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In Ghana, larger-than-life coffins tell the stories of the dead

Rare trio of Pacific hurricanes fueled by historic El Nino

Menoncello, Reece headline Top 14 new-season signings

Chinese WNBA star out of World Cup after losing passport

Families descend on Nepal in search of missing tourists

Medieval Europe and Africa collide in Sao Tome traditional theatre

Far-right AfD eyes huge win in east German state vote

Brazil-Japan to play World Cup rematch at Singapore tournament

Alcaraz believes 'impossible' schedule raising injury threat

Alcaraz rallies to reach US Open third round, Sabalenka storms through

Nepal seeks climate justice after Himalayan disaster

Alcaraz overpowers Faria to reach US Open third round

Stocks rise, yields ease as oil slips on Trump hint at short bombing campaign

Hamilton hopes to boost title bid with record Italian triumph

Pele, Maradona, Messi: Who is the greatest of all time?

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.

Pele -- Who said what

Brazilian football legend Pele, who died on Thursday at the age of 82, is widely considered the greatest footballer of all time.

Pele, eternal king of the beautiful game

Pele was the best-loved footballer of his or any other generation, the eternal master of the beautiful game.

Brazilian football legend Pele has died: family

Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the "beautiful game," has died at the age of 82, his family said Thursday.

Exiled Afghan MP says Taliban 'erasing' women

A former Afghan woman MP who fled to Britain after the Taliban takeover in 2021 on Thursday called on the world to hold the Taliban accountable for its attempt to erase women from public life.

Pele fans search Brazilian football legend's hometown for souvenirs

The deteriorating health of sports legend Pele has rekindled curiosity about the quiet town of Tres Coracoes in southeastern Brazil, where the football prodigy was born 82 years ago.

Granerud wins Four Hills opener as Kobayashi flops

Norway's Halvor Egner Granerud won ski jumping's Four Hills opening round on Thursday as defending champion Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan flopped in 15th place.

Ex-pope Benedict is 'lucid', condition stable: Vatican

Former pope Benedict XVI is "lucid and alert" and his condition remains serious but stable, the Vatican said Thursday, the day after revealing the 95-year-old's health had deteriorated.

Bolivia prosecutor seeks 6-month detention for key opposition figure

A Bolivian prosecutor said Thursday he had requested six months of pre-trial detention for a key opposition leader and former presidential candidate detained a day earlier on charges of "terrorism."

US, European stock markets jump on labour data

Wall Street and European stocks rose on Thursday as an increase in US jobless claims signalled some cooling in the economy, easing concerns about the direction of interest rate hikes.

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