Coronavirus digest: Qatar plans ‘normal’ World Cup in 2022
By DW
07 December 2020 |
2:17 pm
Qatar is confident that the FIFA World Cup will go ahead as planned after a rapid progress in the COVID vaccine production. And Melbourne has received its first international flight since June. Follow DW for the latest.
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