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Brazil is clear over winning World Cup bid: Rousseff

Brazil President Dilma Rousseff said Monday there was "no reason" to suspect kickbacks were used to secure the country's right to stage the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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FIFA scandal another attempt of U.S. extending jurisdiction: Putin

Recent arrest of top managers of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on the corruption charges are the manifestation of the U.S. attempts to extend its jurisdiction to foreign countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

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Russia to focus on 2018 World Cup, not bidding for 2024 Summer Olympics: minister

Russia focused on hosting other sports games like 2018 FIFA World Cup than bidding for 2024 Summer Olympics, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Wednesday.

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World Bank's VP to visit Myanmar

World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Axel van Trotsenburg will visit Myanmar this week to launch the World Bank Group's new Country Partnership Framework with Myanmar, according to the World Bank's release on Tuesday.

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Wings for Life World Run staged in Georgia

TBILISI, May 3(Xinhua) -- Over 5000 running fans on Sunday joined the Georgian section of the initial Wings for Life World Run 2015.

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More World Heritage sites vandalized in Japan

Oily stains were discovered at Kyoto 's 1,200-year-old Kiyomizu Buddhist temple on Monday, another of a series of vandalism acts that happened recently in Japan, local media reported.

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Key lessons for AIIB's success

​As representatives of the 57 founding countries gather later this month to prepare for the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a former World Bank official suggested that the new institution could draw three important lessons from the operational experiences of multilateral development banks over the last five decades to become more successful.

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World Trade Center Observatory tickets on sale

New York's One World Observatory which is scheduled to be officially open to the public on May 29 has its tickets available for purchase beginning Wednesday.

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World Bank ready to share experience with China-proposed AIIB, World Bank president

World Bank welcomes the new development banks, such as China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank established by the BRICS countries, and is ready to share experience with them, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said on Tuesday.

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Multilateral lenders see room for collaboration with AIIB

Despite outside worries that a China-led development bank will challenge the established order of multilateral lenders, the IMF, World Bank and other leading global lenders have welcomed collaboration with the new bank to fill Asia's infrastructure gap.

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World Bank welcomes AIIB initiative: managing director

The World Bank welcomes the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and will closely cooperate with the China-proposed institution, World Bank Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati said Sunday.

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China to bid for World Cup, promote soccer in all-round way, says CFA official

China will bid to host the FIFA World Cup in future not only for achieving competitive results but also for popularization of the sport in China, said president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) Cai Zhenhua on Monday.

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Two Chinese universities climbs up world university reputation rankings

​Harvard University has again won the laurel of world's most prestigious university, while two Chinese higher education institutions Tsinghua and Peking also made good progress, according to the latest Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2015.

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When will China bid for World Cup

​For hundreds of millions of Chinese soccer fans including President Xi Jinping, hosting a World Cup is the most common wish. But a consensus is yet to be reached on when to lodge a bid.

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China's star hurdler Liu Xiang plays down competing at 2015 worlds

Chinese star hurdler Liu Xiang played down the expectation for him to compete at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing slated for Aug. 22-30 as the organizers launched 200-day countdown here on Tuesday.

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The Award Winners of FIFA ceremony on Monday

FIFA hold the 2014 annual ceremony here on Monday. Following are the lists of all the award winners in the ceremony:

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Eccentric benefactor Chen seeks Guinness recognition

Chinese philanthropist Chen Guangbiao told an enterprise summit in Ningbo he has applied to a Guinness World Record certificate, guancha.cn reported.