of 2024 set a strong precedent, and I am confident they will serve as a foundation for yet another successful and impactful year ahead.”
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Mr. AlJanahi affirmed that BENEFIT has successfully developed a robust and well-integrated payment network that connects individuals and businesses across Bahrain, accelerating the adoption of emerging technologies in the banking and financial services sector and reinforcing Bahrain’s position as a growing fintech hub, and added, “Our achievements of the past year reflect a long-term vision to establish a resilient electronic payment infrastructure that supports the Kingdom’s digital economy. Key developments in 2024 included the implementation of central authentication for open banking via BENEFIT Pay”
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