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Asian Games bring short-term risks for Jokowi

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INDONESIA

Any mishaps would harm the president’s re-election prospects

Olympics bid would be statement of Indian ambition

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INDIA

India is considering a bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympic Games

Local voters will drive global games to hard-line host

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NA

Concerns rise that democracies will lose out on staging Olympics and World Cups

Israel’s Gaza war aims will founder on contradictions

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ISRAEL

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is playing a short-term tactical game, at home and abroad

Indian kabaddi league represents a growing opportunity

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INDIA

A competition based on the traditionally rural game is drawing lucrative sponsorship deals and high television ratings

Tajik dam may alter energy map -- but not yet

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TAJIKISTAN

The Tajik authorities’ portrayal of the Roghun hydro-plant as a game-changer is partly true but they have to finish it

Boom in metaverse services will fuel regulatory stress

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INTERNATIONAL

Major tech firms are building out the ‘metaverse’, a highly immersive and interactive 3D version of the internet

Mass tourism will spark European opposition

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EUROPE

Despite economic benefits, locals are increasingly sceptical of large-scale tourism

France will seek to regain influence in Africa

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AFRICA

The French share of trade in its former colonies has declined substantially since decolonisation in 1960

US stadium deal shows importance of sports branding

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UNITED STATES

Crypto.com this month paid USD700mn in a 20-year deal for the naming rights to the main basketball arena in Los Angeles