Tag: Belgian
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Belgian Van Aert sprints to Tirreno-Adriatico first stage win
Milan, March 10 (AFP/APP):Belgian rider Wout Van Aert pulled out a late surge to beat his rivals in a bunch sprint in stage one of the star-studded Tirreno-Adriatico race in Italy on Wednesday. The Jumbo-Visma rider pipped Australian Caleb Ewan of Lotto Soudal and Colombian Fernando Gaviria of UAE Emirates on the line after the…
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Belgian PM Backs Return of Jihadists’ Children
The Belgian PM has backed the return of the Jihadists’ children.
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Belgian PM backs return of jihadists’ children
Brussels, March 4 (AFP/APP):Belgium must do everything it can to ensure the safe return of Belgian jihadists’ children being held in Kurdish-controlled camps in northern Syria, Prime Minister Alexander de Croo said Thursday. De Croo warned that conditions in the camps, packed with detainees since the territorial defeat of the Islamic State group, were deteriorating…
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Belgian prison in lockdown after major Covid outbreak
Brussels, Feb 27 (AFP/APP):A Belgian prison has been placed under quarantine and inmates have been confined to their cells after more than half of them tested positive for Covid-19, authorities said Saturday. In addition to the more than half of the 132 inmates who tested positive, around 60 out of 115 staff at the Namur…
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Ballerini Takes Opening Belgian Cycling Classic
Ballerini has taken the opening Belgian cycling classic.
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Cycling boss Van Gansen gets three-year sexual harassment ban
Lausanne, Feb 22 (AFP/APP):Belgian cycling coach Patrick Van Gansen has been banned for three-years after an investigation into serial complaints of abuse, inappropriate behaviour and violence. The International Cycling Union have also told Van Gansen he must attend a sexual harassment awareness course if he ever wishes to work in cycling again. The former coach…
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Belgian Dies in Swiss Avalanche: Police
According to the police, a Belgian has died in a Swiss avalanche.
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Belgian Foreign Minister in Intensive Care with COVID
The Belgian Foreign Minister is in Intensive Care as he fights COVID19.