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2020 Worst Year In History -Read What Happened In 536 AD

2020 Worst Year In History? Read What Happened In 536 AD

July 12, 2020 12:01 pm

2020 has already been immortalised. It is a year that nobody will forget. However, when speaking of the worst year recorded in human history there are many to choose from:

The year 1349 saw the Black Death kill half the population of Europe.

In 1520 smallpox ravaged the Americas and killed between 60 and 90 percent of the continents’ original inhabitants.

In 1918 the Spanish Flu led to the deaths of over 50 million people.

The rise of Hitler in 1933 is often claimed to be the turning point in modern history.

However, many scholars, are unanimous in their choice. …

Fears mount over migrants dying 'out of sight' in Mediterranean

Fears Mount Over Migrants Dying In The Mediterranean

May 15, 2020 3:43 pm

More and more migrants are crossing, Europe is closing its ports and no humanitarian ships are carrying out rescues. As the coronavirus pandemic dominates headlines, activists fear the Mediterranean is the scene of an overlooked “tragedy”.

A handful of migrant landings have taken place in recent weeks, including 79 people who arrived last weekend in Italy — a country under fire even before the outbreak for refusing to allow private vessels carrying migrants to dock.

International organisations and NGOs say the situation is bleak, as all rescue operations were ceased as of last week.

“If there is no help at …

Leagues Across Europe Ready To Play Behind Closed Doors

Leagues Across Europe Ready To Play Behind Closed Doors

April 20, 2020 2:48 pm
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin on Monday disclosed that leagues across Europe were ready to return to action behind closed doors in a bid to limit the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Football leagues have been suspended since mid-March due to the pandemic which has claimed more than 100,000 lives throughout the continent.

But the head of European football believes that playing would be an important step towards a return to normal life and avoid heavy financial losses for leagues.

“I believe there are options that can allow us to restart cup championships and to complete them,” Ceferin said in …

Premier League Stars In Firing Line Over Taking Pay Cut

Premier League Stars In Firing Line Over Taking Pay Cut

April 3, 2020 6:41 pm

Highly-paid Premier League players are coming under pressure to follow the example of some of their fellow professionals at the biggest clubs in Europe and take a cut in salary during the coronavirus pandemic.

Leading politicians have weighed in while discussions are ongoing between the Premier League, Football League and the players’ union over the highly-charged issue.

Some observers fear that if the standoff continues much longer, it could cause damage to the brand of the Premier League, Europe’s wealthiest league.

Premier League club chairmen are likely on Friday to push back further the date for a resumption of the …

Europe Mulls Finishing Football Season At End Of Year

Europe Mulls Finishing Football Season At End Of Year

March 28, 2020 6:02 pm

Europe’s football bosses have not given up hope of finishing this pandemic-hit season — even if it might have to be done at the start of the next one.

The novel coronavirus has created an existential challenge to the world’s most widely played and watched sport.

Europe’s football leagues are the planet’s richest and can afford to pay the most money to the biggest stars.

But that system could come crumbling down quickly if there is nothing to show on TV.

Cristian Ronaldo has not had a chance to celebrate goals for Juventus for nearly three weeks because Italy’s Serie …

Nearly One Billion People Confined To Homes Globally

Nearly One Billion People Confined To Homes Globally

March 21, 2020 9:58 am

Close to one billion people worldwide were confined to their homes on Saturday as the global coronavirus death toll shot past 11,000 and US states rolled out lockdown measures already imposed across swathes of Europe.

The pandemic has completely upended lives across the planet, restricting movement, shutting schools and forcing millions to work from home.

While President Donald Trump insisted the United States was “winning” the war against the virus, individual states dramatically ramped up restrictions, with New York and Illinois joining California in ordering residents to stay home.

 

The virus death toll surged past 11,000 worldwide, with 4,000 alone

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UEFA Gives Nod To Partial Fan Return For Super Cup

Fate Of Euro 2020 To Be Determined, UEFA Set For Meeting

March 16, 2020 4:48 pm

Euro 2020 could be postponed by up to a year, with all the sporting and financial consequences that would entail, when UEFA holds a crisis meeting on Tuesday as Europe battles the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

European football’s governing body will hold a videoconference with representatives from all 55 member associations as well as from clubs and players bodies. UEFA will then hold an executive committee meeting at 1400 (1300 GMT) at their Swiss headquarters.

The future of the European Championship, due to take place for the first time in a dozen different cities spread across the continent from June 12 …

How Premier League Stars Keep Busy During Shutdown

How Premier League Stars Keep Busy During Shutdown

March 15, 2020 5:30 pm

The Premier League has postponed all matches until at least April 3 as the coronavirus wreaks havoc with the sporting schedule across Europe.

That has left the league’s players and clubs at a loose end, so AFP Sport looked at what some of them have been getting up to:

Read Also: Japan’s Abe Pledges Olympics To Go Ahead Despite Virus

Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi has been keeping himself in good shape — and virus-free — in case the season can resume any time soon.

The German, whose manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for the virus on Thursday, posted a video

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Trump Defends Ban On Travel From Europe As Virus Worsens

Trump Defends Ban On Travel From Europe As Virus Worsens

March 12, 2020 4:31 pm

US President Donald Trump defended Thursday his decision to impose a 30-day ban on travel from mainland Europe over the coronavirus pandemic that sent markets into a tailspin and sparked panic among stranded travellers.

The US leader doubled down on his shock move as the number of cases and fatalities surged in Europe, prompting governments to roll out even tighter restrictions on travel and public gatherings.

The virus, which first emerged in China in December, has quickly spread across the continent even as cases in Asia have levelled out in recent days.

China even claimed “the peak” of the epidemic …

Klopp Unsure Games Behind Closed Doors Is The Best Option

Klopp Unsure Games Behind Closed Doors Is The Best Option

March 10, 2020 5:51 pm

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp accepted “some things are more important than football” but is unsure whether the closure of stadiums across Europe will help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Klopp’s side will host Atletico Madrid in a crucial Champions League last 16, second leg on Wednesday in front of a capacity crowd of over 50,000.

No restrictions have been placed on matches played in the United Kingdom, but nearly 3,000 Atletico fans are expected to travel for the game.

La Liga announced on Tuesday that all matches in Spain will be played behind closed doors for the next two weeks.…

Ancelotti Wants Everton To Aim For Europe

December 22, 2019 4:25 pm

Carlo Ancelotti has set his sights on taking Everton back into European competition after the Italian was appointed manager of “one of the greatest clubs in England”.

Saturday saw the Merseyside team announce that Ancelotti had become their new permanent manager on a four-and-a-half year contract.

The 60-year-old then watched from the stands at Goodison Park as Everton played out a goalless draw with Arsenal, who have appointed former Toffees favourite Mikel Arteta as their new manager.

“I’m excited to be here at one of the greatest clubs in England,” Ancelotti told the club’s in-house TV channel in his first …

US Congress Approves Russia-Europe Gas Pipeline Sanctions

December 18, 2019 3:26 pm

The US Senate voted Tuesday to slap sanctions on companies working on Russia’s Nord Stream pipeline, sending a bill to President Donald Trump that is sure to antagonize European nations counting on the project’s natural gas.

The measure, inserted into a huge annual defense spending bill, passed 86 to eight after easily clearing the House of Representatives last week.

It aims to halt further construction of the $10.6 billion pipeline being built under the Baltic Sea and is set to double shipments of Russian natural gas to Germany.

The German-Russian Chamber of Commerce said last week the pipeline was important …

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