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Pele, Brazil's mighty king of beautiful game, dies at age of 82

The name Pele came from him mispronouncing the name of a player called Bil

CBI arrests Videocon Group founder Venugopal Dhoot in ICICI loan fraud case

Videocon founder sent to custody till December 28, along with ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband

Nearly 10 dead, 55 wounded after Russian shells strike Ukraine's Kherson

Russian shells pummelled the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55 in the city that Moscow's troops were forced to abandon last month

Ukraine President Zelenskyy thanks 'every American,' sees 'turning point'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked every American for their support of Ukraine as he delivered an address to Congress aimed at sustaining US and allied support for his country's defense

South Asian migrant workers wary of life after FIFA World Cup in Qatar

Workers from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka helped build many of Qatar's eight stadiums, and to fill them for the matches

Messi wins FIFA World Cup 2022, Argentina beats France on penalties

Lionel Messi won the biggest prize in soccer as Argentina beat France 4-2 in a penalty shootout to claim a third World Cup title despite Kylian Mbapp scoring the first hat trick in a final in 56 years

US puts 3 dozen more Chinese companies on trade blacklist: Report

The move signals a hardening of US efforts to prevent China from acquiring advanced technologies

16 dead, 17 missing after landslide hits Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur

Seven people have been hospitalised with injuries and rescuers were searching for the estimated 17 missing people

FTX's Bankman-Fried charged with fraud; could face up to 115 yrs in prison

US prosecutors charged Sam Bankman-Fried with a host of financial crimes and campaign finance violations on Tuesday, alleging he played a central role in the rapid collapse of FTX

Nasa's Orion capsule returns from moon, lands in Pacific Ocean off Mexico

Nasa needed a successful splashdown to stay on track for the next Orion flight around the moon, currently targeted for 2024. Four astronauts will make the trip

German coup plot fuelled by conspiracy claims, Covid-19 measures

Reich Citizens consider the partition of Germany by Allied powers after World War II and the subsequent democratic states that followed to have been illegal

K-pop star among 8 to join Japan tycoon Yusaku Maezawa's moon trip

Maezawa launched plans for the lunar voyage in 2018, buying all the seats on the spaceship

Samuel Eto'o filmed in altercation outside Fifa World Cup game

Eto'o has been in Qatar as president of the soccer federation of Cameroon, which was eliminated in the group stage last week

Pakistan launches nationwide anti-polio drive amid spike in cases

Pakistani authorities launched a new nationwide anti-polio drive amid a spike in new cases among children, health officials said

FIFA World Cup 2022: Rouzbeh Cheshmi's late goal sends Iran to 2-0 win

Cheshmi's strike from outside the box was just beyond the diving reach of Wales backup goalkeeper Danny Ward, who was pressed into duty when starter Wayne Hennessey was sent off in the 86th minute

Bundelkhand reaching new heights of development under BJP govt: UP CM

Bundelkhand, earlier known for drought, misery, and anarchy, has reached new heights of development under the BJP regime, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday

Malaysia king names reformist oppn leader Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister

Malaysia's king named reformist opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as the country's Prime Minister on Thursday, ending days of uncertainties after divisive general elections produced a hung Parliament

Pope Francis prays for Fifa World Cup to be occasion for peace

The 85-year-old Argentine is a card-holding fan of the Buenos Aires club San Lorenzo

Denmark reignites European dispute with FIFA at World Cup

It was an unprecedented dispute at a World Cup pitting FIFA against players on the day of preparing for one of the biggest games in their careers

Fifa World Cup 2022: Japan gets two late goals to beat Germany 2-1

Germany was playing at the World Cup for the first time since its shocking group-stage exit as defending champion in 2018