governing

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After speaking to the US authorities, world governing body Fifa said Artan will miss the tournament.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Analysts expect the central bank's governing council to deliver a quarter percentage point increase to the key deposit rate, taking it from 2.00 to 2.25 percent, when it meets Thursday.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

That same year, world football's governing body Fifa had selected the USA to host the 1994 World Cup finals - the first time the tournament had gone to a country outside Europe or Latin America.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The Fédération Equestre Internationale, the governing body for Olympic horse sports, banned clones from competition in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

She was helping Mark Antony develop a strategy for governing the east.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby