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Fifa’s new Women’s Club World Cup could be delayed beyond 2026
Tournament has backing but more preparation needed Four-team mini-tournament could take place in 2026 Fifa’s new 16-team Women’s Club World Cup could be delayed beyond its previously proposed ...The Guardian - 3d -
Adrien Brody breaks the world record for longest Oscars acceptance speech
Adrien Brody, who in 2003 became the youngest person to collect a best actor Oscar, broke another record while accepting his second statuette Sunday.NBC News - 2d -
World's largest iceberg runs aground off remote island
The iceberg appears to be stuck and may start breaking up near the island of South Georgia.BBC News - 2d -
The world’s biggest dividend has just been cut. Here’s why.
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. has slashed its massive dividend payout — the world’s biggest — as the state oil producer’s profit fell amid struggling oil prices.MarketWatch - 2d -
Tightly choreographed Two Sessions opens in Beijing as the world order roils
With Trump’s tariffs and DeepSeek’s AI tech in the news, China waits to see how the Communist party plans to revitalise a stagnating economy. As thousands of delegates from across China arrive in ...The Guardian - 2d -
World's largest and oldest iceberg runs aground near remote penguin island
The iceberg A23a has run aground in the shallow waters off of South Georgia, a remote British territory in the Southern Atlantic, researchers say.CBS News - 2d -
The U.S. dollar is still the world’s currency — but maybe not for much longer
Concerns are rising about the sustainability of U.S. government debt and spending.MarketWatch - 1d -
DOGE’s Foreign Aid Cuts Have Sparked ‘Total Chaos’ Around the World
Human rights organizations say the cuts have undermined years of global democracy-building and free-speech initiatives and put the lives of their staff at risk.Wired - 2d -
World’s biggest iceberg runs aground after long journey from Antarctica
Scientists are studying whether the grounded A23a iceberg might help stir nutrients and make food more available for penguins and seals. The world’s biggest iceberg appears to have run aground ...The Guardian - 1d -
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World's oldest llama enjoys comforting chronically ill children in North Carolina
A bucktoothed llama that spends his days comforting chronically ill children at a North Carolina camp founded by NASCAR royalty has been crowned the world’s oldest llama in captivity.NBC News - 1d -
World's oldest llama enjoys comforting chronically ill children in North Carolina
A bucktoothed llama that spends his days comforting chronically ill children at a North Carolina camp founded by NASCAR royalty has been crowned the world’s oldest llama in captivityABC News - 1d -
Coldplay to pick first World Cup final half-time acts
Coldplay will work alongside Fifa to decide a "set of artists" to perform a half-time show at the 2026 World Cup final.BBC News - 1d -
2026 World Cup final will feature Coldplay-produced halftime show
The final will take place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Peaty omitted from GB's world-class programme for 2025
Six-time Olympic medallist Adam Peaty is not included in the group of elite swimmers that will be supported by Aquatics GB throughout 2025.BBC News - 1d -
Fifa to give $1bn as Europe nears Club World Cup deal
Fifa is set to give more than $1bn in prize money to clubs, which is believed to be a record sum, for its summer Club World Cup.BBC News - 1d -
The untold stories of female climbers summiting the world’s tallest peaks
In 1970, Grace Hoeman led the first all-female team in an attempt to climb North America’s highest peak, Denali. In 1970, Alaskan doctor and mountaineer Grace Hoeman led a team of six women in ...The Guardian - 1d -
Home Nations to make joint bid to host 2035 Women's World Cup
The Football Associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales express their intention to submit a joint bid to host the 2035 Women's World Cup.BBC News - 23h -
Fifa to hand out $1bn prize pot at expanded Club World Cup
A quarter of prize money will go to clubs not taking part Winners may take home as much as $100m in summer Fifa are to distribute $1bn (£775m) in prize money as part of the expanded Club World ...The Guardian - 23h -
Coldplay to plan '26 World Cup final halftime show
The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup final in the United States will break with tradition and have a Super Bowl-style halftime show, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said.ESPN - 21h -
Club World Cup in U.S. to have $1BN prize fund
The prize money for this year's 32-team Club World Cup to be held in the U.S. between June 14-July 13 will be $1 billion, soccer's governing body FIFA said on Wednesday.ESPN - 20h -
‘The best goalkeeper in the world’: Arne Slot hails Alisson’s Paris masterclass
Liverpool manager thrilled with Brazilian’s performance Alisson: ‘It was probably the performance of my life’ Arne Slot hailed Alisson as the best goalkeeper in the world after the Liverpool No ...The Guardian - 19h -
'Performance of my life' - Liverpool saved by 'best in world' Alisson
Alisson is described as "the best goalkeeper in the world" after his heroics help Liverpool produce a smash-and-grab performance to beat Paris St-Germain.BBC News - 19h -
New Mexico Democrat says 'This is not normal' sign at Trump address was 'an SOS to the world'
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) said during an interview that her “This is not normal” sign she held up near President Trump right before his Tuesday night speech to Congress was an “SOS to the ...The Hill - 15h -
A once-in-a-generation chance to see the world’s most beautiful book
A show in Chantilly will reveal the ‘Mona Lisa’ of illuminated manuscripts — a rarely exhibited 15th-century prayer bookFinancial Times - 13h -
'I'm not there to be best mates with a world champion. I'm here to win'
George Russell reflects on his results going up against Lewis Hamilton as team-mate and why he is not concerned at the prospect of Mercedes signing Max Verstappen.BBC News - 10h -
Fiji amateurs prepare for Hail Mary shot at qualifying for World Cup
Preparing an amateur squad featuring police officers, builders and transport workers, Fiji manager Rob Sherman is under no illusions about the task at hand as the Pacific islanders look to pull off ...NBC News - 8h -
Prosecutors demand Luis Rubiales World Cup kiss retrial
The former Spanish football federation president was found guilty of sexual assault but not guilty of coercion.BBC News - 5h -
US 'destroying' world order, Ukraine's ambassador to UK says
Valerii Zaluzhnyi's comments come amid an apparent cooling of tensions between Kyiv and Washington.BBC News - 5h -
FIFA will 'analyze' expanding World Cup to 64 teams in 2030
If FIFA were to adopt the proposal for temporary expansion, the men's World Cup would double in size from 2022 to 2030.Yahoo Sports - 5h -
Two-thirds want leading or major world role for US: Gallup
More than 60 percent of Americans want the U.S. to take a leading or major role on the international stage, a new survey found. The survey, released Thursday by Gallup, found that 19 percent of ...The Hill - 3h -
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Fifa will consider expanding World Cup to 64 teams for 2030 tournament
Idea raised at Fifa council meeting on Wednesday Move would see more than a quarter of members qualify Fifa is to consider a proposal to expand the 2030 men’s World Cup to 64 teams, an ...The Guardian - 3h -
FIFA mulling expanded 64-team World Cup in 2030
Football's governing body will review a proposal to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams to mark the centenary of the sport's marquee event.ESPN - 2h -
Angry Birds, Frogger among finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame
The World Video Game Hall of Fame has revealed its 12 finalists for 2025ABC News - 3h -
At the bobsled and skeleton world championships, some moms might make their way to the podium
The latest addition to the list of amenities available to athletes at the bobsled and skeleton world championships is a room inside a lodge just down the hill from the finish lineABC News - 52m -
Shakira resumes world tour with concert in Peru after canceling show due to illness
Shakira says that she will resume her world tour and perform in Lima, Peru, Monday evening, following the cancellation of a concert over the weekend due to a stomach illnessABC News - Feb. 18 -
'OK, I'm in my dream world now.' Lauren Halsey shares a vision for her neighborhood
The Summaeverythang Community Center is the kind of community work that has always been present in Halsey's art practice.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 19 -
Ex-Spain soccer boss Rubiales guilty of sexual assault and fined for World Cup kiss
Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso for kissing her after the 2023 Women’s World Cup finalABC News - Feb. 20 -
Unit Network raises $18M for decentralized platform enabling real-world and digital asset trading
Unit Network, a decentralized financial ecosystem enabling tradING of real-world and digital assets through tokenization, has raised $18 million.VentureBeat - Feb. 20
