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June 16, 2017 www.intellinews.com
Spotlight trained on Russia for World Cup dress rehearsal
Jason Corcoran in Moscow
The spotlight is on Russia as the country prepares to host its dress rehearsal ahead of next year’s foot- ball World Cup amid growing concerning about the readiness of the venues and safety of fans.
The Kremlin has boosted security measures and rushed to complete a controversial
The strange death of Social Democratic Czechia
Robert Anderson in Prague
Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka’s res- ignation as Social Democrat leader on June 14 reflects the precipitous decline in CSSD support in opinion polls this year.
The party’s vote has sunk from regularly more than 30% in the noughties, to 20% at the 2013 election,
Launch of the countdown from 1000 days until the 2018 World Cup begins in Russia.
$1.5bn stadium in St Petersburg as it banks
on FIFA’s Confederations Cup to showcase its ability to host a successful World Cup in 2018. The eight-nation tournament kicks off at the scandal-plagued St Petersburg stadium on June
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Bohuslav Sobotka resigned as Social Democrat leader but stayed on as Czech premier.
to a low of 10%, according to one recent poll.
It now looks all but certain now that the CSSD will be out of power – or at least a leading position – after the next election in October. The expected
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