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Belgium returns Congo independence hero’s tooth to family

YoopyaJun 20, 2022April 8, 20230

Belgian authorities on Monday returned a gold-capped tooth belonging to the slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba, as the former colonial power continues to confront

Mariah Carey cancels show in Brussels amid safety concerns

YoopyaMar 29, 2016June 11, 20230

U.S. pop star Mariah Carey said on Friday that she was canceling a tour stop in Brussels amid safety concerns following attacks this week that

Belgian death toll hits 35: police hunt airport suspect

YoopyaMar 29, 2016July 2, 20230

Belgian authorities announced Monday that the number of victims from last week’s airport and subway suicide bombings rose to 35 and three more people swept

World news: Obama, top European allies conferring on Ukraine

YoopyaJun 5, 2014July 16, 20230

BRUSSELS (AP) — President Barack Obama is consulting with two of his most important European allies — Britain and France — as they navigate shifting

Europe: Belgium destroys ivory stockpile, warns smugglers

YoopyaApr 9, 2014September 7, 20230

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities have destroyed over 1,500 kilos (3,300 pounds) of ivory that had been seized by customs over the past three decades

Belgian museum shows travel could be life or death

YoopyaSep 28, 2013April 3, 20240

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — In today’s world of cruise ship travel, it is easy to forget how life-changing boarding a steamer once was. When young

Philippe becomes Belgium’s 7th king after his father Albert abdicates

YoopyaJul 21, 20130

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgians shouted “Long live the king” Sunday to welcome their new monarch to the throne on a sunny national holiday. But several

EU aid shows rare drop as austerity bites: report

YoopyaJun 25, 20120

LONDON (Reuters) – Aid flows from the European Union dropped last year for the first time in almost a decade as the euro zone crisis