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FIFA Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), international soccer’s governing body and organizer of global tournaments including the World Cup. Other Facts When FIFA was founded in 1904, there were seven member countries: France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The United States joined

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World Cup Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the World Cup football (soccer) tournaments. The World Cup is organized by FIFA, the Federation Internationale de Football Association. Men’s and women’s tournaments are held every four years. July 20-August 20, 2023 – The Women’s World Cup takes place in Australia and New Zealand. Spain defeats

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US rejects alternative Gaza reconstruction plan proposed by Arab leaders

By Samantha Waldenberg, Lucas Lilieholm and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has rejected a long-awaited plan for the reconstruction of Gaza endorsed by Arab leaders, saying the president stands by his own vision which includes expelling the territory’s Palestinian residents and transforming it into a “riviera” owned by the United States. “The

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Fidel Castro Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Fidel Castro, former leader of Cuba. Personal Birth date: August 13, 1926 Death date: November 25, 2016 Birth place: Biran, Cuba Birth name: Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz Father: Angel Castro, landowner Mother: Lina Ruz, cook and maid to Angel Castro’s first wife Marriage:

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Naftali Bennett Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Israel’s former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1972 Birth place: Haifa, Israel Birth name: Naftali Bennett Father: Jim Bennett Mother: Myrna (Lefko) Bennett Marriage: Gilat Bennett (1999-present) Children: Four children Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, bachelor’s degree in Law

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Infants and young children are being raped as a weapon of war in Sudan, UNICEF says

By Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — Warning: This report contains details of sexual assaults. Reader discretion is advised. Armed forces in Sudan’s ongoing civil war are perpetrating systematic sexual violence against young children, with one-year-olds the youngest survivors of rape, according to a new report from UNICEF, the United Nations’ (UN) children’s agency. The UNICEF

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