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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
Read More... Fitness, focus, frustration: life in lockdown for Europe's footballers
Fitness, focus, frustration: life in lockdown for Europe's footballers
Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira is learning to play the piano, La Liga clubs are facing off on playstation and Atalanta's Robin Gosens has been revising for exams in
Read More... German Bundesliga suspended over coronavirus
German Bundesliga suspended over coronavirus
The German football league on Friday halted first division Bundesliga games with immediate effect over the coronavirus pandemic, the first such suspension since World War II.
Read More... Budapest to host 2022 Europa League final
Budapest to host 2022 Europa League final
The 2022 Europa League final will be played in Budapest, UEFA announced Monday following an executive committee meeting in Amsterdam.
Read More... Returning Clijsters targets Dubai for eagerly-awaited comeback
Returning Clijsters targets Dubai for eagerly-awaited comeback
Four-time Grand Slam winner Kim Clijsters announced Sunday she will return after seven years in retirement at the WTA tournament in Dubai starting on February 17.
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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... -
EU auto market set for first drop in seven years: carmakers
European new car sales are expected to fall by two percent in 2020, their first decline in seven years, the industry trade association said Wednesday as it urgedRead More...
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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... -
Virtual Facebook currency faces real-world resistance
If Facebook's new cryptocurrency should resonate anywhere it should be India, where the social media giant has more than 300 million followers.21 June 2019Read More...
Politics
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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 member states.Read 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 by the health crisis.Read 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 of the European Union with an economyRead More... -
Belgian city removes statue after anti-racist protest
The Belgian port city of Antwerp took down a statue of late King Leopold II on Tuesday, days after it was daubed with paint by anti-racism protesters.Read More... -
Germany, Brussels seal pact on Lufthansa rescue plan: sources
Germany and the European Commission have reached a pact on a giant Berlin-funded rescue plan for coronavirus-hit Lufthansa, a Commission spokeswoman and a source close to theRead 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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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 for passengers.
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 critical of the bank's
British energy major BP said Monday that crashing oil prices had prompted it to tweak the terms of a gigantic deal to sell off its Alaska operations.
The eurozone economy suffered an "unprecedented" collapse according to the latest PMI index put out Thursday by analysis firm IHS Markit.
EU finance ministers on Tuesday will discuss special crisis measures to help European countries withstand the economic shock of the coronavirus outbreak, but powerful Germany is cautioning
The European Union will on Thursday (March 12) assess the travel ban on Europe imposed by United States President Donald Trump, European Council President Charles Michel said, adding:
Dramatic action taken by the US Federal Reserve and other central banks over the coronavirus outbreak has piled pressure on ECB chief Christine Lagarde to follow suit, but analysts warn she
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 curb hate speech and disinformation.
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 Mediterranean.
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 ACEA