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Balogun, Garrincha and Pinochet: FIFA’s controversial World Cup decisions
The Balogun affair has shocked football, but FIFA’s showpiece has a long history of fixes, farces and failures.
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Left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez concedes Peru vote to Keiko Fujimori
Announcement comes days after Peru’s electoral agency certified right-wing Fujimori as winner in razor-thin race.
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Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 500
Nation’s 17th Ebola epidemic is fuelled by the Bundibugyo virus, with no existing vaccine or approved treatment options.
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Trump rings in new ‘Trump Account’ investment accounts for children
US President Donald Trump rang the opening bells of the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq to welcome ‘Trump Accounts’.
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Iran reappoints a familiar face to powerful post during Khamenei funeral
The judiciary chief has emphasised the need to avenge Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and prosecute foreign ‘aggressors’.
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Flavio Bolsonaro asks Trump to delay tariffs on Brazil until after election
President Lula accuses Jair Bolsonaro’s son, now a presidential hopeful, of helping trigger proposed US tariffs.
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NATO chief calls for ‘credible plans’ to reach defence spending goals
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said members are now spending around 4% of GDP on defence.
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Nigeria sees no sign that anti-immigrant violence is waning in South Africa
South Africa’s government has been accused of not doing enough to tackle xenophobic attacks.
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Khamenei family mourns, but Mojtaba’s absence fuels public insecurity
Many Tehran residents say the absence of Iran’s new supreme leader makes them question their own security.
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UN rights body demands release of Palestinian doctor detained by Israel
Hussam Abu Safia’s family and lawyer say his life is in imminent danger and shows signs of having been tortured.
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