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Added on the 27/11/2020 01:01:28 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Diego Maradona's daughters Giannina and Dalma join a protest over the Argentina football legend's death. A panel of 20 experts recently began a debate into the cause of death to determine if there was negligence on the part of health care professionals. IMAGES
Finland's former president and Nobel laureate Martti Ahtisaari is laid to rest in a state funeral held in the Nordic country's capital Helsinki. Ahtisaari died at the age of 86 in October after battling Alzheimer's disease. Serving as president from 1994 to 2000, Ahtisaari was also a mediator who negotiated an end to conflicts around the globe, from Indonesia to Kosovo and Namibia. His formidable career, which spanned over 40 years, earned him worldwide recognition and a Nobel Peace Prize in 2008. IMAGES
A motorcade carrying football legend Pele's body leaves the hospital where he died, in Sao Paulo, and heads to Vila Belmiro stadium -- Santos home field -- where the memorial service for 'King of Football' will take place. IMAGES
"Eternal king Pele" reads a banner hung by fans of the legendary Brazilian footballer outside the Albert-Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo where the athlete had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer since late 2021. IMAGES
Images outside the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, where Brazilian football legend Pele is hospitalised since Tuesday for a re-evaluation of his cancer treatment. According to doctors, his condition is "remains stable" and he is "responding well" to a detected respiratory infection. IMAGES