'The King of Football': Brazilian Legend Pelé Dead at 82 After Cancer Battle

Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé would later go on to be known as the "king of football" as a result of his athleticism and grace on the field. The Brazilian star died Thursday aged 82 after battling cancer.

Pelé started his professional career at the age of 15, after dropping out of school in the fourth grade. His father, João Ramos do Nascimento, a minor league footballer, moved the family to Brazil's Sao Paulo when Pelé was just five years old. By age 10, the soon-to-be football great began his training under Waldemar de Brito, a friend of Pelé’s father and a former member of the Brazilian national team.

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‼️Ukrainian troops fire six missiles from MLRS on Donetsk city - DPR office in JCCC

US Greenlights Sale of Rapid Mine Deployment System to Taiwan as China Tensions Sizzle

The US has approved the sale of another package of military equipment to Taiwan - this time involving rapid deployment mine-laying equipment worth $180 million. Will Washington deliver? Or will the agreement simply mean the tacking on of another $180 million to the $18.7 billion backlog of American-made military aid that Taipei has ordered but has yet to receive?

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➡️Brazil has declared three days of mourning for Pelé, whose wake is expected to be held on Monday in the city of Santos.

Brazilian media has reported the football great will be laid to rest on Tuesday morning following a procession.

“So we are in a very weird, serious situation, both in Germany, Austria, when it comes to tackling the current energy crisis, how to substitute the Russian gas, how to run energy saving programs. Let me give you another example, which is just breathtaking, you have numerous public schools where children are asked to come with the anoraks, with the street clothes and sit at school in the street clothes with their scarves and so on, because the schools are too cold. So this is the situation in EU countries nowadays, 21st century,” Dr. Karin Kneissl – former minister of foreign affairs of Austria and an energy analyst – comments on deforestation of ancient forests in Germany near the Romania border.

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‼️Ukrainian forces suffering serious losses near Artemovsk, Soledar - Zelensky's office

📹 Russian Su35S aircraft in action as part of the special military operation in Ukraine (video courtesy of Russia’s MoD)

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⚡️🚀 Indian Air Force successfully test-fires BrahMos air-launched missile at extended range

🗯 "Carrying out a precision strike on a ship target in the Bay of Bengal, the missile fired from a Su-30MKI aircraft achieved the desired mission objectives," the IAF said.

Watch: Chinese Fighter Jet Intercepts US Surveillance Aircraft Over South China Sea

The US Department of Defense released on Thursday footage it claims shows a Chinese fighter jet flying dangerously close to a US reconnaissance plane.

The Chinese government has yet to officially comment on the incident.

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🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin signed two bills into law on Thursday in a bid to tighten control over foreign investment in organizations of strategic importance for the national security.

The package, published on the official website for legal information, details the clearance process for transactions between foreign organizations and sensitive businesses in Russia, including purchases of more than a quarter of stock.

The new laws also require the government to clear any deal that would give an externally controlled business access to Russia's biological resources in the excess of 35% of the allowed catch. The list of resources is subject to the government's approval.

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Denmark Swept by Wave of Suicide Attempts Among Children

According to recent statistics, four Danish children try to commit suicide every day — a grim detail on the shining image of the country that ranks among the world’s happiest.

An overview of suicide attempts among children and juveniles until the age of 14 compiled by the Danish Health Data Agency has sparked a national debate about children’s mental health as it turned out that suicide attempts in the said age group have become more frequent.

While in 2020, boys in the age group attempted suicide 111 times, that number rose to 187 in 2021. Among girls, the situation is way bleaker. In 2020, they attempted suicide 724 times. Last year, the number rose to 1,267.

Put it otherwise, four Danish children try to commit suicide every day

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PM Modi’s Mother, Heeraben, Dies, Tributes Pour In

On June 18 this year, she entered her 100th year.

Modi shared that she taught him to "work with intelligence & live life in purity". 🙏

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia and China will have a record-high turnover by the end of 2022, and the trade growth will be up to 30%, Russian Federal Customs Service First Deputy Head Ruslan Davydov has said in an interview with Sputnik.

🗣 "This year, there will be a record-high turnover with China - an increase of up to 30%. With India, there will be a very large increase in turnover by more than 2.5 times, with Iran - by 20%," Davydov said

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The United States is considering including Bradley Fighting Vehicles in a future US military assistance package for Ukraine, US media reported.

A final decision to send the Bradleys to Ukraine has not been made, the report indicated, also noting that it remained unclear as to when said vehicles would even be operational.

🗣 Mark Cancian, a former White House defense budget analyst, told the outlet that the "Bradley would provide a major increase in ground combat capability because it is, in effect, a light tank" as opposed to the previously issued M113s

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⚡️The leaders of Russia and China hold a video conference call. Putin invited Xi Jinping to Moscow next year