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23 Jan
The Bundesliga resumes after another poor World Cup and with EURO 2024 in Germany just 18 months away. Amid myriad problems and personnel changes in German football, one man has emerged as particularly powerful.
1 Jan
Fireworks countdown from the Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world in Dubai, on Jan 1, 2023.
3 Nov 2022
Unpaid wages, under-reporting of migrant worker deaths and an eye-watering carbon footprint are just some of the concerns being expressed by human rights groups and environmentalists as Qatar prepares to host one of the planet's biggest sporting events. Just weeks before the opening match, we bring you a special edition on the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
29 Aug 2021
Chilean senate head and centre-left candidate, Yasna Provoste, meets with supporters in Santiago as the countdown to the presidential election in November begins. A handful of other rallies were also held in the capital.
26 Jun 2021
Around a hundred protesters gather in front of Tokyo city government buildings to show their opposition to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, exactly one month before the event is due to begin.
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