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DR Congo races to be ready for Francophone Games
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» KINSHASA: With just a week left before the opening ceremonies, workers in Kinshasa are racing to finish facilities ahead of the Francophone Games, gathering nations from the French-speaking equivalent of the Commonwealth.
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UN agency seeks FIFA deal for World Cup labour rights role
AFP, Published on 05/12/2022
» DOHA: After fierce criticism of the Qatar World Cup, the head of the UN labour agency on Sunday pressed FIFA's president for a greater role scrutinising future World Cup hosts.
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Football takes centre stage after troubled World Cup build-up
AFP, Published on 18/11/2022
» DOHA: After a 12-year build-up engulfed by a desert storm of controversy, the World Cup finally kicks off in Qatar on Sunday with Lionel Messi aiming to crown his glittering career by winning football's greatest prize.
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Hummel tones down logo on Denmark's Qatar World Cup kit
AFP, Published on 29/09/2022
» COPENHAGEN: Denmark will wear a "toned down" kit at this year's World Cup in protest at Qatar's human rights record, sportswear maker Hummel said Wednesday, setting off a furious response from the Gulf state.
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Qatar World Cup ticket sales launched at reduced prices
AFP, Published on 19/01/2022
» DOHA: Qatar World Cup ticket sales were launched at reduced prices on Wednesday with residents and migrant workers able to attend games for just US$11 (360 baht) as concerns persist over Covid-19.
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India's year of the unicorn: Startups in spotlight of 2021 tech boom
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» MUMBAI - Sumit Gupta has had a big year -- turning 30, getting married and seeing his startup become one of India's newest tech unicorns.
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New doubts cloud Copa America in Brazil
AFP, Published on 09/06/2021
» SAO PAULO - New doubts gathered Tuesday over the Copa America five days from kickoff, as Brazil's Supreme Court agreed to consider blocking the troubled tournament and the Brazilian national team's players said they were against holding it.
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Brazil Supreme Court allows Copa America to go ahead
AFP, Published on 11/06/2021
» BRASILIA: Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Thursday the country can host the Copa America despite the coronavirus pandemic, clearing the way for the troubled football tournament to go ahead in three days.
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Copa America limps to start line despite pandemic
AFP, Published on 11/06/2021
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil kicks-off the Copa America that almost never was on Sunday, on home soil for the second time in three years with minnows Venezuela as their opponents in a tournament already dominated by issues off the pitch.
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Citing Covid risk, US warns against travel to Olympic host Japan
AFP, Published on 25/05/2021
» WASHINGTON: The United States warned its citizens Monday not to travel to Olympic host Japan, citing the growing risk of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Asian nation just two months before the Games begin.
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