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Brazilian football legend Pele dies at age 82

Pele, the magical Brazilian soccer star who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died at the age of 82, his daughter said on Instagram on Thursday.

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Attack by drones underway in Kyiv, says governor

Residents of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were urged to head to air raid shelters early Friday, with one official saying an attack by drones was underway, a day after Russia carried out the biggest aerial assault since it started the war in February.

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A rescuer rests at a site of a residential house damaged during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 29, 2022 Reuters

UN won't halt aid to Afghanistan despite ban on women in NGOs

The United Nations said Thursday it would not stop providing help to Afghanistan despite the Taliban ban on women working in the country's aid sector.

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Afghan female students walk near Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 21, 2022 Reuters

Awami League supporters asked to resist BNP's anarchy

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has asked party leaders and activists to guard the streets on the day of the BNP's pre-scheduled mass procession in Dhaka on Friday.

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File Photo of Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quade Focus Bangla

60 eminent citizens demand Mirza Fakhrul's release

Sixty eminent citizens, including current and former professors of various universities of Bangladesh, have demanded the release of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir from jail.

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