Teams focused on World Cup, not politics, had easier passage to last 16: Wenger

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger stands in the tribune before the World Cup group G match between Serbia and Switzerland, at the Stadium 974 in Doha, on December 2, 2022 | Photo Credit: AP The outcome of the World Cup group stages showed the teams that advanced without complication were those best prepared mentally and […]

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Culture clash? Conservative Qatar preps for FIFA World Cup party

On the Instagram accounts of fashion models and superstars last month, the sheikhdom of Qatar looked like one glittering party. High-heeled designers descended on exhibition openings and fashion shows in downtown Doha. Celebrities, including a prominent gay rights campaigner, snapped selfies on a pulsing dance floor. “As-salaam ‘alykum Doha!” Dutch model Marpessa Hennink proclaimed on […]

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FIFA World Cup | Dutch players to meet migrant workers in Qatar

The Royal Dutch Football Association announced the plan Thursday night, on the eve of coach Louis van Gaal announcing his final squad on Friday. The Royal Dutch Football Association announced the plan Thursday night, on the eve of coach Louis van Gaal announcing his final squad on Friday. The Dutch World Cup squad will meet […]

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Civil rights body seeks relief for LeT convict on death row

The PUDR said that sending Mohammed Arif, who has now spent nearly 22 years behind bars, to the gallows will serve no ethical purpose The PUDR said that sending Mohammed Arif, who has now spent nearly 22 years behind bars, to the gallows will serve no ethical purpose Delhi-based civil rights organization People’s Union for […]

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FIFA pleads with World Cup nations to ‘focus on football’ in Qatar

The letter from FIFA president Gianni Infantino and the governing body’s secretary general Fatma Samoura follows a number of protests made by World Cup teams against issues in Qatar The letter from FIFA president Gianni Infantino and the governing body’s secretary general Fatma Samoura follows a number of protests made by World Cup teams against […]

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U.N. rights council to monitor human rights violation in Russia

It is the first-ever resolution focused on rights violations inside a country. It is the first-ever resolution focused on rights violations inside a country. The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday agreed to monitor the rights situation in Russia, marking the first-ever resolution focused on violations inside the country. The 47-member top U.N. rights body […]

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Denmark to have black third jersey as protest at Qatar World Cup

The new red kit is inspired from their Euro 92 success when Denmark won their only major title, but has its logo and details barely visible. An all black design, which Hummel said signifies the “colour of mourning”, will be their third kit in Qatar The new red kit is inspired from their Euro 92 […]

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As online hate speech hits Africa, social media firms told to act

Zimbabweans are being targeted by hate speech across Africa, as Kenya’s 2022 general elections draw near Zimbabweans are being targeted by hate speech across Africa, as Kenya’s 2022 general elections draw near Social media used to be a source of light entertainment for Nora, a 47-year-old Zimbabwean domestic worker living in South Africa. But lately, […]

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