Dossier
football World Cup
Coverage of football World Cup in the Nexus archive.
- Easy money or risky business? What can Hong Kong do as prediction markets boom?
The article discusses the rise of prediction markets in Hong Kong amid illegal betting trends linked to the football World Cup. It highlights Jean Pierre, a French freelance video creator in Hong Kong, who began using Polymarket to seek 'easy money' through betting.
- Kinshasa shuts down in protest against plan to reform constitution
Kinshasa residents protested by staying home against a constitutional reform that could allow their leader to seek a third term. In South Africa's Western Cape, xenophobic locals targeted Malawians and others, forcing them to flee. Senegalese football fans are concerned about being unable to attend the World Cup due to rejected visa applications.