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June 05, 2024

Irreconcilable Differences

A few years ago, Belgium famously had no elected government for more than 600 days, as politicians negotiated a coalition agreement. Now, reflecting that history of instability, Belgians are seriously discussing splitting the country into Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north and French-speaking Wallonia in the south. “We...

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July 27, 2023

Closing a Chapter

A Belgian court convicted eight men in connection to the 2016 terrorist attacks that rocked the country’s capital, killing 35 people and injuring hundreds, the Wall Street Journal reported. In March 2016, two separate suicide bombings took place in Brussels, at the international airport and at...

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June 21, 2023

Contextual Legacies

History has been stirring passion in Belgium as the country prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2030. When authorities announced they would spiff up the triumphal arch in the Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels – a monument built in 1880 to commemorate the European country’s...

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May 24, 2022

Brace, Brace

Belgium became the first country to introduce quarantine measures for monkeypox patients amid concerns that the disease is spreading across the globe, CNBC reported Monday. Belgian health authorities ordered a 21-day quarantine after the country reported its third case of the virus. As of Monday, Belgium...

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