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Latest Australia News
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Latest Bangladesh News
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![The 80,000-seat Lusail Stadium will host the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final on December 21, 2022, which is also Qatar National Day. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2-1.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The 80,000-seat Lusail Stadium will host the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final on December 21, 2022, which is also Qatar National Day. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]
![According to tournament organisers, the stadium’s concrete works, steel superstructure installation and the roof big lift have been completed. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/3.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
According to tournament organisers, the stadium’s concrete works, steel superstructure installation and the roof big lift have been completed. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]
![The stadium entrances, interior finishes and progress in concourses, skyboxes and lounges are nearing completion, as are the mechanical, engineering, plumbing and finishing works. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/4.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The stadium entrances, interior finishes and progress in concourses, skyboxes and lounges are nearing completion, as are the mechanical, engineering, plumbing and finishing works. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]
![The construction site is said to conserve 40 percent more freshwater than conventional stadium developments. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/5.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The construction site is said to conserve 40 percent more freshwater than conventional stadium developments. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]
![Qatar's treatment of its migrant workers has been under the spotlight ever since it was awarded hosting rights in 2010. Tournament organisers have said: "Compliance with ... all relevant Qatari laws will be a prerequisite to the selection and retention by the SC of its contractors and sub-contractors." [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/6.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Qatar's treatment of its migrant workers has been under the spotlight ever since it was awarded hosting rights in 2010. Tournament organisers have said: "Compliance with ... all relevant Qatari laws will be a prerequisite to the selection and retention by the SC of its contractors and sub-contractors." [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]
![The roof membrane is under fabrication, to be installed after completion of the ongoing secondary steel bracings. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/7.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The roof membrane is under fabrication, to be installed after completion of the ongoing secondary steel bracings. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]
![Lusail Stadium is located in the city of Lusail, about 20km (12 miles) from the capital Doha's city centre. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/8.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Lusail Stadium is located in the city of Lusail, about 20km (12 miles) from the capital Doha's city centre. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]
![To deliver on the legacy commitments by the organising committee, Lusail Stadium will feature a school, housing, shops, food outlets and health clinics after the end of the World Cup. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/9.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
To deliver on the legacy commitments by the organising committee, Lusail Stadium will feature a school, housing, shops, food outlets and health clinics after the end of the World Cup. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]
![The stadium entrances, interior finishes and progress in concourses, skyboxes and lounges are nearing completion, as are the mechanical, engineering, plumbing and finishing works. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/10.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The stadium entrances, interior finishes and progress in concourses, skyboxes and lounges are nearing completion, as are the mechanical, engineering, plumbing and finishing works. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]
![A material called polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) protects the stadium from warm winds, keeps out dust, and allows in enough light for the pitch to grow while providing shade to reduce the burden on the stadium’s air conditioning. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/11.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
A material called polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) protects the stadium from warm winds, keeps out dust, and allows in enough light for the pitch to grow while providing shade to reduce the burden on the stadium’s air conditioning. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]
![The stadium - one of the eight venues for the tournament - will host 10 matches, including the final and games during every stage of the event. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The stadium - one of the eight venues for the tournament - will host 10 matches, including the final and games during every stage of the event. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]
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As Biden meets CEOs to tackle chip shortage, Intel offers hope
During a White House meeting Biden said he has bipartisan support for legislation to fund the semiconductor industry.
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Jack Ma’s Ant Group to be revamped amid China regulatory push
The overhaul will transform Ant into a financial holding company and its payments app will be opened up to competitors.
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Canada cancels export permits for drone technology to Turkey
Foreign affairs minister says review found ‘credible evidence’ technology was used by Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Drought in US northwest signals rising water-rights tensions
A water shortage could feed tensions between farmers, conservationists and tribes along the California-Oregon border.
![The United States Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees water allocations in the federally owned Klamath Project, is expected to announce this week how the season's water will be divvied up after delaying the decision a month [File: Gillian Flaccus/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/AP_21099702888664.jpg?resize=570%2C380)