Europe

Covid-19: What we do today will define tomorrow

OPINION Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu After every cataclysmic event, one tends to think that the world will never be the same. This time it is true that in certain ways the world must change. Global history is laden with such turning points almost all being painful. For years we have been warned […]

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Early off season for Musona

ZTN Reporter ZIMBABWE national soccer team captain Knowledge Musona will have an early off season break after a decision was made today to bring the Belgian Pro League to a premature end. Musona (29) is on loan at KAS Eupen from Anderlecht. In a statement the Pro League Board said […]

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Former Marseille president Diouf dies

Former Marseille president Pape Diouf has died aged 68 after contracting coronavirus, the club have announced. The Senegalese was president between 2005 and 2009 when Marseille finished second in Ligue 1 twice and reached two French Cup finals. They went on to win a first French league title in 18 […]

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Covid-19: Minister dies by suicide

ZTN Correspondent Finance Minister of Germany’s Hesse state, Thomas Schaefer, has died by suicide after becoming “deeply worried” about the economic impact of Coronavirus. Schaefer (54) is said to have been working “day and night” to help businesses deal with the impact. His body was found on Saturday. “We are […]

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Monaco Grand Prix cancelled, will NOT take place in 2020

The Monaco Grand Prix has been pulled from Formula One’s coronavirus-hit schedule in another blow to the sport’s bosses. The prestigious race has been ever-present on the calendar since 1955, but after its original date of 24 May was scrubbed off, race organisers confirmed their event would play no part […]

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Belarus plays on as world football shuts down due to virus

Almost all of Europe has suspended soccer games amid the coronavirus pandemic, but Belarus is just getting started. The crowd attending Energetik-BGU’s 3-1 win over former Champions League participant BATE Borisov on Thursday was modest — just 730 people — as Jasurbek Yakhshiboyev scored two goals on his league debut. […]

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European Union relaxes sanctions against Zimbabwe

ZTN reporter THE European Union has announced some concessions on sanctions the bloc imposed against Zimbabwe almost two decades ago. In a statement on Monday, the EU called for an “inclusive national dialogue” which it said was “key to finding structural and durable solutions to the challenges faced by Zimbabwe”. […]

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