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Belgian prison loses key to 180 cells
Staff have been quietly on the lookout for the prison chaplain’s keys since last Thursday, one being a pass-key to 180 cells and another to the doors separating the jail’s 20 sections. bertb news feed
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DutchNews.nl – High-speed Thalys train caught up in Belgian strike.
A high-speed Thalys train from Amsterdam, carrying over 300 people, was stranded at Brussels North station because of a railway strike on Wednesday morning. WT news feed
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‘Tintin in the Congo’ not racist, Belgian court rules
A Brussels court has rejected a legal bid to ban “Tintin in the Congo”, the second adventure of Belgian writer Hergé’s globe-trotting boy reporter. Black associations in the country claimed the book...
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Belgian minister urges car show models to cover up.
The bodywork of the latest models on display at the Brussels Auto Show has caused a storm in Belgian politics. The country’s Minister of Equal Opportunities has written a letter to organisers urging...
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Belgian chocolate stamp has it licked
“We have added a chocolate taste to the glue of the stamps… which you can taste when you lick it,” the Belgian postal service said. bertb news feed
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EU court condemns Belgian Flanders for language bias.
The European Court of Justice has handed down a judgement against the Belgian Flemish community for infringing EU freedom of movement by only drafting workers’ contracts in Dutch. WT news feed
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Central databank for all Belgian bank accounts soon?
The project that would involve a central databank operated by Belgium’s central bank, the privately owned NBB. The Belgian authorities would be given access to the databank and as a result would be...
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Which Countries are Supplying Syrian Rebels with Belgian FAL Rifles?
Serial numbers suggest these riffles are not coming from Libya, but they may be traced back to old NATO stockpiles. This could become a big PR problem for NATO. bertb news feed
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Belgian PM’s personal emails hacked and sent to newspaper.
Hackers have sent emails from Belgium’s Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo’s personal account to De Morgen newspaper, the daily said on Friday. WT news feed
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Belgian chocolates and the trade spat souring EU-China relations
Could it be coincidence that the latest trashing of the national delicacy comes as the EU pursues import tariffs on Chinese solar panels? bertb news feed
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