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How many people traveled to South Africa to attend the world cup? Not as many as they'd hoped.

World stock markets mostly rose Friday after economic data from the U.S. and China suggested the global recovery will continue, although at a moderate pace.

The World Bank said on Thursday it had approved over $400 million (£254.4 million) in credit to help Pakistan rebuild from massive flooding some of the first aid to flow from the lender since the disaster.

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The Olympics of the video game world launched Thursday with players from 58 countries marching through the Los Angeles Convention Center waving their nations' flags. Over the next four days, more than 400 gamers will compete at the 10th annual World Cyber Games Grand Final for more than $250,000 in prize money, as well as new gear.

The world's rivers are in a crisis of ominous proportions, according to a new global analysis.

One of the world's most tightly-controlled societies got a rare glimpse of the outside world at the Pyongyang International Film Festival last week, where even Western films were screened.

World stock markets rose Friday after upbeat economic data from the U.S. and China suggested the global recovery will prove more resilient than feared and help Europe weather its debt crisis.

Road cycling world champion Cadel Evans paid tribute to his ill coach Aldo Sassi on Thursday, saying the Italian's courage had inspired him to keep competing rather than end his season after breaking his arm.