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South Africa's Zuma in hospital for gallstone surgery

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma was admitted to hospital on Saturday for a scheduled procedure to remove gallstones and was expected to be discharged Sunday, the presidency said. “The galllstones were discovered about two months ago during a routine medical check-up. The president’s work program did not allow for the procedure to be undertaken earlier,” a statement from Zuma’s office said. (Reporting by Olivia Kumwenda; Editing by

Soccer legend Pelé undergoes back surgery in latest health scare

Brazilian soccer legend Pelé has undergone back surgery, a close aide told Reuters on Saturday, the latest in a series of recent health problems afflicting the 74-year-old former player. Pelé, whose given name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, has been at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in São Paulo for the past “two or three days” and underwent a procedure to decompress a nerve root in his spine, his personal assistant