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Gullit heads Belgo-Dutch World Cup bid
Former world player of the year Ruud Gullit has been named president of the bid committee seeking to stage the football World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands. Gullit will head bid delegations throughout the world as the prospective joint-hosts seek to drum up support ahead of FIFA's decision on the 2018 and 2022 World Cup host late this year.
World stocks mixed after Wall Street decline
World stocks were mixed Tuesday following Wall Street's decline on lingering worries about high European debt levels.
Czech beer drinkers shrug off crisis to stay top of world
Czechs have held on to their position as the world's keenest beer guzzlers, largely shrugging off the global downturn that has nonetheless changed their drinking patterns.
Indonesia's bid to host '22 World Cup in question
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's bid to host the 2022 football World Cup grew increasingly uncertain Tuesday as the deadline for the country's government to file a letter of support for the bid loomed.
Indonesia's bid for 2022 World Cup in question
Indonesia's bid to host the 2022 football World Cup grew increasingly uncertain Tuesday as the deadline for the country's government to file a letter of support for the bid loomed. Prospective hosts must file a letter by Tuesday showing government support for the bids. Minister of Youth and Sport Andi Mallarangeng was quoted by the Jakarta Globe newspaper Tuesday saying that the Indonesian...
World's tallest tower closed a month after opening
The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks.
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