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Brazilian legend football star Pele dies at 82 in Sao Paulo

Pele, the only player to have won the World Cup three times, died Thursday at the age of 82, due to cancer, said Albert Einstein hospital, where he was undergoing treatment.

Pele’s health improving, vital signs stable, doctors say

One of the greatest footballers of all time, Pele had a tumor removed from his colon in September last year and was also being treated for a respiratory infection.

Football legend Pele not under palliative care, daughter says

One of the greatest footballers of all time, 82-year-old Pele had a tumour removed from his colon in September 2021 and has been receiving hospital care on a regular basis.

Deforestation of Amazon forest in Brazil retreats from 15-year high

According to science experts, there has been no change in outgoing Brazilian President Bolsonaro's policy of weakening environmental agencies to explain the drop in deforestation.

India’s Twitter rival Koo launches in Brazil, becomes country’s top app within 48 hours

Koo says its platform now has Brazilian celebrities like singer Claudia Leitte, actor Babu Santana, author Rosana Hermann, and media company Choquei.

Hip-hop in education, empowering black businesses—how Brazil’s entrepreneurs help the State

Over two years, more than BRL7 billion were allocated by the private sector to actions and social organisations on the front line of the pandemic.

Brazil’s new generation ready to win it all at Qatar

The new generation of talent with coach Tite includes Real Madrid attackers Vinicius Jr & Rodrygo, Barcelona's Raphinha & Arsenal striking duo Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli.

Morbi coverage shows sinking standards of TV news & why Lula’s win is good news for Lalu fans

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Sri Lanka beats Afghanistan by six wickets at T20 World Cup, keep semi-final hopes alive

Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga (3-13) led Sri Lanka's disciplined bowling as the Asia champions restricted Afghanistan to a modest 144-8 in the Group 1 contest at Gabba.

Luiz Lula beats President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil elections, set to return for a 3rd term

In a closely-fought election, Leftist leader Lula bagged 50.9% of votes versus 49.1% for Far-right's Bolsonaro. The 77-year-old Lula's inauguration will take place on 1 Jan.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?