“Pelé” added to Portuguese dictionary

The Michaelis dictionary has added the word as an adjective to mean "exceptional, incomparable, unique." [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following “Pelé” added to Portuguese dictionary [FIFA president Gianni Infantino, right, and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, unveil the renaming of the city's stadium to Kigali Pele Stadium, ahead of the 73rd FIFA Congress, Kigali, Rwanda, March 15, 2023.] Credit: AP/File photo Brazil In Brazil, a Portuguese dictionary has [added the word "Pelé"]( as an adjective to mean "exceptional, incomparable, unique" in honor of famed football player Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known globally by his nickname Pelé, who died last year. The Michaelis dictionary made the announcement on Wednesday. It was part of a campaign that gathered [more than 125,000 signatures]( to recognize the three-time World Cup champion’s impact beyond his sport. Sudan Fighting has intensified in Sudan’s [war-ravaged Darfur]( region. Residents say civilians were targeted in the city of Genena, a place that sees regular outbursts of tribal violence. Meanwhile, a [second American citizen has died]( amid the fighting in the capital Khartoum despite a truce. Tens of thousands of Sudanese people have traveled to their country’s borders with Egypt, Chad and Ethiopia, and to a port city on the country’s Red Sea, to try and flee the violence. US-China Ya Ya, a giant panda from China, is [heading home]( from the US after 20 years. She was sent in 2003 as a goodwill ambassador from Beijing during a high-point in US-China relations, two years after China joined the World Trade Organization with American support. Two decades later, though, Ya Ya’s return has become a symbol of deteriorating relations between the two superpowers. Many in China say she hasn’t been treated well at the Memphis Zoo after noting her appearance in recent photos. Beijing has used pandas as a [tool of diplomacy]( since 1941. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World [Azerbaijan establishes checkpoint at Lachin Corridor, spiking tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh]( [Azerbaijani troops attend a military parade in Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 10, 2020.]( Credit: Aziz Karimov/AP/File photo Azerbaijan’s armed forces have established a checkpoint that cuts off and restricts access through the Lachin Corridor, the one road connecting Armenia to the contested Nagorno-Karabakh territory. More than [100,000 Armenians still live there](, and they depend on the corridor as the only road that connects to the rest of Armenia. [‘You don’t know if you’re ever coming back’: Stories from a bus ride out of Khartoum]( [People walk by a house hit in recent fighting in Khartoum, Sudan, April 25, 2023.]( Credit: Marwan Ali/AP Fighting continued on Wednesday on the outskirts of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. A short-term ceasefire is in place, but the United Nations says it is only partially successful. Over the last 12 days, hundreds of people have been killed. Sudanese residents from the capital region are [making tough decisions]( about leaving. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bright spot Researchers — from Northeastern University, the University of Glasgow and MIT — concluded that parrots may benefit from connecting with their peers virtually. Pet birds that participated in the study learned new skills and had overall positive experiences. 📱🦜 Parrots in the wild live in large flocks. But in captivity, they become bored, isolated and can develop psychological issues that could result in self-harm, like plucking out their feathers. [Screenshot of NowThis tweet] Credit: Twitter In case you missed it on The World --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe to The World's Latest Edition podcast using your favorite podcast player: [RadioPublic](, [Apple Podcasts](, [Stitcher](, [Soundcloud](, [RSS]( [The World logo]( [The World on Facebook]( [The World's Twitter account]( [Donate]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( Top of the World is written weekday mornings by the team at [The World](. [The World]( is produced by [PRX]( and [GBH](.