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FIFA President Gianni Infantino announces Brazil as the host of the 2027 Women's World Cup during the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok on Friday.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
May 17, 2024

Brazil named as host of 2027 Women's World Cup

FIFA chose to continue its push to expand women's soccer by taking the tournament to South America for the first time.
Uganda national cricket team batsman Siraje Nsubuga bowls during a practice session ahead of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, in Kampala, Uganda, on May 17.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
May 28, 2024

'Dream come true' as Uganda prepares for first cricket World Cup

The team faces a tough road ahead in the tournament, with opponents including New Zealand and the West Indies.
Australia's Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc celebrate with the trophy after winning the ICC Cricket World Cup in November 2023. Australia will try to complete a rare treble of titles when the T20 World Cup begins in June.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
May 30, 2024

Australia will chase historic treble at T20 World Cup

Australia will be aiming to become the first team to possess all three of cricket's global titles at the same time.
The Mahamasina Municipal Stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar, in February 2022. Madagascar is one of a number of countries banned from using home stadiums for soccer's 2026 World Cup qualifying matches as part of a clampdown on poor facilities.
SOCCER
Jun 3, 2024

Poor facilities cost African teams home advantage in World Cup qualifiers

The Confederation of African Football has taken a firm line on tardy facilities over the last two years.
A British officer looks at illuminated graves at the Bayeux War Cemetery in northwestern France on Wednesday ahead of D-Day commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Allies' landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944, during World War II.
WORLD
Jun 6, 2024

World leaders, veterans commemorate D-Day's 80th anniversary in Normandy

With the numbers of veterans, many age 100 or more, fast dwindling, this is likely to be the last major ceremony in Normandy honoring them in their presence.
The United States' Saurabh Nethralvakar celebrates after the team's win over Pakistan at the Twenty20 World Cup in Grand Prairie, Texas, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Jun 7, 2024

U.S. stuns cricket world with historic upset of Pakistan at T20 World Cup

The Times in the U.K. called it "one of the biggest upsets in cricket history."
A rohingya refugee child from Myanmar walks along the road in the evening at Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in 2018.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 12, 2024

Myanmar poverty deepens, economic growth stagnant, World Bank says

The ongoing civil war in Myanmar has displaced over 3 million people and raised poverty rates to 32.1%, reverting to 2015 levels.
India's Virat Kohli celebrates after his side won the T20 World Cup in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Jun 30, 2024

Virat Kohli leads India to T20 World Cup triumph over South Africa

Kohli, who later announced his retirement from T20 internationals, steadied the India innings with his fine 76 taking the team to a strong 176-7.
India celebrates with the trophy after defeating South Africa in the T20 World Cup final in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 1, 2024

Cricket's global ambitions received boost from T20 World Cup

The aim was simply to pique the curiosity in cricket among Americans, and the game raised its profile.
Hiroshi Matano, executive vice president of the World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, during an interview in Washington on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 8, 2024

World Bank official backs Japan to show regional climate leadership

There is significant room for emissions reductions in the Asia-Pacific region.
A tunnel inside the Sado Island Gold Mines in Sado, Niigata Prefecture
JAPAN / History
Jul 27, 2024

Japan's Sado gold mines added to World Heritage list

The site is associated with Korean wartime labor and was once the world's largest gold mine complex.
A foreign laborer works at a construction site amid scorching heat in Riyadh in 2022.
SOCCER / World cup
Aug 28, 2024

Saudi Arabia's World Cup bid renews fears for migrants' welfare

Foreign laborers who dealt with harsh conditions in Saudi Arabia are warning about a pending construction boom for stadiums for the 2034 World Cup.
Samurai Blue players celebrate after Wataru Endo's opening goal of the team's World Cup qualifying win over China on Thursday in Saitama.
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 6, 2024

Japan hammers China as next round of World Cup qualifying begins

Japan was in blistering form as Samurai Blue handed out an embarrassing defeat to an out-classed China.
Tony Popovic, the newly appointed head coach of Australia's national soccer team, speaks during a news conference in Sydney on Monday.
SOCCER
Sep 24, 2024

New Socceroos coach Popovic confident he can rescue World Cup campaign

Australia's World Cup qualification is hanging in the balance, with a must-win home game against China on Oct. 10 before a tough away clash in Japan.
Fluminense and Al Ahly players line up prior to a FIFA Club World Cup match in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last year
SOCCER
Sep 25, 2024

LGBTQ fans welcome in Saudi Arabia, 2034 World Cup bid chief says

In August, Amnesty International said Saudi Arabia failed to meet FIFA’s own human rights requirements in their bid for the World Cup.
The world's multilateral development banks must shift to a growth-focused approach that stabilizes economies without forcing them to cut essential public spending.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2024

The world needs bigger and better financial firefighters

The world's multilateral development banks must shift to a growth-focused approach that stabilizes economies without forcing them to cut essential public spending.
Independence Square in central Kyiv
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2024

World Bank board approves new Ukraine fund, sources say

The fund will help fulfill a pledge by Group of Seven rich democracies to provide Ukraine with up to $50 billion in additional funding by the end of the year.
Japan's Daichi Kamada (right) vies for the ball against Saudi Arabia midfielder Abdulelah Al-Malki during their World Cup qualifying match in Jeddah on Thursday.
SOCCER
Oct 11, 2024

Japan looks to Australia and beyond after beating Saudi Arabia in World Cup qualifier

Samurai Blue are five points clear at the top of Group C, with the top two teams securing direct passage to the 2026 World Cup.
Afghan women after an earthquake in Herat, Afghanistan, on Oct. 10, 2023
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 14, 2024

Poorest nations in worst financial shape since 2006, World Bank says

The World Bank report finds these economies are poorer today, on average, than they were on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan's Ayase Ueda (left) and Australia's Patrick Yazbek compete for the ball during World Cup qualifying action on Tuesday in Saitama.
SOCCER
Oct 16, 2024

Japan fights back to secure draw with Australia in World Cup qualifying

Australia had never beaten Japan on Japanese soil but a Shogo Taniguchi own goal gave the home side a shock before Samurai Blue earned a draw.
Kento Yamasaki celebrates on the podium after winning the men's keirin final at the  UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 18, 2024

Kento Yamasaki races to Japan's second-ever world title in men's keirin

It was one of two golds for Japan on the second night of the world track championships
Yankees slugger Juan Soto rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the 10th inning on Saturday as New York clinched a place in the World Series with a win over Cleveland.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 20, 2024

Soto homer lifts Yankees over Guardians and into World Series

The 25-year-old Dominican outfielder crushed a fastball from Cleveland pitcher Hunter Gaddis over the center-field wall to score the deciding runs.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani runs to first after hitting a single in the first inning against the Mets during Game 6 of the NLCS in the MLB playoffs in Los Angeles on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB / Sac Bunts
Oct 22, 2024

Shohei Ohtani closer than ever on World Series mission

The star stands four wins away from capping off a storybook first season with the Dodgers by achieving his dream of winning the World Series.
England's women's rugby players celebrate after a match against New Zealand at Twickenham Stadium in London on Sept. 14.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 22, 2024

England to face United States in women's Rugby World Cup opener

The match will take place at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland on Aug. 22.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani scores ahead of the tag by Yankees catcher Jose Trevino during a game at Yankee stadium in New York in June.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 23, 2024

Dodgers and Yankees set for World Series steeped in history

The two teams from the biggest media markets in the U.S. will meet in the Fall Classic beginning on Friday for the first time since 1981.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin at an official welcoming ceremony at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Oct 24, 2024

BRICS summit shows a ‘multipolar world’ is emerging, Putin says

Some members that include India, South Africa and the UAE oppose any perception of BRICS as an anti-U.S. body.
Shohei Ohtani will play in the World Series for the first time when the Dodgers face the Yankees in Game 1 at Dodger Stadium on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 24, 2024

Dodgers and Yankees set for blockbuster showdown in World Series

There will be plenty of star power on the field when the Dodgers host the Yankees in Game 1 on Friday.
Japanese fans are signing up for expensive travel packages to watch the World Series, which will see the Los Angeles Dodgers — including Japanese players Yoshinobu Yamamoto (center) and Shohei Ohtani (right) — take on the New York Yankees.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 25, 2024

World Series sparks travel frenzy among fans in Japan

Travel agencies are having a hard time keeping up with demand from baseball fans fired up by “Ohtanimania.”
Yankees star Aaron Judge is 6-for-40 with 19 strikeouts during the postseason.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 28, 2024

Yankees hoping to get back on track at home in Game 3 of World Series

Yankees star Aaron Judge is 6-for-40 with 19 strikeouts during the postseason.
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman celebrates with two-way player Shohei Ohtani after hitting a two run home run against the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the World Series in New York on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 29, 2024

Dodgers beat Yankees to reach brink of World Series crown

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani was back in the leadoff role as designated hitter after suffering an injury on Saturday.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami