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Belgium: 100 cars crash in fog; at least 1 dead

Belgium: 100 cars crash in fog; at least 1 dead

Dec 03, – Medical workers were working to free injured passengers from the twisted metal of their vehicles hours after the crash, and the fog is making the emergency rescue by helicopter impossible. The provincial governor, Carl Decaluwe, said one person had died, and that among the 54 injured, five were in life-threatening condition, 11 […]

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France, Germany demand talks with US to settle spying rules

France, Germany demand talks with US to settle spying rules

Oct 25, – France and Germany pushed on Friday for Washington to agree rules for the spy game after damaging revelations the United States tapped German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone, the European Union said. Leaders “took note of the intention of France and Germany to seek bilateral talks with the US”, EU President Herman […]

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Belgian plane crash leaves 11 dead

Belgian plane crash leaves 11 dead

Oct 19, – A plane carrying parachutists for a skydiving trip crashed in southern Belgium on Saturday, killing all 11 people aboard, officials said. Minutes after the aircraft took off from a small airfield near the city of Namur, witnesses saw part of a wing break off, sending the plane into a spiraling nosedive and […]

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In a glittering finale Denmark wins Eurovision 2013

In a glittering finale Denmark wins Eurovision 2013

May 19, AP – Twenty-six countries battled it out in the 58th Eurovision Song Contest finale, held on Saturday in Malmö, in southern Sweden. Ahead of the competition, bookmakers had tipped Denmark would take out the competition comfortably. 20-year-old Emmelie De Forest won with her song “Only Teardrops”. Denmark has won Eurovision 2013 in a […]

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Freight train transporting highly toxic tanks of chemicals derails in Belgium

Freight train transporting highly toxic tanks of chemicals derails in Belgium

May 5, AP – Jan Briers, governor of eastern Flanders, told the Belga news agency that a fire broke out after the derailment, which occurred between the town of Schellebelle and Wetteren around 2:00 a.m. (0000 GMT) on Saturday. At least one person has died and 14 others were injured when a freight train transporting […]

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