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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Over half of the candidates passed the FIFA football agent exam, a requirement for a license to provide transfer services in the world football market, FIFA announced on Thursday. A total of 3,800 candidates took the exam on April 19, and 1,962 of them passed. Initially, …

New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the UN Security Council have warned that the crisis in Sudan could take a regional dimension with dire consequences.   The council meeting on Wednesday has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and the guarantee of the humanitarian workers and …

  Man City 🔵 4-1 🔴 Arsenal Manchester, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Manchester City are two points off top spot in the Premier League after a storming 4-1 victory over leaders Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. Kevin De Bruyne’s seventh minute strike gave Pep Guardiola’s side and a raucous City support an …

Xi says dialogue only viable way out for Ukraine crisis Beijing, China | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that dialogue and negotiations are the only viable way out for the Ukraine crisis, and no one wins a nuclear war. He made the remarks while talking to …

Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for re-election for the presidency in 2024, seeking another four years in the White House, according to an online campaign video. “Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up …

Kiev, Russia | Xinhua | Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, said Ukraine is in talks with Russia over an “all-for-all” prisoner exchange, local media reported Monday. Speaking in an interview with RBC-Ukraine media outlet, Budanov said that the two countries “in principle …

United Nations, USA | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called on the international community to accelerate climate action with deeper, faster emissions cuts. “We need accelerated climate action with deeper, faster emissions cuts to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius,” the top UN official said in …

St Petersburg, Russia | Xinhua | China’s success in the aerospace industry is “of great importance to the development of world science and technology,” a Russian expert has said. “China’s achievements in space exploration are impressive: several crews were successively sent to space; planetary rovers were operating on Mars and …

Washington, USA | Xinhua | Access to an abortion pill will remain unchanged for now in the United States after a Supreme Court order on Friday. The court order halted rulings aimed at curbing the availability of mifepristone as the legal battle plays out. “Mifepristone remains available and approved for safe …

Lisbon, Portugal | Xinhua | On his visit to Portugal, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that it is necessary to “choose a third way” to build peace for the conflict in Ukraine. “I don’t want to please anyone. I want to build a way to bring the …