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"We believe that it is very important and deserving that the world recognises that South America has contributed and continues to contribute to world football," says CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez in an event at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario as Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile launch a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup, 100 years on from the first tournament which was played in Uruguay. SOUNDBITE
The Japanese city of Osaka was selected Friday to host the World Expo 2025, beating Russia and Azerbaijan for the right to organise the exhibition at which countries showcase their achievements. IMAGES
Delegates from Italy, Saudi Arabia and South Korea arrive at the congress centre south of Paris, as a decision is taken on whether Rome, Riyadh or Busan will host World Expo 2030, a show of prestige and accelerated development. IMAGES
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol and the Saudi Arabian delegation arrive at the Palais des Congrès in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, to defend their bids to host the 2030 World's Fair. IMAGES
The UN rights chief warns that the world needs to change paths to avoid a future filled with military escalation, repression, disinformation, deepening inequality and rampant climate change. "We are at a fork in the road: We can either continue on our current path — a treacherous ‘new normal’ — and sleepwalk into a dystopian future, or we can wake up and turn things around for the better, for humanity and the planet," Volker Turk tells the United Nations Human Rights Council. SOUNDBITE