Final call: Lights go out for Pele as the soccer icon returns to the pavilion after battle with cancer

Final call: Lights go out for Pele as the soccer icon returns to the pavilion after battle with cancer

Pele, the Brazilian who has long been considered the greatest footballer of all time, has died at the age of 82. The legendary figure, a man who transcended his sport and was a global icon, learned that his colon cancer had advanced on December 21 and was told he would...

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Eternal Pele: Samba icons take part in ‘Game of Stars’ charity match in honour of ailing legend

Eternal Pele: Samba icons take part in ‘Game of Stars’ charity match in honour of ailing legend

Brazil legend Pele was honoured during a ‘Game of Stars’ between Samba icons at the Maracana Stadium. Organised by former Brazil star Zico, the charity match featured numerous aces from the South American country. Ex-Chelsea and Arsenal defender David Luiz captained a team featuring Zico, the 69-year-old’s grandson and several...

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UN alarmed over rising tensions in South Sudan as Nuer and Murle youth in Jonglei take up arms

UN alarmed over rising tensions in South Sudan as Nuer and Murle youth in Jonglei take up arms

The United Nations (UN) Mission in South Sudan – UNMISS – has expressed concern over reports of armed Nuer youth mobilising in the greater Jonglei area. The mobilisation, according to an UNMISS statement “has the potential to trigger violent attacks that could impact civilians”. News reports have it at least...

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Chelsea and Man United shy away from sky-high loan fee for Atletico’s Felix, Arsenal keeping tabs

Chelsea and Man United shy away from sky-high loan fee for Atletico’s Felix, Arsenal keeping tabs

Arsenal have asked about Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid. The Spanish side want his wages paid in full plus an £8 million ($9.6 million) loan fee for six months, the Daily Mail reports. Chelsea and Manchester United have also spoken about the Portuguese but the figures are deemed...

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Brazil legend Pele’s family on edge as they keep vigil in hospital where he’s under ‘elevated care’

Brazil legend Pele’s family on edge as they keep vigil in hospital where he’s under ‘elevated care’

The daughter of football legend Pele shared an emotional post saying her family are enduring “sadness and despair” with her dad still hospitalised. Pele is currently in the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in Sao Paulo after being admitted at the end of November 2022. The 82-year-old’s cancer has advanced and...

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Report: At the peak of Covid Big Pharma dished out $14 billion in bribes to doctors to conceal vaccines efficacy

Report: At the peak of Covid Big Pharma dished out $14 billion in bribes to doctors to conceal vaccines efficacy

Corporate crime and fraud involving top 10 drug companies was rampant between 2009 and 2014 of which more than $14 billion was pad to doctors hide data on drug harms and illegally marketing drugs. Dr Peter C. Gotzsche, co-founder of the Cochrane Collaboration and the Institute for Scientific Freedom, reveals...

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How Big Pharma grip on healthcare has created ‘a pandemic of misinformed doctors’ and patients

How Big Pharma grip on healthcare has created ‘a pandemic of misinformed doctors’ and patients

Fear inhibits your ability to think critically. This is a central point made by cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra in his London presentation on November 14. Many people were gripped by unprecedented fear during the Covid-19 pandemic, which shaped attitudes about the pharmacological interventions offered. Willful blindness is another phenomenon to...

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