Football’s global showcase begins in Brazil on June 12, 2014. On most days, group games will occur at 7pm, 10pm and 1am Mecca time.
GROUP STAGE
Thursday, June 12
Brazil v Croatia, 11pm
Friday, June 13
Mexico v Cameroon, 7pm
Spain v Netherlands, 10pm
Chile v Australia, 1am (Saturday June 14)
Saturday, June 14
Colombia v Greece, 7pm
Uruguay v Costa Rica, 10pm
England v Italy, 1am (Sunday June 15)
Ivory Coast v Japan, 4am (Sunday June 15)
Sunday, June 15
Switzerland v Ecuador, 7pm
France v Honduras, 10pm
Argentina v Bosnia, 1am (Monday June 16)
Monday, June 16
Germany v Portugal, 7pm
Iran v Nigeria, 10pm
Ghana v USA, 1am (Tuesday June 17)
Tuesday, June 17
Belgium v Algeria, 7pm
Brazil v Mexico, 10pm
Russia v South Korea, 1am (Wednesday June 18)
Wednesday, June 18
Australia v Netherlands, 7pm
Spain v Chile, 10pm
Cameroon v Croatia, 1am (Thursday June 19)
Thursday, June 19
Colombia v Ivory Coast, 7pm
Uruguay v England, 10pm
Japan v Greece, 1am (Friday June 20)
Friday, June 20
Italy v Costa Rica, 7pm
Switzerland v France, 10pm
Honduras v Ecuador, 1am (Saturday June 21)
Saturday, June 21
Argentina v Iran, 7pm
Germany v Ghana, 10pm
Nigeria v Bosnia, 1am (Sunday June 22)
Sunday, June 22
Belgium v Russia, 7pm
South Korea v Algeria, 10pm
USA v Portugal, 1am (Monday June 23)
Monday, June 23
Netherlands v Chile, 7pm
Australia v Spain, 7pm
Cameroon v Brazil, 11pm
Croatia v Mexico, 11pm
Tuesday, June 24
Italy v Uruguay, 7pm
Costa Rica v England, 7pm
Japan v Colombia, 11pm
Greece v Ivory Coast, 11pm
Wednesday, June 25
Nigeria v Argentina, 7pm
Bosnia v Iran, 7pm
Honduras v Switzerland, 11pm
Ecuador v France, 11pm
Thursday, June 26
Portugal v Ghana, 7pm
USA v Germany, 7pm
South Korea v Belgium, 11pm
Algeria v Russia, 11pm
ROUND OF 16
Saturday, June 28
Winner, Group A v Runner-up, Group B, 7pm
Winner, Group C v Runner-up, Group D, 11pm
Sunday, June 29
Winner, Group B v Runner-up, Group A, 7pm
Winner, Group D v Runner-up. Croup C, 11pm
Monday, June 30
Winner, Group E v Runner-up, Group F, 7pm
Winner, Group G v Runner-up, Group H, 11pm
Tuesday, July 1
Winner, Group F v Runner-up, Group E, 7pm
Winner, Group H v Runner-up, Group G, 11pm
QUARTER-FINALS
Friday, July 4
Quarter-final 1, 7pm
Quarter-final 2, 11pm
Saturday, July 5
Quarter-final 3, 7pm
Quarter-final 4, 11pm
SEMI-FINALS
Tuesday, July 8
Semi-final 1, 11pm
Wednesday, July 9
Semi-final 2, 11pm
Saturday, July 12
FINALS
Third-place match, 11pm
Sunday, July 13
2014 World Cup Final, 10pm
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'The worst thing you can eat'
Trans fat is typically found in fried and baked goods, but you may be consuming more than you think.
Powdered coffee creamer, microwave popcorn and virtually anything processed with a crust is likely to contain it, as this guide from Mayo Clinic outlines:
Baked goods - Most cakes, cookies, pie crusts and crackers contain shortening, which is usually made from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Ready-made frosting is another source of trans fat.
Snacks - Potato, corn and tortilla chips often contain trans fat. And while popcorn can be a healthy snack, many types of packaged or microwave popcorn use trans fat to help cook or flavour the popcorn.
Fried food - Foods that require deep frying — french fries, doughnuts and fried chicken — can contain trans fat from the oil used in the cooking process.
Refrigerator dough - Products such as canned biscuits and cinnamon rolls often contain trans fat, as do frozen pizza crusts.
Creamer and margarine - Nondairy coffee creamer and stick margarines also may contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
MATCH INFO
Manchester United v Brighton, Sunday, 6pm UAE
KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN MARITIME DISPUTE
2000: Israel withdraws from Lebanon after nearly 30 years without an officially demarcated border. The UN establishes the Blue Line to act as the frontier.
2007: Lebanon and Cyprus define their respective exclusive economic zones to facilitate oil and gas exploration. Israel uses this to define its EEZ with Cyprus
2011: Lebanon disputes Israeli-proposed line and submits documents to UN showing different EEZ. Cyprus offers to mediate without much progress.
2018: Lebanon signs first offshore oil and gas licencing deal with consortium of France’s Total, Italy’s Eni and Russia’s Novatek.
2018-2019: US seeks to mediate between Israel and Lebanon to prevent clashes over oil and gas resources.
Who was Alfred Nobel?
The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish chemist and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel.
- In his will he dictated that the bulk of his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".
- Nobel is best known as the inventor of dynamite, but also wrote poetry and drama and could speak Russian, French, English and German by the age of 17. The five original prize categories reflect the interests closest to his heart.
- Nobel died in 1896 but it took until 1901, following a legal battle over his will, before the first prizes were awarded.
Libya's Gold
UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves.
The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.
Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.
