It’s Lionel Messi with the ball, dribbles, still Messi, dribbles 1, 2, 3 defenders, in the D, and it’s a goal! Welcome to the FIFA World Cup, where we analyse trends in the most popular game and apply them to our field of investing. Bring ‘em on!There are 32 teams who qualified for the FIFA … Read more
CNN — Uruguay and Ghana’s quarterfinal meeting at South Africa 2010 is widely viewed as one of the most iconic World Cup matches in history. On a tense evening in Johannesburg, this was a game that had everything; drama, controversy, heartbreak, a villain and a hero – incidentally, both played by the same person. Luis … Read more
CNN — Justin Bieber is on a mission to make the world’s drinking water more sustainable. Bieber and Micah Cravalho have evolved bottled water brand Generosity into a water technology company that is providing premium alkaline water in refillable fountains across the globe. They showcased 150 water fountains this month at the FIFA World Cup … Read more
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — Electronic music, strobe lights, glittered faces and hundreds of thousands of people in mixed-gender gyrations are all part of a new kind … Read more
For scores of foreign football fans, the road to the World Cup in Doha starts every morning at a barren campsite in the middle of the desert. Visitors who found hotels in central Doha booked up or far beyond their budget have settled for the faraway, dust-blown tent village in Al Khor, where there are … Read more
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned a petitioner’s argument that minority status for religious communities should be granted district-wise. Image for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: AP Why can’t minorities be determined State-wise, Supreme Court asks petitioner The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned a petitioner’s argument that minority status for religious communities should be granted … Read more
Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud met Gujarat and Telangana lawyers on Monday over the Collegium’s proposed transfers of their High Court judges. File picture. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India, Collegium judges meet protesting Gujarat, Telangana High Courts’ lawyers over proposed transfers of their HC judges Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, … Read more
Al Khor, Qatar CNN — For the past year, a giant clock in Doha has been counting down to the opening match of the World Cup. Qatar and the world need wait no more, after this controversial tournament got underway Sunday with the host losing 2-0 to Ecuador. After a spectacular opening ceremony, which starred … Read more
Along the busy Mumbai-Hampi highway, Najira Noushad parks her Mahindra Thar, and pulls out a cylinder from the back of the vehicle. She sets a saucepan of water to boil, makes a quick Sulaimani chai and pours it in paper cups. She is then joined by locals of the area who sit down and enjoy the … Read more
CNN — England manager Gareth Southgate has a lot on his plate as the World Cup in Qatar grows ever closer. He is trying to turn around an England football team enduring its worst run of form since 1992, while facing an ever-growing injury list. All this as he prepares for the first World Cup … Read more