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CYCLING
Doping sentence tarnishes career of former champ Museeuw
Johan Museeuw, considered the best one-day cyclist of recent times, has been sentenced to a ten month suspended jail term and a fine - along with three other former Belgian riders - for his involvement in a 2003 doping scandal.
BANKING CRISIS
Belgium to appeal court ruling on Fortis deal freeze
The Belgian government has decided to appeal against a court ruling that enabled a group of Fortis shareholders to halt the breakup of the beleaguered Benelux bank and its partial sale to French rival BNP Paribas.
EUROZOOMING
Will exemptions make climate deal an empty shell?
Sarkozy may have secured an agreement from the EU on how to tackle climate change, but there are concerns the deal may have limited effect as each country seeks concessions. Belgium, for one, is looking to protect its petrochemical industry.
TERRORISM
Belgian police arrest al Qaeda terror suspects
Belgian police have arrested 14 suspected Al Qaeda members, as EU leaders gather in Brussels for a two-day summit. Police say one suspect was preparing for a suicide attack, although it remains unclear where it was to be carried out.
ATHLETICS
Belgium's sole Olympic gold medallist calls it a day
Tia Hellebaut, Belgium's only gold medallist at the Beijing Olympics, shocked her country by announcing her retirement from athletics. The 30-year-old high jump champion said she was expecting a baby.
AUCTION
Tintin author's nephew to auction private correspondence
The nephew of 'Herge', author of the comic-book boy reporter Tintin, will auction off some of his uncle's sketches, photos and letters in Paris on Friday, a Belgian newspaper has reported.
BELGIUM - FINANCIAL CRISIS
Belgium pumps 3.5 billion into KBC bank
After Fortis and Dexia, KBC became the latest Belgian bank to get its capital shored up by the state which pumped 3.5 billion euros into the banking group.
BELGIUM - FINANCIAL CRISIS
Another bank wants Belgian state help
KBC, Belgium's only major bank not to have asked for financial help in the credit crisis so far, is hoping to receive 3,5 billion euros in state aid, according to Belgium media. Negociations are expect to last the whole week-end.
FOOTBALL - BELGIUM
Standard Liege contemplate joining French league
Luciano D'Onofrio, president of the Belgian title holders Stardard Liege, said he would try to join the French football league if Belgium's Flemish clubs decide to form a breakaway faction.
BELGIUM
Nationwide strike against rising living costs
Thousands of workers across Belgium went on strike against rising living costs. Brussels was affected by the work stoppage, with international train services halted and government offices closed.
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