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Tokyo mayoral victory comes a ‘big surprise’ for a candidate

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A Japanese woman living in Belgium has been elected mayor of Tokyo after becoming famous for her online campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Satoko Kishimoto, 47, who lived with her husband and children for 10 years in Leuven, Belgium, is now the mayor of Suginami with 500,000 people, more than 5,800 miles from her home. Kishimoto works as a project coordinator for a multinational non-profit research institute in Amsterdam, but has traveled to Japan for … Read more

Belgium returns Patrice Lumumba tooth to family

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Patrice Lumumba

The tooth is placed in a casket draped in the flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Chief Prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw says legal action delivered “justice” to Lumumba’s family. Belgium and the Congo have endured enduring sources of pain over the killing.   Belgium handed over the last remains of slain Congolese leader Patrice … Read more

Lumumba family to finish mourning with tooth return

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Lumumba family

The family of slain Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba said Friday that it hoped to finally close a chapter in history. Former colonial master Belgium prepares to return the independence hero’s last remains. The ceremony will be attended by the prime ministers of Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The family of slain Congolese leader … Read more

Ukraine: ‘waiting for a decision’ on further Western weapons

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Ukraine has asked NATO for more heavy weaponry to defend itself against Russia’s incursion into its territory. The ratio of Russian to Ukrainian weaponry along the frontline was 10 to 1 in some regions, a presidential adviser said. Ukraine is scheduled to attend a NATO meeting in Brussels this week. Ukraine said it was outgunned … Read more

Serial ‘predator’ admits rapes and assaults as trial opens in France

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France

Dino Scala is accused of rapes and sexual assaults in France and Belgium. The youngest victim was 13, the oldest 48, and most were attacked the same way. He confessed to around 40 rapes and assaults after being arrested in 2018. A former janitor and family man accused of dozens of rapes and sexual assaults … Read more

EU takes first step on thorny asylum reform

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EU

The European Union’s long-stalled efforts to reform its asylum policy. The aim, to shift 10,000 asylum seekers from frontline states such as Greece. Austria expressed hostility to the idea before the ministers’ meeting. The European Union’s long-stalled efforts to reform its asylum policy received a small boost Friday when France announced that “a large majority” … Read more

Belgian king regrets colonial ‘humiliation’ in landmark Congo trip

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Belgium’s colonization of the Congo was one of the harshest imposed by European powers. King Philippe says his country’s dominance over the DRC led to abuse and humiliation. He expresses regret, but it falls short of an apology for colonial-era crimes. King Philippe of Belgium declared on Wednesday that his country’s dominance over the large … Read more

Paris 2015 attacks trial hears closing arguments

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Paris

The three leading prosecutors in the trial for the November 2015 Paris attacks. Also on trial are 19 others accused of various degrees of assistance to the killers. Six suspects are being tried in absentia, including five leading Islamic State. The three leading prosecutors in the trial for the November 2015 Paris attacks, France’s worst-ever … Read more

France forward Flament extends Toulouse deal until 2026

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France

France forward Thibaud Flament has extended his contract with Toulouse until 2026. The 25-year-old has featured in 17 Top 14 matches this season. He has won seven caps for France and scored a try on his debut against Argentina. France forward Thibaud Flament has extended his contract with Toulouse by a year through until 2026, … Read more

Southgate says Germany the benchmark for England

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Southgate

Germany and Brazil stay the measuring stick for England, supervisor Gareth Southgate said on Monday. Inviting the opportunity to test his group against the Germans in the Nations League on Tuesday. Southgate directed England to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals and an other participants finish in last year’s European Championship. A competition in which they … Read more

Belgian king, in shadow of colonial past, to visit DR Congo

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Belgium’s King Philippe visits the Democratic Republic of Congo. Visit comes two years after he expressed “deepest regrets” for the “wounds”. The visit comes in a context of violence in North Kivu, where the DRC accuses Rwanda.  Belgium King Philippe undertakes a historic visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, an area unjustly abused by … Read more

Belgium is first country to impose strict monkeypox quarantine as global cases rise

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Belgium

Belgium has become the first country to impose a strict 21-day quarantine for monkeypox patients as the disease, which is generally found in Africa, spreads around the world. Belgium’s health authorities implemented the measures on Friday, after the country reported its third instance of the virus. The country had four local cases as of Monday; … Read more

European court restores Catalan MEP’s immunity

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European

The European Court of Justice reinstated exiled former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and two of his allies’ parliamentary immunity on Tuesday, In a victory over Spanish authorities, Puigdemont and fellow MEPs Toni Comin and Clara Ponsati face prison in Spain for their roles in organizing a prohibited Catalan independence referendum, and the European Parliament stripped them … Read more

France, Germany, Belgium report first monkeypox cases

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France

France, Belgium, and Germany On Friday, became the first European and North American countries to record cases of monkeypox, a disease that is widespread in areas of Africa. Monkeypox was discovered in a 29-year-old male in the Ile-de-France area, which includes Paris, who had not recently returned from a place where the virus was active, according … Read more

15 European nations urge Israel to reverse plans for more settler homes

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European

Fifteen European countries urged Israel on Friday to abandon plans for tens of thousands more settlement houses in the West Bank, warning that they would “obstruct” long-term peace between Israelis and Palestinians. “The new housing units would constitute an additional obstacle to the two-state solution,” said the countries in a statement issued by their foreign … Read more

Every heatwave enhanced by climate change: experts

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All heatwaves today bear the unmistakable and measurable fingerprint of global warming, according to top experts on quantifying the impact of climate change on extreme weather, a They detailed in a state-of-the-science report that burning fossil fuels and destroying forests have released enough greenhouse gases into the atmosphere to increase the frequency and intensity of … Read more

Why is Europe Day celebrated?

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Every year on May 9, Europe Day marks the day on which the European Union is thought to have begun to take shape. It was also the day when French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman issued the momentous ‘Schuman statement,’ which aimed to make war between ancient foes France and Germany “not merely unthinkable, but materially … Read more

Ukraine war puts EU ‘at crossroads’ on anniversary

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Ukraine

The EU is transforming into a more robust global actor as it approaches its 50th anniversary on Monday, a shift accelerated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “(The) war in Ukraine is fundamentally challenging our European peace architecture,” European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen declared on Friday. That is visible in the EU’s evolution. What … Read more

Cocaine, meth at ‘record availability’ in EU: report

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EU

The market for cocaine and methamphetamine is growing in Europe, driven by record levels of trafficking and resulting in violence and health problems, according to an EU report released on Friday, For the fourth year in a row, the biggest amount of cocaine ever confiscated in the EU, Norway, and Turkey was 214.6 tonnes, according … Read more

Rovanpera shines in Rally of Croatia rain and fog

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Rovanpera

Kalle Rovanpera battled through rain and dense fog to guide the Rally of Croatia on Friday because the young Finn seems to keep his lead of the world championship. The 21-year-old Toyota driving force led after the day’s 8 stages with the Hyundai pair of Thierry Neuville of Belgium and 2019 global champion Ott Tanak of Estonia … Read more

Europe lashed by extreme weather as climate crisis grows

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Europe

Europe persevered record excessive climate in 2021, from the freshest day and the warmest summer to lethal wildfires and flooding, the European Union’s weather monitoring provider reported Friday. While Earth’s surface was nearly 1.2 levels Celsius warmer than pre-commercial degrees in recent years, Europe noticed a mean boom of extra than two ranges, a threshold … Read more

Accused accomplices of 2015 Paris attacks go on trial in Belgium

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In Belgium, a gang of 14 persons have been charged with being accomplices in the 2015 Paris terror attacks. The suspects are charged with giving lodging, money, and transportation to assailants who committed what has been labeled France’s greatest tragedy since World War II. The majority of the accused have also been charged with “participating … Read more

Russia removes diplomats from Belgium and Netherlands

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The Russian foreign ministry stated Tuesday that Russia has removed diplomats from the Netherlands and Belgium. The envoys were called to the ministry and informed they had two weeks to leave Russia. The Belgian foreign ministry reported that 15 Dutch diplomats have been deemed persona non grata and 12 Belgian diplomats have been removed. The … Read more

Russia retaliates against Europe with mass expulsions

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Russia

Russia stated Tuesday it become expelling diplomats from 3 European countries in retaliation for similar measures taken in opposition to Moscow’s envoys over the Kremlin’s navy operation in Ukraine. The Russian foreign ministry declared 15 diplomats from the Netherlands “persona non grata”, providing them weeks to go far. Moscow gave the identical cut-off date to the … Read more

Ferrero plant to shut over

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Earlier this week, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued a recall of certain Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs due to a salmonella risk. An investigation into hundreds of salmonella illnesses linked to Ferrero’s Kinder sweets has led to an order for the Italian confectionery firm to suspend production at its Belgian facility. As of Wednesday, 63 … Read more

Japan boss says nothing to fear from tough World Cup draw

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TOKYO: Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu says his team have nothing to fear and are aiming for at least the quarter-finals after being drawn in a tough World Cup group containing former champions Spain and Germany. Friday’s draw for the World Cup in Qatar later this year threw Japan into Group E along with heavyweights Spain … Read more

Pakistan, Belgium agree to enhance military relations

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BELGIUM: Pakistan and Belgium have agreed to further optimise military-to-military ties particularly in defence production, training, counter-terrorism and intelligence domains. An agreement to this effect reached during a meeting between Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Belgium Minister of Defence Ludivine Dedonder, Chief of Defence Admiral Michel Hofman, and Chief of Staff … Read more

Sri Lanka to grant on-arrival electronic visas for Indian tourists

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Sri Lanka

COLOMBO – The Sri Lankan government has decided to grant the on-arrival Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) facility to tourists from India to boost tourist arrivals this year, an official said on Monday. The official from the Sri Lanka tourism sector told Xinhua that this facility is already available for arrivals from some European countries including … Read more

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