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Are You Ready for a Normal Steele County Fair? The countdown to the Steele County Free Fair drops below 100 days this weekend, August 17-22 in Owatonna. Last May when the event was canceled the 'Countdown to the Fair' clock at www.scff.org was set a staggering 455 days. Fair manager Scott Kozelka said on a recent 'Fair Talk' broadcast, "I've never felt better." He still watches updates from health officials closely, but says "People are ready," based on surveys he's seen of the general public's desire to attend regular events including the Minnesota State Fair. An update from Governor Walz on...

Sports Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge defends club's involvement with Qatar — but not all are convinced Questioned about human rights abuses in Qatar, Bayern Munich boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has insisted that his club's involvement in the country has brought improvements. But human rights activists are not convinced. Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists that the club's involvement has led to improved conditions in Qatar Appearing on Aktuelles Sportstudio on Saturday night, a weekly sports highlights show on German public broadcaster ZDF, Rummenigge insisted that Bayern...

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Featured pages Featured pages Update Featured pages Featured pages "Club World Cup highlights challenges still in store for Qatar ahead of 2022", 12 Feb 2021 The involvement of Bayern, both in the tournament and at previous training camps in Qatar, drew scrutiny from supporter groups and rights activists. Bayern have a shirt sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways. In February 2020, labour activists Fair Square wrote to Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge urging the club to take a stand on workers' rights issues. Fair Square clai...

Club World Cup highlights challenges still in store for Qatar ahead of 2022