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Sifan Hassan sets new women's one-hour world record
Sifan Hassan sets new women's one-hour world record
Ethiopian-born Dutch runner Sifan Hassan smashed the world record for the rarely-run women's one-hour event at the Brussels Diamond league meet on Friday.
Read More... Farah eyes one-hour record in return to track
Farah eyes one-hour record in return to track
Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah will make his return to the track at Friday's Diamond League meeting in Brussels, three years after having opted for road running.
Read More... Evenepoel back in Belgium after Tour of Lombardy ravine plunge
Evenepoel back in Belgium after Tour of Lombardy ravine plunge
Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel was flown home from Italy on Monday to continue his recovery from a fractured pelvis suffered in his spectacular season-ending Tour of Lombardy crash.
Read More... Fernandes targets Europa League glory for Man Utd
Fernandes targets Europa League glory for Man Utd
Bruno Fernandes is targeting Europa League glory after helping lead Manchester United back to the Champions League.
Read More... Clijsters determined to press on with comeback
Clijsters determined to press on with comeback
Kim Clijsters is looking forward to returning to the US Open even though the coronavirus pandemic means that since her second comeback from retirement she has spent more time with her
Read More... Belgium coach Martinez extends contract until 2022
Belgium coach Martinez extends contract until 2022
Roberto Martinez has extended his contract as Belgium coach until 2022 to take him up to the World Cup in Qatar, the Belgian football federation announced Wednesday.
Read More... Belgium coach Martinez extends deal until 2022 World Cup - report
Belgium coach Martinez extends deal until 2022 World Cup - report
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez is close to extending his contract to lead the country until the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, local media reported on Sunday.
Read More... Van Avermaet wins 'funny' virtual Tour of Flanders from his attic
Van Avermaet wins 'funny' virtual Tour of Flanders from his attic
Olympic road race champion Greg Van Avermaet said on Sunday winning the virtual edition of the Tour of Flanders, held instead of the real race due to the coronavirus
Read More... Belgian federation in UEFA talks over end to its season
Belgian federation in UEFA talks over end to its season
The Belgian Football Association (URBSFA) announced on Saturday that it is working with UEFA toward a "constructive" solution regarding the premature end to the
Read More... Tour of Flanders rides on, in virtual reality
Tour of Flanders rides on, in virtual reality
The Tour of Flanders, scheduled for Sunday but cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be replaced by a short virtual race, Belgian television Sporza announced
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EU launches 'in-depth' probe of Google bid for Fitbit
The European Commission launched an "in-depth investigation" on Tuesday into whether US tech giant Google's planned $2.1 billion purchase of smartwatch maker Fitbit would give it an unfairRead More... -
Hundreds arrested after European police hack crime chat network
Police said Thursday they had arrested more than 800 people across Europe after shutting down an encrypted phone network used by organised crime groups to plot murders and drug deals.Read More... -
TikTok joins EU code of conduct on hate speech
The social media phenomenon TikTok joined the EU's code of conduct on Monday as tech giants seek to persuade Europe to back away from setting laws against hate speech andRead More... -
EU opens antitrust cases against Apple
The EU's powerful antitrust authority opened a series of cases against Apple on Tuesday, including one brought by Spotify alleging the iPhone maker makes unfair use of its app store.Read More... -
Virus gives Easter a bitter taste for Belgian chocolatiers
In a normal year, Easter is boom time for Belgium's famed chocolatiers, churning out eggs, bunnies and gift boxes for tourists and locals alike.Read More... -
France to use helcopters, drones to enforce virus restrictions
France is calling up helicopters and drones to boost the government's attempts to keep people in their homes, police officials said Saturday.Read More... -
EU wants battery autonomy, but first it needs graphite
As Europe looks to declare its tech independence by becoming a leader in next-generation batteries, it will have to start by making its own graphite. The problem is, nearly all of it now comesRead More... -
Fear of Big Brother guides EU rules on AI
Amid fears of a Big Brother-style society ruled by machines, the EU will urge authorities and companies to think hard before rolling out facial recognition technology.Read More... -
Google vs EU: a decade-long saga goes to court
Google and the EU have a big day in court Wednesday as the search engine giant enters a new phase of a legal saga that began a decade ago.Read More... -
Top EU diplomat to visit Tehran amid nuclear tensions
Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell was Monday due to visit Iran, said officials in Tehran and Brussels, on his first trip there since taking office, aiming to reduce rising tensions over the IslamicRead More...
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Postcard provides clue to exact spot of Van Gogh’s last painting, says researcher
A researcher claimed Tuesday to have discovered the exact spot where Vincent Van Gogh painted his last canvas before his mysterious death from a gunshot wound.29 July 2020Read More... -
Coronavirus forces Belgium's Tomorrowland dance festival online
Belgium's Tomorrowland festival, one of the world's biggest electronic music events, will be held online this year because of coronavirus restrictions, organisers said on Thursday (June 4).05 June 2020Read More... -
Europe seeks to save the summer holidays
The EU on Wednesday set out plans for a phased restart of travel this summer, hoping to save millions of tourism jobs threatened by the coronavirus pandemic across Europe, the world's top18 May 2020Read More... -
Lockdown movie strikes eerie note at German virtual film festival
Emptied streets below Frankfurt's towering skyscrapers, people desperate for human contact after endless video calls and lockdown enforcement mark one of the07 May 2020Read More... -
Prince Harry and Meghan now based in California: report
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have permanently relocated to California amid the coronavirus pandemic, media reports said Friday.27 March 2020Read More... -
EU urges online media to ditch HD during virus
The European Union on Wednesday urged online media platforms to stream movies and entertainment in standard rather than high definition to relieve pressure on the internet during the19 March 2020Read More... -
Guatemala civil war film vies for Belgian 'Oscar'
In Belgium's version of the Oscars this weekend, a film about Guatemala's civil war is an unusual nominee -- telling a story set more than two decades ago and 9,000 kilometres (5,000 miles)01 February 2020Read More...
Fashion
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Protesters target Polanski film at cinemas in Brussels
Feminist activists defaced cinemas in Brussels with angry condemnations of director Roman Polanski's latest film overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday.Read More... -
London Latino heartlands struggle for survival
Whenever London's South Americans go looking for a job, a helping hand, the flavours of home or a party with their compatriots, they head to the Latino indoor marketRead More... -
Tutankhamun sculpture’s London auction sparks Egyptian outcry
A 3,000-year-old head sculpture of an eternally-young Tutankhamun — the Egyptian pharaoh known as King Tut — goes under the hammer this week in London despite an outcry from Cairo.Read More... -
Four top British authors in novel anti-Brexit European crusade
Ken Follett, Lee Child, Kate Mosse and Jojo Moyes, four heavyweights of British literature, are launching a "Friendship Tour" of Europe to represent the 48 percent whoRead More... -
Zombies and women: London Men's Fashion Week wraps up
Models in zombie make-up and a growing number of women on the catwalks were among the eye-catching features of Men's Fashion Week, which wrapped up inRead More... -
'Britain's Notre-Dame' tells fiery tale of restored glory
A bolt of lightning pierced its tower and flames licked across its thick oak roof. Thirty-five years ago it was York Minster in northern England that went up in flames.Read More... -
Elton John joins call for boycott of Brunei-owned hotels
British pop legend Elton John has joined "friend" George Clooney in calling for a boycott of nine Brunei-owned hotels over the sultanate's new death-penalty laws forRead More... -
Ed Sheeran marries girlfriend in 'tiny wedding': report
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has married his girlfriend Cherry Seaborn in a "tiny winter wedding", The Sun newspaper reported on Thursday.Read More... -
Death-defying free climb lifts Honnold into Oscars contention
Alex Honnold, a big wall climber who has conquered a series of intimidating rock faces on his own and almost without equipment, could on Sunday add the Oscars to his conquests for hisRead More...
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Politics
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EU chief pledges green recovery from corona crisis
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed Wednesday that Europe would lead the global search for a coronavirus vaccine while rebuilding its shattered economy...16 September 2020Read More...
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UK denies burning Brexit bridges in EU talks
Britain's government on Friday vowed to press on with troubled EU talks, despite rejecting an ultimatum to withdraw Brexit legislation that has sparked...11 September 2020Read More...
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Greece, Turkey agree de-escalation talks says NATO, Athens denies deal
NATO said Thursday that Greece and Turkey had agreed to talks to ease their dispute over eastern Mediterranean borders and energy rights, but Athens...04 September 2020Read More... -
EU trade chief resignation sparks successor scramble
Ireland on Thursday scrambled to assemble potential candidates to succeed EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan after his resignation for breaching coronavirus...28 August 2020Read More... -
EU trade chief Phil Hogan fights to keep job after 'Golfgate'
Embattled EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan published on Tuesday (Aug 25) a detailed account of a recent visit to Ireland, as he sought to stop a snowballing...25 August 2020Read More... -
Mali coup leaves ex-colonial power France in a bind
Mali's military coup presents former colonial power France with a diplomatic nightmare, having invested considerable military and political capital in...19 August 2020Read More... -
UK quarantine change sparks scramble to return from France
British holidaymakers faced a scramble to get home on Friday after the government said it will reimpose a 14-day quarantine for travellers from France...14 August 2020Read More... -
EU chief marks Roma Holocaust Memorial Day with call for solidarity
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen marked Roma Holocaust Memorial Day on Sunday with an appeal to EU member states to protect today's minorities...03 August 2020Read More... -
EU chief marks Roma Holocaust Memorial Day with call for solidarity
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen marked Roma Holocaust Memorial Day on Sunday with an appeal to EU member states to protect today's minorities...03 August 2020Read More...
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Vigdis Finnbogadottir, the world's first elected female president
When Vigdis Finnbogadottir assumed Iceland's presidency on August 1 1980, she made history as the first elected female head of state in the world, and...31 July 2020Read More... -
Top court scraps EU-US data pact in new blow to Brussels
A crucial online data arrangement between Europe and the US was invalidated on Thursday, as a top EU court decision over Facebook threw trans-Atlantic...16 July 2020Read More... -
EU chief proposes five billion euro Brexit emergency fund
EU Council president Charles Michel on Friday proposed setting up a five billion euro reserve fund for any unforeseen consequences of Brexit on bloc...13 July 2020Read More... -
Croatia votes for new government as virus woes loom
Croatians went to polls Sunday to choose a government to navigate the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in a general election campaign that has been dominated...05 July 2020Read More... -
Merkel, Macron meet as Germany takes on high-stakes EU presidency
Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts French President Emmanuel Macron for talks on Monday, just days before Germany takes on the rotating presidency...30 June 2020Read More...
Economics
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US-China tensions over WTO chief hobbles UN body
As Roberto Azevedo leaves the World Trade Organization Monday, the institution faces multiple crises without a captain -- a situation experts warn could...31 August 2020Read More... -
EU approves Alstom buying Bombardier Transport
The European Commission gave French engineering giant Alstom the green light to buy Canadian train-maker Bombardier Transport on Friday, a year-and-a-half...02 August 2020Read More... -
Ukraine's snail farmers fear collapse over EU lockdowns
When the first snail farm in Ukraine opened five years ago, local villagers couldn't hide their curiosity.27 July 2020Read More... -
EU leaders agree landmark 750 bn euro recovery deal
EU leaders on Tuesday approved a landmark stimulus package to fight the withering aftershocks of the coronavirus outbreak that has sunk Europe into its...21 July 2020Read More... -
EU leaders push to break virus package deadlock
Divided EU leaders will meet again on Monday to try to agree the terms of a huge coronavirus economic rescue package after a night of tense haggling...20 July 2020Read More... -
EU air safety agency urges masks, social distancing for flights
The EU's air safety agency EASA is recommending airlines and airports impose measures such as masks and social distancing to limit the risk of coronavirus...21 May 2020Read More... -
EU court says it 'alone' has jurisdiction over ECB
The EU's highest court on Friday said it alone had legal authority over the European Central Bank, firmly rejecting a German Constitutional Court ruling...08 May 2020Read More... -
Eurozone economy suffers 'unprecedented' collapse: survey
The eurozone economy suffered an "unprecedented" collapse according to the latest PMI index put out Thursday by analysis firm IHS Markit.23 April 2020Read More... -
EU finance ministers split on coronavirus rescue plan
EU finance ministers on Tuesday will discuss special crisis measures to help European countries withstand the economic shock of the coronavirus outbreak,...25 March 2020Read More... -
EU warns against 'economic disruption' after Trump's Europe travel ban
The European Union will on Thursday (March 12) assess the travel ban on Europe imposed by United States President Donald Trump, European Council President...12 March 2020Read More... -
Out of ammo? ECB on the spot in coronavirus fightback
Dramatic action taken by the US Federal Reserve and other central banks over the coronavirus outbreak has piled pressure on ECB chief Christine Lagarde...05 March 2020Read More... -
EU threatens tougher rules on hate speech after Facebook meeting
A top EU official for digital policy warned Monday that big tech companies could face tougher rules and penalties in Europe if they failed to adequately...18 February 2020Read More... -
EU to sanction two Turks linked to Med gas drilling
The European Union will impose an entry ban and asset freeze on two Turkish citizens involved in their country's disputed search for gas in the eastern...05 February 2020Read More... -
European auto market grew by 1.2% in 2019: ACEA
The European auto market grew by 1.2 percent last year, with a push in December raising the total number of sales to 15.3 million vehicles, sector association...16 January 2020Read More...
Business
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Eurozone business growth turns positive: IHS Markit
Business activity in the 19-nation eurozone is increasing for the first time since February, before the coronavirus lockdown, according to a survey of...24 July 2020Read More... -
Belgian drinkers' faith rewarded as monks get beer out
Belgium is only cautiously beginning to emerge from its coronavirus lockdown and its bars and restaurants won't open until next month at least.15 May 2020Read More... -
First LNG truck loading operation performed by PGNiG in Lithuania
Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo has sold the first two LNG cargoes from the reloading station in Klaipėda. Since April 1st 2020, the Company...13 April 2020Read More... -
EU struggles to bridge bitter split on 'coronabonds'
EU finance ministers struggled Tuesday to bridge differences on how to relaunch their economies after the coronavirus, with Germany refusing Italy's...08 April 2020Read More... -
Stir crazy chef serves up soup for health workers
When Belgium's coronavirus lockdown order forced star chef Isabelle Arpin to shut her fine dining establishment she could have retired to the kitchen...02 April 2020Read More... -
Japan business sentiment negative for first time since 2013: survey
Confidence among Japan's biggest manufacturers has plunged into negative territory for the first time in seven years, a key survey showed Wednesday as...01 April 2020Read More... -
Victory for PGNiG: the Arbitral Tribunal in Stockholm rules to lower the price of the gas sold by Gazprom to PGNiG
The Russian company has for many years been overcharging and will now be required to refund nearly USD 1.5 billion to PGNiG.31 March 2020Read More...