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Armenia Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan resigns after antigovernment protests The move follows days of protests against him, who protesters accuse of clinging to power. Earlier on Monday, opposition leader Nikol Pashinian, who was detained for his role in the protests, was released. Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan stepped down on Monday amid widespread protests over his tenure, according to his official website. Protesters in the capital, Yerevan, accused him of holding on to power and demanded his resignation. "I got it wrong," Sargsyan said in a statement issued by his office. "In the current situation there are several solutions, but I wonʼt choose any of them. Itʼs not my style. I am quitting the countryʼs leadership and the post of prime minister of Armenia." Yerevan residents took to the streets to celebrate Sargsyanʼs departure. People hugged and kissed each other, and motorists honked their horns.
Yemen war: Houthi political leader killed in coalition air raid Saleh al-Samad, the acting head of the Houthi administration in northern Yemen, was killed last week in a Saudi-led coalition air raid. A rebel-run TV channel confirmed his death on Monday. The political leader of Yemenʼs Houthi rebel group, Saleh alSamad, was killed last week in an air strike carried out by Saudi Arabia-led coalition, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. Samad was second on the coalitionʼs most wanted list of Houthi leaders. His death is a major victory for the coalition forces, who have been fighting the Houthis since March 2015 to restore the internationally-recognized government to power.
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British royal Kate gives birth to third child Itʼs a boy!
The new addition to the royal family has arrived! Kate, Prince Williamʼs wife, gave birth to a baby boy, the coupleʼs third child. The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth. The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Williamʼs wife, gave birth to a baby boy on Monday, Kensington Palace said. Kate left hospital holding the baby in her arms, on Monday evening, alongside William, waving at hundreds of assembled well-wishers and journalists before heading back to their official London residence, Kensington Palace. Lifestyle Itʼs a boy! British royal Kate gives birth to third child The new addition to the royal family has arrived! Kate, Prince Williamʼs wife, gave birth to a baby boy, the coupleʼs third child. The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth. "Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well," a Royal statement said. "The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry and members of both families have been informed and are delighted with the news," it read. The new arrival places Prince Harry,
who will marry US actress Meghan Markle in May, to sixth place in the line of succession. Television crews, journalists and royal fans have set up camp outside the hospital for the "royal baby watch" since early April in anticipation of the arrival. In a mix of royal tradition and modernity, the birth will be announced with a notice placed on an easel at Buckingham Palace — and on royal social media accounts. Bets are open as for the name of the baby. The bookmaker William Hill quoted the following prices for possible names: 5/1 Albert5/1 James6/1 Phillip10/ Alexander Monday is St. Georgeʼs Day, Englandʼs national day, but the name is already taken by the babyʼs big brother. Like its older siblings, the babyʼs full title will be His Royal Highness, Prince, followed by several given names. The opposition Labour party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was one of the first to congratulate the royal couple.
Lesbos: Farright attack on migrants leaves several injured Police on Lesbos cleared the main port area on Monday following a clash between far-right extremists and migrants. While no longer a key transit point for entering Europe, the Greek island suffers severe over-crowding. A dozen people were injured and 100 arrested in skirmishes after members of a far-right group attacked Afghan migrants staging a sit-in protest in Lesbosʼ main town of Mytilene overnight, police said on Monday. Lesbos was a key gateway into Europe for almost a million migrants in 2015 and still suffers from severe overcrowding as the Greek government continues to grapple with solutions to the refugee influx.
Toronto: Truck runs over pedestrians Toronto police say at least 8 people are believed to have been struck by a white van in the North York district. Police have detained the driver of a van that ran over up to a dozen pedestrians in Canadaʼs largest city, Toronto, at 13.30 local time (19.30 UTC), local police said. No details of the personʼs gender, age or motive were given. The incident happened at the corner of Yonge Street and Finch Avenue East in the North York area some 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) north of the city center.
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Sweden and North Korea end talks ahead of possible Trump-Kim summit The Swedish and North Korean foreign ministers have wrapped up three days of talks on the security situation on the Korean peninsula. Have they cleared the way for a historic meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un? Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom and her North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho discussed the "opportunities and challenges for continued diplomatic efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict," Swedenʼs Foreign Ministry said Saturday. The ministry did not comment on whether thethree days of talksin Stockholm hadlaid any groundwork for a possible meetingbetween US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. "The main focus for the talks was the security situation on the Korean Peninsula," Wallstrom told reporters, adding that UN sanctions, nuclear weapons, and humanitarian concerns in North Korea were also on the agenda. Ri did not address the media during his visit.
Publisher slammed as Hitler appears in ʼgreat leadersʼ book The book "would bring tears of joy to neo-Nazis," a Jewish human rights organization has said. Adolf Hitler carries a certain fascination in some parts of the world that is largely untouched by his atrocities. Indian publisher Pegasus landed itself in hot water this week when it emerged that itʼs "Great Leaders" book for children included Adolf Hitler. Pictured alongside freedom fighters Mathama Gandhi and Nelson Mandela, the book chose Hitler as one of the "powerful world leaders who have dedicated their lives to the betterment of their countries and the people living in them." Also included in the book are current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, controversial Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former US President Barack Obama. "Dedicated to the betterment of countries and people? Adolf Hitler? This description would bring tears of joy to the Nazis and their racist neo-Nazi heirs," said Abraham Cooper of the Jewish human rights organization the Wiesenthal Center. "Placing Hitler alongside truly great political and humanitarian leaders is an abomination that is made worse as it targets young people with little or no knowledge of world history and ethics," Cooper said. 2
Franceʼs Mont SaintMichel evacuated after police threatened A search of the popular tourist location was then launched
French police evacuated the popular tourist destination of Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, after man was heard saying he wanted to kill police at the site. Police evacuated the historic fortified island of Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy on Sunday after a man threatened he would kill police at the popular tourist destination. According to the Ouest-France newspaper, the individual escaped before authorities arrived. "An individual has entered Mont Saint-Michel. He made fairly specific threats against the police in front of a coffee shop," the gendarmerie told broadcaster France Info. A local journalist posted unconfirmed images on Twitter of tourists being evacuated and armed police at the abbey. Police searched houses on
Donald Trump signs Taiwan Travel Act, drawing Chinaʼs ire US President Donald Trump has signed a law promoting official exchanges between the US and Taiwan. The move could further strain US-China ties. US President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation promoting contacts between Washington officials and their Taiwanese counterparts, angering China, which considers Taiwan as part of its territory. The Taiwan Travel Act will allow unrestricted two-way travel for officials from the United States and Taiwan, thus restoring direct official US contacts with the self-ruled is-
Canada to deploy troops, helicopters to Mali Canada will send troops and helicopters to Mali to join a UN peacekeeping mission there, Canadian media have reported. The helicopters are expected to replace a German contingent. Canada will soon take part in its first peacekeeping mission to Africa since Rwanda in 1994, sending peacekeepers, backed by helicopters, to join UN Blue Helmets in Mali before autumn, Canadian media reported late on Friday. The commitment comes amid pressure on Canada from Germany and the Netherlands to send peacekeepers, with the Canadian helicopters expected to replace a German contingent, CBC News said, citing a senior government official. The deployment would be for a planned 12 months, according to the report.
the island in the northern region of Normandy but were unable to find the individual who was heard uttering threats. Local officials said the site was "free of risk" and due to reopen. "All houses have been checked, all public and private venues were inspected by the police," police district prefect Jean-Marc Sabathe told the BFM news channel. "Iʼm almost certain that heʼs gone." Surrounded by water at high tide, Mont Saint-Michel attracts more than a million visitors a year to its abbey and other sites, making it the biggest tourist attraction in France outside Paris. land, which were cut in 1979 when Washington switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. The White House said the bill, which was passed unanimously by Congress, would go into effect on Saturday morning even without the presidentʼs signature. The United States still does not have formal ties with Taiwan, but is required by lawto help it with selfdefense.
Syria: Al-Qaida and IS increasingly lose territory to Assad With the exception of Idlib, Syriaʼs government has recovered control of most major cities from rebels and ter-
ror organizations. Are the "Islamic State" and al-Qaida being beaten out of Syria? With Syriaʼs civil war now in its eighth year, the "Islamic State" (IS) and al-Qaida — two of the most prominent terror organizations active in the fighting — are on the decline. DW takes a closer look at their roles in the conflict. IS drew international attention when it swept across Iraq and Syria in 2014, making Raqqa, Syria, its capital and taking control of Iraqʼs second-largest city, Mosul. In Syria, IS now only really controls some area near Iraqʼs border, as well as some parts of the countryside. The organization does not currently have a central headquarters. In October, the US military estimated that the group still had about 6,500 members. AlQaida operates most prominently as Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, a Salafist group that is concentrated near and in the major Syrian city of Idlib.
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Worldʼs oldest person, Nabi Tajima, dies in Japan aged 117 The worldʼs oldest person, who has died in Japan aged 117, was born five years before Japanʼs victory in the Russo-Japanese war, marking the start of the modern era in the country. Another Japanese woman takes her place. The 117-year-old Nabi Tajima died in hospital in the Japanese town of Kikai, in the Kagoshima prefecture on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japanʼs four main islands, on Saturday evening. Nabi Tajima moving to music at her care home. She had been in hospital since January. Tajimaʼs reign as the worldʼs oldest person lasted only seven months, after Jamaican Violet Brown died at the age of 117 and 189 days on September 15, 2017. Tajima was born on August 4, 1900 – during the Meiji era in Japan. She was said
Facebook bans Trump campaign data firm Cambridge Analytica The social media giant has accused the data analysis company of illegally obtaining user data. At the same time, a whistleblower has said that Cambridge Analytica illegally harvested data from 50 million users. Facebook announced on Saturday that it had suspended the data research firm Cambridge Analytica for holding onto dubiously obtained user data after assuring the social media firm that the information had been deleted. Cambridge Analytica has become well-known in political circles for its work on the election campaign of US President Donald Trump and for the pro-Brexit group Leave.eu. Facebook said it was also suspending the firmʼs parent company, Strategic Communications Laboratories (SCL). The incident revolves around an app put on the site in 2015 by Aleksandr Kogan, a professor at the University of Cambridge, that purported to be a personality test and psychological research tool. About 270,000 users downloaded it and shared their information with it, according to Facebook.
to have over 160 descendants, including great-great-great grandchildren. The Associated Press cited the US-based Gerontology Research Group saying another Japanese woman, the 116-year old Chiyo Yoshida, is now the worldʼs oldest person on its records. According to Japanʼs Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, there were 153 centenarians in Japan in 1963 when records were first kept. The figure rose to more than 10,000 in 1998, then to more than 30,000 in 2007, and to 54,397 in 2013.
Cuba without Castro — a new start in Havana?
It is an historic moment for Cuba: the end of the Castro era. But despite the change in power, people in the country are under no illusions that their problems will disappear, writes Yoani Sanchez. My mother was born under the Castro regime. So was I, and so was my son. At least three generations of Cubans have known the rule of two men with the same name: Cas-
tro. This monotony ends on April 19 with the announcement of a new president. Regardless of whether this means reform or continuity, a new leader for the country is an historic event. It is theend of the Castro erain Cuba. And yet, expectations among ordinary Cubans are muted in the runup to this unparalleled turning point in modern Cuban history.
European markets plunge at opening bell as stock market dip deepens Global markets continue to wobble precariously. European markets took a big hit as Tuesdayʼs trading began, following major losses across Asia and particularly in Japan. Wall Street fared no better on Monday. European markets opened on Tuesday awash with red, with the main benchmark indices all down around 3 percent followingWall Streetʼs Monday rout. Minutes after the bell to signal the start of trading, Germanyʼs DAX index dropped 3 percent to 12,308 points. It was a similar story in France and the UK, whose indices opened 3 and 2.5 percent lower respectively.
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Chinese migration brings social change to Italyʼs Alps Home to the largest concentration of Chinese residents in Europe, two mountain villages have become the unlikely setting of an integration experiment. Giulia Saudelli and Matteo Civillini report from northern Italy. At midday, the fog is so thick one can barely see the mountainside. From the vast space that opens out below, all one can hear are the Chinese workers busily hitting large slabs of stone with their chisels. The quarryʼs owner paces around them, making sure the precious material is handled with care. A few meters away a truck is ready to load the rough-cut stones, which, after a journey down a steep mountain road, will be delivered to the workshops in the tiny villages of Bagnolo Piemonte and Barge. This is the daily routine in the Infernotto Valley, in northern Italy, home to the largest Chinese community in terms of concentration in Europe. Since the early 1990s more than 1,300 of them have settled in this remote area, making up around 10 percent of the total population. The Chinese presence is so strong that Hu has now become the most common surname in Barge. Their arrival initiated what can be described as a 20-yearlong migration experiment, unintentionally providing a testing ground for integration policies in Italy and beyond. What brought them to this unlikely place is the Luserna stone. A pillar of the local economy, the ʼgrey goldʼ — as it is known locally — is a foliated rock featuring sheet-like layers of varying shades of color.
German metalworkers finally secure wage agreement Following weeks of bitter fighting, a wage agreement for the German metal and electrical industries has finally been struck. Employees were able to secure higher wages and more flexible working hours. A wage agreement was reached in the early hours on Tuesday in Germanyʼs metal and electrical industries. The powerful IG Metall union announced the deal initially covering workers in the southern German state of BadenWürttemberg, but expected to be eventually implemented for a total of 3.9 million workers in the sector nationwide. According to the deal, employeesare to receive a pay hike of 4.3 percent from April this year. Additionally, monthly one-off payments of €100 ($124) were agreed for January through March. Employers and trade union representatives also agreed on the possibility of workers reducing their hours from 35 to 28 hours per week for two years, should they need to look after children or care for older relatives. 4
Facebook rolls out new privacy policy under stricter EU rules Facebook users in Europe will soon be asked to adjust their privacy settings as the company seeks to comply with a new EU law. Despite the giving users more control over their data, thereʼs still a catch. Facebook announced on Wednesday that it will begin rolling out new privacy policies worldwide, starting with changes in Europe this week. The embattled social media giantʼs new privacy plan is being closely watched by regulators and privacy advocates to make sure it complies with the European Unionʼs new data privacy law, which comes into effect next month. Users will be asked to make choices about ads they receive on the site.They will review whether to share their political and religious beliefs as well as their
United Kingdom waits to see how the post-Brexit winds will blow The UK is the current world leader in offshore wind capacity. But with the country heading for the EU exit door, can the renewable energy boom last? Lying unpainted on its side, the greenish curve of a 75meter (246 feet) long wind turbine blade bears a passing resemblance to a whale. Itʼs twice the length of a blue whale but at 25 tons, is much lighter than the earthʼs largest creature. For employees at the state-ofthe-art Siemens Gamesa factory in the port city of Hull in northern England, another comparison is more apt. "Four bull elephants, thatʼs how we equate it," said Alison Maxwell, the head of communications at the facility. Siemensʼ £160 million ($223 million/182 million euros) plant has manufactured these great fiberglass beasts for wind farms in Britain since it opened at the end of 2016 in the economically deprived city. And itʼs a good time to be in business.
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Nissan, Dongfeng to invest heavily in e-cars in China Together with its joint venture on the ground, Japanese automaker Nissan is to make a multi-billiondollar investment in the production of e-cars in China. Beijingʼs e-car quota system goes into effect next year. Japanese carmaker Nissan and its Chinese joint venture partner Dongfeng Motor Company announced Monday they would invest $9.5 billion (€7.6 billion) in China to increase annual sales by 1 million vehicles andboost the production of electric cars. The move came as China was rolling out new regulations to limit gas vehicles in a bid to reduce air pollution across the Asian nation. Authorities in Beijing will implement a complex quota system as of 2019, requiring carmakers to produce a minimum number of electric vehicles. They are also looking at plans to completely ban fossil fuel cars at a date that has yet to be decided.
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relationship status on their profiles.Adults will be able to either opt in or out of facial recognition technology.Facial recognition will not be permitted for anyone under the age of 18.Facebook will limit content shown to users between the ages of 13 and 15 unless they get parental permission. What is staying the same? People will not be given the option to opt out of targeted ads. They will ostensibly be better able to control what information is shared with third parties, but wonʼt completely be able to get out of the ads.
IMF seeks to crack down on corruption, World Bank boosts lending capacity
The IMF is calling on wealthier countries to limit potential safe havens for dirty money. Meanwhile, the World Bank has approved a large increase in lending capacity. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced new guidelines Sunday aimed at systematically addressing corruption and its impact on economic growth in all 189 of its member states. The announcement came at the IMFʼs and World Bankʼs spring meeting in Washington. The new policy also addresses how wealthy countries contribute to corruption in developing nations by failing to prevent bribery and money laundering and by allowing anonymous corporate ownership. "We know that corruption hurts the poor, hinders economic opportunity and social mobility, undermines trust in institutions and causes social cohesion to unravel," IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde wrote in a lengthy statement.
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Amazon reef is huge — and under threat from Total oil drilling A reef at the mouth of the Amazon is almost six times larger than initial reports
A reef at the mouth of the Amazon is almost six times larger than initial reports, scientists say — meaning the recently discovered site is threatened by proposed oil drilling. Researchers in Brazil have determined that the reef in the Amazon River delta,first discovered in 2016, is much larger than initially thought. And that means the reef extends right into areas where French company Total plans to drill for oil. "We found reefs in the shallowest part of the blocks where they want to extract oil," Ronaldo Francini-Filho, a researcher at the Federal University of Paraiba (UFPA), told DW. He is taking part in an expedition backed by Greenpeace off the north coast of Brazil in the Foz do Amazonas
basin. "There is an area of oil here that is on top of the reef areas. We cannot fail to consider this." Total, which has applied for a license to drill at the mouth of the river off the Atlantic coast, is waiting for the goahead from IBAMA, the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources. But Greenpeace has said these new findings invalidate Totalʼs environmental impact assessment, which is based on the reef being located at least 8 kilometers (around 5 miles) from any drilling site.
Russian accused of running spam network extradited to US Suspected Russian hacker Pyotr Levashov pleaded not guilty before a US judge after being extradited from Spain. Prosecutors claim he ran a massive computer network that sent out spam and installed malicious software. Spanish authorities have extradited to the US a Russian man suspected of carrying out cybercrimes using bulk spam emails and malicious software, US officials announced Friday. Pyotr Levashov, a 37-year-old from St. Petersburg, pleaded not guilty to the charges of wire and email fraud, hacking, identity theft and conspiracy after appearing before a federal judge in the US state of Connecticut. He re-
mains in detention. Levashov was arrested in Aprilwhile vacationing with his family in Barcelona. In October, Spainʼs National Court granted the US extradition request, rejecting a counter-extradition request from Russia. US prosecutors say Levashov ran the sprawling Kelihos botnet — a network involving up to 100,000 infected computers that sent spam emails, harvested usersʼ logins and installed malicious software that intercepted bank account passwords. According to the indictment, the network generated and distributed more than 2,500 spam emails a day and allegedly victimized thousands of people in the US.
German university hospital defends auto firmsʼ nitrogen dioxide test ethics No experiments on animals or humans can take place in Germany without a go from an authorized ethics committee. Dr. Thomas Kraus from Aachen University Hospital says this was the case in the most recent NO2 scandal. The European Research Group on Environment and Health in the Transport Sector (EUGT) "did not impinge in any way on the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) research it commissioned Aachen University Hospital to do," Professor Thomas Kraus from the hospital told the German press agency DPA on Monday. The EUGT is a now defunct organization that was funded by German carmakers Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW plus partsmaker Bosch, thus raising questions of possible conflicts of interest. In 2013, 25 healthy volunteers were exposed to NO2 pollution for three hours, Kraus said.
Sakura celebrations paint Budapest pink
Spring is now in full swing and Budapest is swathed in pink with all the lovely cherry trees in bloom. At this time of the year, the sprawling 200-year-old ELTE Botanical Garden attracts crowds for picnics. People gather on the grass with blankets to celebrate the Hanami, a traditional Japanese custom when the flowering cherry trees create colorful scenery. On Saturday and Sunday, this alfresco extravaganza is complete with Asian-inspired activities and attractions, concerts, martial arts and board games. Every year, there are only two weekends when picnics on the grass are allowed in the park.
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The 25th Titanic Film Festival begins in Budapest Hungary’s most popular international film festival, the Titanic, is taking place for the 25th time in Budapest, between April 4th and 13th. Titanic specializes in films from all around the world that are not, or not yet, distributed in Hungary, balancing arthouse with mainstream. Altogether 47 features from 34 countries will be screened, with original audio and in the most cases English subtitles, at arthouse film theaters and eminent event venues citywide. Opening the festival will be Wes Andersons’s “Isle of Dogs”, a stopmotion animated comedy which won the Best Director Silver Bear at the Berlinale. Altogether nine films are competing for the prestigious main prize at the Titanic, the “Breaking Waves Award”. Seven venues – the Uránia National Film Theater, the Toldi Cinema, the PopUp Cinema at the Ódry Színpad, the Kino Cinema, the French Institute, the Art+ Cinema and the Magvető Café – screen films during the festival between April 4th and 13th. The selection is truly colourful this year; with the festival placing special focus on Iceland, film lovers can enjoy several features from the land of ice and fire.
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Klose the latest addition to Bayern Munichʼs old boys club
Niko Kovac wonʼt be the only former Bayern Munich player returning to the club in the off season. According to reports in Germany, Miroslav Klose will leave Germanyʼs national team set up to coach Bayernʼs under 17s. Klose, the all-time top scorer at World Cup finals with 16 goals, retired from playing in 2016 and joined Joachim Löwʼs coaching staff with the national team almost immediately after. According to several sources in Germany, the 39-year-old will now take on Bayern under-17s after the World Cup. Bayernʼs sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic is confident the deal is done. "We are in good talks. We will get it done. Miro is a great lad, everyone knows that. He is a global star," he said on Tuesday.
Lance Armstrong settles $100 million lawsuit with US government
The disgraced cyclist will pay $5 million to settle claims that he defrauded the US government when he cheated while riding under the Postal Service banner. His former teammate will pocket up to 25 percent of the amount. Lance Armstrong has agreed to pay $5 million (€4 million) to settle a lawsuit with the US government thatsought around $100 million in damages from the cyclist. The lawsuit claimed that Armstrong, who was stripped of his record seven Tour de France victories afteradmitting he used performance-enhancing drugs,committed fraud against the US government when he cheated while the Postal Service spent millions sponsoring his team. 6
Autopsy confirms Michael Goolaerts died of heart attack An autopsy carried out on the body of Michael Goolaerts has confirmed that the Belgian rider died of cardiac arrest. He suffered the heart attack and fell off his bike during a race on the weekend. Remy Schwartz, the state prosecutor for the northern French commune of Cambrai said the autopsy following Michael Goolaertsʼ death on Sunday, confirmed that the Belgian had died of cardiac arrest, as had been widely speculated. "The autopsy confirms the previous hypothesis that death was due to a heart attack and not a crash," Schwartz told the AFP news agency on Wednesday. "He suffered an attack while racing. His heart stopped, and thatʼs why he crashed." The 23-yearoldGoolaerts crashed in the early stages of the Paris-Roubaix oneday classicand shortly afterwards he was found unconscious and not breathing along the side of the road. He was rushed to a hospital in Lille, but the Verandaʼs Willems team rider was pronounced dead late on Sunday. Toxicology and other tests are now to be conducted on his body in an effort to determine an exact cause of the heart attack. The results of these may not be known for several weeks.
Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announces June comeback Boxing:
Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is about to get back in the ring. The 29-year-old Briton will box again in June against an unnamed opponent, with his long-term sights set on Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. Tyson Fury is to make his comeback for a first fight in two-and-a-half years in Manchester on June 9, with his opponent still to be named, promoter Frank Warren announced on Thursday. The 29-year-old Briton, who has not fought since apoints win against Wladimir Klitschkoin November 2015 to become the then undisputed heavyweight world champion, wascleared to fight again in Decemberby UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) after accepting a back-
dated two-year ban for testing positive for the banned steroid Nandrolone. "I canʼt wait to get in there and prove I am the best, even after all this time out," said Fury. Fury and his cousin and fellow heavyweight Hughie Fury, 23, tested positive in February 2015. However, they were not charged by UKAD until June 2016, by which time Fury had beaten Klitschko. Both fighters blamed the result on eating wild boar.
Arsenalʼs Arsene Wenger to quit at end of season The longtime manager of English Premier League club Arsenal has announced that he is to step down at the end of this season. Arsene Wenger has been with the Gunners for more than two decades. Arsene Wenger announced his departure from the London club in a statement posted on Arsenalʼs website on Friday. "After careful consideration and following discussions with the club, I feel it is the right time for me to step down at the end of the season," the 68-year-old Frenchman said. "I am grateful for having had the privi-
lege to serve the club for so many memorable years. I managed the club with full commitment and integrity." Majority owner Stan Kroenke was full of praise for Wenger, who moved to the club from Nagoya Grampus Eight of the J-League in the summer of 1996. Sports Arsenalʼs Arsene Wenger to quit at end of season The longtime manager of English Premier League club Arsenal has announced that he is to step down at the end of this season. Arsene Wenger has been with the Gunners for more than two decades.