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Furor over film capturing harassment on hidden camera in Belgium
World NowThe airing of the documentary, Femme de la Rue, ignited a firestorm last week in Belgium and France over the unwanted attention that many women report getting in the streets. The furor appears to be fueling real action: The Belgium interior minister... -
Europe's debt troubles deepen as investors flee bonds of Spain, Italy
Money & CompanyThe euro slumped further Tuesday and European stock markets slid again as fears continued to mount over the continent’s government-debt crisis. Ireland’s bailout by the European Union, in a deal formalized over the weekend, already is a distant... -
It Speaks to Me: Allan Sekula on 'Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889' at the Getty
Culture MonsterJames Ensor is often described by art historians as an artist who disdained the crowd or “mob.” But 10 years ago, Swedish critic Stefan Jonsson studied the context of the painting and turned that argument on its head. Ensor is...... -
Tennis-Brussels Open women's singles results
ReutersMay 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Brussels Open Women's Singles matches on Thursday Round 2 Jamie Hampton (U.S.) beat 5-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) 6-4 3-6 7-5Tags: Kirsten Flipkens
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31 arrested in $50-million diamond robbery at Brussels Airport
LONDON — Thirty-one people have been arrested in a three-country sweep tied to a spectacular $50-million diamond heist at a Belgian airport in February, officials said Wednesday. More than 250 officers with the Belgian federal police and the...Tags: France, Criminals, Swiss Confederation, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Belgium
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ROLLING STONES SERVE UP PRICEY LIVE PERFORMANCE BOX SET
If you’re one of the lucky few to score an $85 ticket to one of the Rolling Stones’ 50 and Counting tour shows, you might have enough money left to drop $750 on a new band box set. The Brussels Affair box set featured the band’s...
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1215 GMT, May 08
ReutersMay 8 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- MOSCOW/BEIRUT - Russia and the United States agreed to seek new peace talks with both sides to end Syria's civil war, but opposition leaders were sceptical on Wednesday of an initiative they fear might let...Tags: Politics, Manchester United F.C., France, Dmitry Medvedev, U.S. Department of Defense
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Police arrest 31 people over $50 mln Belgium diamond heist
ReutersBRUSSELS, May 8 (Reuters) - Police have arrested 31 people in Belgium, France and Switzerland over the heist of $50 million in diamonds from Brussels airport in February, Belgian prosecutors said on Wednesday. One suspect was arrested in France and eight...Tags: France, Swiss Confederation, Belgium, Prosecution, Theft
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Authorities arrest 31 in spectacular diamond heist
LONDON -- Authorities in three countries have arrested 31 people in connection with a spectacular diamond heist in February that saw robbers disguised as police steal an estimated $50 million worth of gemstones from a parked plane on a Belgian airport...
Tags: France, Criminals, Swiss Confederation, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Theft
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Thieves in Belgium make off with $50 million in diamonds
PARIS -- Heavily armed robbers disguised as police officers stole $50 million worth of diamonds in a spectacular raid at Brussels' international airport, authorities said Tuesday. Shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, two black cars with flashing blue lights...
Tags: France, Criminals, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Theft
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Perfect middle ground for a visit to Belgium
ANTWERP, Belgium — Why go to Antwerp when you can just as easily visit Brussels or Brugge? You go exactly because it isn't Brussels or Brugge. Antwerp has the elegance of the European Union capital without its grandiosity and the picturesque charm...Tags: Belgium, European Union
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Belgian chocolate, the art form
BRUSSELS, Belgium — In a shop just a few steps from this city's famed Grand Place, there's barely time to breathe as Svenja Schmitz serves a steady stream of customers. They're mostly locals with whom Schmitz converses in French or Flemish. But she...
Tags: Travel, Chocolates, Belgium, Albert II, Tourism and Leisure
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