Brazilian soccer legend Pelé dies
Brazilian soccer great Pelé greets children during the inauguration of a soccer pitch to be powered by player’s footsteps at the Morro da Mineira favela, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 10, 2014.
Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, who set all kinds of world records, died on Thursday at the age of 82. Also, the Biden administration announced that starting on Jan. 5, all travelers from China entering the US will need to present a negative COVID-19 test. How China is responding to the new rule and what it means for US-China cooperation around the pandemic. Plus, the Spanish Canary Islands, just 60 miles off the coast of the Western Sahara, has been a favorite tourist destination. But now it’s a stepping stone for migrants trying to reach Europe.
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