[000:00:00;00] ah ah ah, this is dw news coming to live from berlin. people around the world pay tribute to the king of football's, brazil's former striker pay laid dies after a long battle with cancer. millions more in the passing of the football legend.

also coming up the china reopens its borders after nearly 3 years of covered 19 travel restrictions, but other nations are keeping a wary eye on beijing's rising infection numbers and meal. mars ousted leader on san said she is convicted of corruption of court sentences. her to 7 more years in prison. the latest in a series of dubious rulings ah hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. brazil has declared 3 days of morning for the football legend. paley, the striker who won 3 world cops, has passed away from cancer at the age of 82. his coffin will lie at the stadium of his home town club santos, poor fans to pay the respects. he lay found fame as a teenager with santos, and he came internationally known when he scored twice as brazil beat sweden in the

1958 world cup final. he won the competition again in 1962, and a 3rd time in 1970, where his mesmerizing play cemented his status for many in brazil and around the world. he was much more than a sportsman. sao paolo, as albert einstein hospital, where football legend paley passed away, his fans gathered outside to bid farewell and more in the loss of the man brazilians called the king. for samuel management, i came to pay my respects. my good bye, come on. in fact, the king never dies for me, he did not die. i came to pay my respects somehow managing it. people also came out to her bono caldera stadium home to pay lace former football club santos, rio statue of christ. the redeemer was lit up in his honor and tributes were

laid outside mara canal stadium. for me with a book of who is other for me, soccer is in morning. we had our defeat, brazil lost the world cars, and we have the news of the death of our king that it was a deal, but lot goes on. a very sad vitamin but pele was history. a legend thought on landon helen number 10 o is the football great, also inspired athletes in other sports orgy masking, but he had a great impact on athletes in general that everyone wanted to be the palais in their sport. it became a joke. i think i did a brazil is now beginning 3 days of morning for a footballer who transcended the game. earlier we spoke with david try horn the director of the netflix documentary paley . he shared with her some of his personal memories of the footballing legend. yeah,

i was very lucky and privileged, i guess, an honest to spend quite a bit of time with him. and i recently met him 15 years ago, i think on some filming work. and then again, a few years later. and then we did a big film with netflix. lou petty was an absolute gentleman. people told me i was a great player, how a great man. and he was a great man. he would come into the room and in that period he was already a little bit key and he would light up a room. he wants to get to know everyone wants to chat to everyone. i think he loved being a k, yet such a warm personality and warm way about him. he wanted everyone feel this warmth he had with me in the studio as mark meadows from d. w. a. sports market. paley was a legend in his own time. what impact did he have on football? i think at a bigger impact than anyone else. i mean, the only man to win 3 will cups. i don't think that will ever be beaten in the

men's game and to straddle 3 decades in international football is quite astounding . i mean a coaches talent in 1958 established on 62. and then elder statesman in 1917, probably the best team we've ever seen at a world, but he was much more than just football. i mean, he was a sports minister in the brazilian cabinet for example, and i think you'd be looking at sport in general. he's definitely out there with the likes of mom and i. li, serena williams, as you know, the true sporting great, if nothing about football would almost certainly have a pen. and that is legacy basically. and he was also a black icon. let's not forget that. i mean, the 1950s brazil did have racism. problems between ritual white brazilians, black brazilians, mix race, brazilians. and he bridge that gap, he made white brazilians realized that they could support him in the national football team. place is being marked around the world. he had science everywhere,

literally. what sort of reactions are you seeing? well, it's quite crib. i've never seen anything like this. i mean, anyone who's any wanting football is commenting on his death because he was such a titanic figure. for example, german, great france beckon bower has as tweeted, he said, football has a lost it's greatest player in history. and i have lost a unique friend. football will belong to him forever. rest in peace. so you know, lovely words there from france, beck and we've also heard from ne mar, who sort of the success it's appellate brazil's great star. he said before pill 810 was just a number that is a not to the fact that the position number 10 is the key wanting football, the, the player who's got the skill and all the guile. and without pele, we probably wouldn't have had name our merit donna. and of course now leonor messy has just won the world cup. he has treated a photo of himself with pele and said rest in peace. the other great christiano, rinaldo, of modern times, is called him the eternal king and brazil,

president elect lula has even commented. he said, few brazilians took the name of our country as far as he did. brazil has declared 3 days of national mourning, understand or any details about the funeral? yes, i mean the funeral is going to take place in santos is hometown and basically it will be a monday. and then on tuesday the cortez will actually passed by. he's 100 year old mother's house. she's bed bound at the moment and then he will be buried locally on tuesday. so yeah, it's going to be a big event in brazil store no, mark miller's dw sport, thanks so much. is look at some other stories making headlines around the world today. president volota meal zalinski says most of ukraine is without power. after russia launched one of its most destructive era attacks of the war, the strikes damaged, residential buildings and infrastructure. nationwide, 3 people were killed and 6 wounded. russian president vladimir putin has said he

wants closer military cooperation with beijing. you. hooting, made the comment during a video conference with president, she's in pain during which he invited the chinese leader to moscow. beijing has not condemned russia's war in ukraine, but it has also been careful not to provide direct support. the vatican says former pope benedict is lucid and alert. although his condition remained serious. the foreign pontiff is receiving round the clock cares, concerns grow over his deteriorating health. benedict has lived on vatican grounds since his shot resignation in 2013 of francis asked catholics around the world to pray for his 95 year old reticence. oblivion court has ordered opposition leader, louise fernando camacho to remain in detention for the 6 months before his trial. tensions have escalated between camacho, supporters and the government after he was charged with terrorism. the charges

relate to his alleged role in the 2019 resignation of then president people morales . i it, china is reopening its borders. after nearly 3 years of code, 19 travel restrictions loser, rules of lead to a spike and traveled to and from china. at the same time, surging corona virus infections are making some other nations nervous. a moment to remember for these passengers in china. nationwide travel has opened up again in the world's most populous nation, beijing's decision to loose in its covert 19 restrictions in early december was a welcome surprise for many new from her. they should indeed open up and i'm supportive of this. everything including travel is getting more convenient and i'm going back to my home town now. finally, i can go home. it's great. you know, it's hillary,

i'm really looking forward to traveling internationally again because i haven't gone abroad to ski for a long time or i'm a professional skier, so i can't wait to ski abroad again. while the rules surrounding international travel will be relaxed on january 8th. ahead of the lunar new year, china's busiest travel season. but a surgeon cove at 19 cases has prompted other countries to already impose restrictions on arrivals from china. the us, japan and south korea are among those now requiring a negative test. italy and spain have also introduced restrictions despite the use health agency saying such measures are unnecessary. chinese state media called the testing requirements discriminatory with china, 0 covey policy winding down an infection, numbers going up, traveling like it's 2019, could be

a long way off a military court in myanmar. as sentenced the else did. civilian liter, uncensored she to 7 more years in prison. she was convicted of corruption in the latest of a string of criminal cases against her. she is facing 33 years in jail, and she has been under house arrest since the military coup ousted her democratically elected government in 2021. her supporters say all the charges or politically motivated. we spoke earlier with phil robertson at human rights watch in bangkok. we asked him what his verdict or what this verdict rather means for sushi and other opposition figures. while for sushi, there are locking the door and throwing away the key. they want to keep her in prison and i expect to we will not see her again. ah, she is considered to be the preeminent political threat to the military coup government. she some one who has one or 2 national elections by landslide,

most recently in november 2020, which was the government that was also overthrown in this coo and i think that they are putting her away for good. they are going to a locker away in a prison and maybe daughter remote administrative capital of the country and keep her away from her supporters and from lawyers and from others. and you know, she will become a hostage hosted for democracy in myanmar, british fashion designer, vivian westwood, has died at the age of 81. she rose to pain in the 1970s by giving the punk movement it's trademark look, a 5 decade career, sol, westwood, become a multi millionaire, but she never abandoned the rebellious politics that defined her fashion. a 5 decade career sol west would become a multi milli of oh,

a lifetime of rebellion vivian westwood made fashion about much more than just clothes. for more than 5 decades, the british design a used her creations as a platform for political activism. she champion coals is from wiki leaks to what westwood described as a war for the very existence of the human race. tackling climate change in 1974 along with co conspirator malcolm mclaren who also managed punk band, the sex pistols. westwood opened the iconic sex clothing store on london's kings road from here, westwood showcase her designs helping set the style for punk and new wave in the early 19 eighties westward, went from punk provocateur to being britain's best loved fashion designer. she

famously plundered history for inspiration. many of her ideas were immediately picked up by the main stream, unconventional and outspoken westwood twice earned british designer of the year and was awarded the older of the british empire by the queen. her designs and activism combined to spot cultural change. i think my fashion give you an incredible choice in an age of conformity and it makes you look great and it helps you to express your individuality. the school teacher turned godmother hung leaves behind a lifelong legacy of rebellion. you're watching the w news. just reminder the top story we're following for you. this hour for college and pele has died of cancer aged 82. he help brazil when 3 world cuffs and is seen is one of footfalls greatest players. ha, enchanted fans, and dazzled opponents. okay,

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