Tag: Belgium
German railway: Floods caused $1.5 billion damage to network
BERLIN — Germany's national railway operator estimated on Friday that last week's flooding caused damage worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) to its network,...
Belgian flood tragedy makes for subdued national day
BRUSSELS — The floods tragedy which left at least 31 dead in Belgium combined with the year-long COVID-19 pandemic is making for a subdued...
Belgian govt announces breakthrough in migrant hunger strike
BRUSSELS — The Belgian government announced a breakthrough Wednesday that it hoped would end a hunger strike by several hundred migrants seeking to collectively...
In flood-hit German town, a priest struggles to give comfort
AHRWEILER, Germany — The Rev. Joerg Meyrer steels himself before making his way through the stinking piles of mud-caked debris that permeate this once-beautiful...
Belgium holds day of mourning in wake of deadly flooding
BRUSSELS — Belgium held a day of mourning Tuesday for the victims of last week’s devastating floods, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her...
An Olympics like no other, Tokyo perseveres to host Games
TOKYO — It's an Olympics like no other — and the Tokyo Games are surely that — but this is an event that has...
Medal predictions for events at the Tokyo Olympics
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UN experts alarmed by migrants’ hunger strike in Brussels
BRUSSELS — Two United Nations representatives urged Belgian authorities Monday to offer temporary residence permits to several hundred migrants who are on a hunger...
What pairs with beetle? Startups seek to make bugs tasty
LONDON — Tiziana Di Costanzo makes pizza dough from scratch, mixing together flour, yeast, a pinch of salt, a dash of olive oil and...
Hungary PM calls EU leaders ‘colonialists’ in LGBT law feud
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday accused European leaders of acting like “colonialists" in their criticism of a controversial law...