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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.
Freestyler gets ball rolling to World Cup
From smashing windows to breaking world records, soccer freestyler Dan Magness has enjoyed a bizarre career which has offered him the chance to travel and rub shoulders with big names.
World Indoor Tournament men's singles results
World Indoor Tournament men's singles first round results from Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Monday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result)) * 5-Tommy Robredo (Spain) beat Robin Haase (Netherlands) 7-6(4) 6-4 3-Robin Soderling (Sweden) beat Florent Serra (France) 4-6 6-4 6-1 Florian Mayer (Germany) beat Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(6) Andreas Seppi (Italy) beat Stephane Bohli ...
Golf-World rankings
World rankings on Monday (U.S. unless stated, last week's positions in brackets):
Economy: Weaning The World Off The U.S. Dollar
Getting the world to kick its greenback addiction will be good for everybody—even Americans. So why aren't we talking about it?
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