2030 Soccer World Cup to be held on three continents

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China’s National People’s Congress comes to a close

From the BBC World Service: China’s annual policy meeting has drawn to a close at a time when the country has mountains of debt, high youth unemployment and a property sector in crisis. So what is the government’s plan to boost confidence and steady the economy? Also on today’s p ...  Show more

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