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30, December 2022
1,668 journalists killed in the past 20 years (2003-2022), average of 80 per year 0
Nearly 1,700 journalists have been killed worldwide over the past 20 years, an average of more than 80 a year, according to an analysis published by Reporters Without Borders. The two decades between 2003 and 2022 were “especially deadly decades for those in the service of the right to inform”, said the Paris-based media rights […]
30, December 2022
Brazil starts three days of mourning for legendary footballer Pelé 0
Brazil starts three days of national mourning on Friday for football legend Pele, the three-time World Cup winner widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, who has died at age 82. The death of “The King” who transcended football triggered a wave of tributes around the globe from the sports world and also […]
29, December 2022
CPDM Crime Syndicate: Delays, extortions, and voter exclusion: national biometric ID card conundrum 0
Ashu M. just clocked 20 years this November, the legal age for voting in the central African nation of Cameroon. The enthusiastic young man is looking forward to enlisting his name on the biometric voter roll in preparation for the next general elections coming up in 2025. However, this will only be possible if Ashu […]
29, December 2022
At 17, Pele conquered the world 0
Pele burst onto the global stage at just 17 with dazzling goals as Brazil won the World Cup for the first time in Sweden in 1958. “I have good and bad stories from World Cups. The ’58 World Cup was a dream. I was a kid. Nobody was expecting it. Nobody believed in us. I […]
29, December 2022
Pele, Maradona, Messi: Who is the greatest of all time? 0
When FIFA declared Pele and Diego Maradona jointly the players of the 20th century, and effectively the best of all time, they side-stepped but did not resolve a heated debate that has grown more complicated as Lionel Messi has dominated the 21st century. Just who is the greatest? Pele, who died on Thursday, and the […]
29, December 2022
Brazilian football legend Pelé, who won a record three World Cups, dies at 82 0
More than six decades after he first wowed the world on the football pitch, Pelé is no more. The superstar Brazil nicknamed “O Rei” – the King – and winner of three World Cups died on Thursday at the age of 82 after a battle with colon cancer. His death caps a storied life as […]
29, December 2022
Football: Two-goal Haaland returns to haunt Leeds in Man City win 0
Erling Haaland lamented not scoring five times in the city of his birth as the Norwegian struck twice in Manchester City’s 3-1 win at Leeds to lift them back up to second in the Premier League. Haaland spent his early years in Yorkshire as his father Alfe Inge played for Leeds, but showed no mercy […]
28, December 2022
Benedict XVI’s health worsening, Pope Francis asks for prayers 0
The Vatican on Wednesday confirmed that the health of ex-pontiff Benedict XVI, 95, has worsened in the last few hours and he had been visited by Pope Francis, hours after the current pontiff said his predecessor is “very sick” and asked for prayers. “I can confirm that in the last few hours there has been […]
27, December 2022
World Cup winner Messi to return to PSG next week 0
World Cup winner Lionel Messi is set to return to work at Paris Saint-Germain next week, his club coach Christophe Galtier said on Tuesday. Messi, 35, was the lynchpin of the Argentina side that won the World Cup in Qatar nine days ago, scoring twice in the final against France which finished in a penalty […]
30, December 2022
Football: Cristiano Ronaldo signs for Al Nassr football club in Saudi Arabia 0
by soter • Breaking News, Headline News, Sports, World
Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday signed for Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia, the club announced, in a deal believed to be worth more than 200 million euros. The 37-year-old penned a contract which will take him to June 2025. “I can’t wait to discover a new football league in a different country,” said the former Manchester […]