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- British intelligence hacked Belgacom then sabotaged investigation http://www.brusselstimes.com/business/technology/12931/british-intelligence-hacked-belgacom-then-sabotaged-investigation 127 comments
- Controlled blackouts: France braces for winter electricity shortage https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium-news/274261/controlled-blackouts-france-braces-for-winter-electricity-shortage 49 comments europe
- Spain to send state of the art tanks to Ukrainian army https://www.brusselstimes.com/world-all-news/233779/spain-to-send-state-of-the-art-tanks-to-ukrainian-army 9 comments upliftingnews
- ‘Not cuddly creatures’: Wolves in Europe divide public opinion https://www.brusselstimes.com/201231/not-cuddly-creatures-wolves-in-europe-divide-public-opinion 12 comments europe
- Romania’s Constitutional Court rejects primacy of European law https://www.brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/199239/romanias-constitutional-court-rejects-primacy-of-european-law 327 comments europe
- Flights cancelled as Brussels Airlines goes on strike https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/198501/flights-cancelled-as-brussels-airlines-goes-on-strike 12 comments worldnews
- Noam Chomsky, Ken Loach, Peter Gabriel and others call out Belgian government while 475 hunger strikers are on the brink of dying in Brussels https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-all-news/177504/100-artists-and-thinkers-take-up-the-cause-of-hunger-strikers/ 16 comments worldnews
- Europe appeals to the US to 'open the market' for vaccines https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/eu-affairs/168726/europe-appeals-to-the-us-to-open-the-market-for-vaccines/ 59 comments worldnews
- Massive fire reduces hundreds of hectares of nature reserve to ash in Belgium (Antwerp province) https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-all-news/166239/massive-fire-reduces-hundreds-of-hectares-of-nature-reserve-to-ash-in-antwerp-province/ 6 comments worldnews
- AstraZeneca vaccine renamed 'Vaxzevria' [in the EU] https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/eu-affairs/162559/astrazeneca-vaccine-now-renamed-as-vaxzevria-ema-european-eu-uk-swedish-lakemedelsverket/ 14 comments europe
- Jehovah's Witnesses given €12,000 fine for incitement to hatred against ex-members https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-all-news/160238/jehovahs-witnesses-given-e12000-fine-for-incitement-to-hatred-against-ex-members-ghent-correctional-court-unia-shunning-policy/ 898 comments worldnews
- EU needs its own Union army for its diplomacy to work https://www.brusselstimes.com/opinion/155247/eu-needs-its-own-union-army-for-its-diplomacy-to-work/ 61 comments europe
- Jane Goodall among over 140 scientists calling on EU to end cages in farming https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/eu-affairs/156315/jane-goodall-among-over-140-scientists-calling-on-eu-to-end-cages-in-farming/ 70 comments europe
- European Space Agency seeks new (female) astronauts https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/world-all-news/155192/european-space-agency-seeks-new-female-astronauts-esa-iss-frank-de-winne-candidature/ 8 comments worldnews
- Belgian brand pulls ‘simp’ sweater after social media backlash https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/154176/belgian-brand-pulls-simp-sweater-after-social-media-backlash-jbc-slang-mocked-online-instagram/ 4 comments nottheonion
- Trainee coronavirus sniffer dogs will graduate in February https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-all-news/150589/trainee-coronavirus-sniffer-dogs-will-graduate-in-february/ 13 comments worldnews
- Belgian bar owner founds religion to bypass lockdown rules https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/145544/belgian-bar-owner-founds-religion-to-bypass-lockdown-rules-religious-services-jewish-community-bars-cafe-crayon-ostend-hospitality-industry/ 33 comments nottheonion
- Dutch doctors warn of rise in avocado-related injuries https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/144797/dutch-doctors-warn-of-rise-in-avocado-related-injuries-plastic-surgery-stoning-nerve-damage-pitting-knife-california-avocado-commission-best-practice/ 73 comments nottheonion
- Police shut down sex party with 25 attendees in Brussels, including a MEP and Diplomats https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/143352/police-shut-down-sex-party-with-25-attendees-in-brussels-lockdown-coronavirus-measures-mep-european-parliament-drugs-rue-des-pierres-fined/ 262 comments europe
- Thousands of Flemish (far right) protesters flock to Brussels to voice their concerns against the current government formation attempt. https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/133042/not-my-government-hundreds-of-vlaams-belang-supporters-flock-to-brussels/ 18 comments europe
- Cold blooded group murder of man by police in Belgium. Every statement by the police was debunked by witnesses as the man had done nothing wrong. One officer made a hitler salute when the man died. (COVER UP) https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-all-news/129457/fatal-charleroi-arrest-minister-maintains-that-he-was-not-familiar-with-footage/ 4 comments worldnews
- Charlie Hebdo republishes cartoons depicting prophet Mohammed https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/art-culture/129406/charlie-hebdo-republishes-cartoons-depicting-prophet-mohammed/ 3 comments india
- Global warming: polar bears could become extinct by 2100 https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/health/122624/global-warming-polar-bears-could-become-extinct-by-2100/ 10 comments worldnews
- Coronavirus: first death confirmed in Belgium https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/99691/coronavirus-first-death-in-belgium/ 19 comments worldnews
- Coronavirus: Belgium enters ‘enhanced Phase 2’ https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/99428/coronavirus-belgium-enters-enhanced-phase-2-covid-19-risk-management-group-rmg/ 4 comments worldnews
- Half of Brussels post offices have no Dutch-speaking staff https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/97613/half-of-brussels-post-offices-have-no-dutch-speaking-staff-bpost/ 53 comments europe
- Belgium will ban all tobacco advertising from 2021 https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/93400/belgium-will-ban-all-tobacco-advertising-from-2021-newsagents-shop-facade-poster-cigarettes-store-smoking/ 7 comments worldnews
- Seven men suspected of planning terror attack in France arrested https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/90768/seven-men-suspected-of-planning-terror-attack-in-france-arrested-investigation-custody-islamist-radical-escape-iraq-syria/ 42 comments worldnews
- 'Brexit will now become a reality,' says EU negotiator Guy Verhofstadt https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/business/83677/brexit-will-now-become-a-reality-guy-verhofstadt-recognises-conclusions-victory-elections/ 6 comments worldnews
- Angela Merkel to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps for the first time https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/81037/angela-merkel-to-pay-first-visit-to-auschwitz/ 9 comments europe
- 'Beer train' to replace 5,000 trucks on Antwerp ring road https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/76015/beer-train-to-replace-5000-trucks-on-antwerp-ring-road/ 8 comments europe
- Plea for sick toddler denied by Pharmaceutical giant Novartis. Denying request from the Belgian federal government to make the most expensive medicine in the world available for free to the 9 months old toddler. Zolgensma is the most expensive drug in the world, costing €2 million https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/health/69128/belgiums-plea-for-sick-toddler-denied-by-pharmaceutical-giant-novartis/ 184 comments worldnews
- Huawei remains determined and on course to bring 5G to Europe https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/eu-affairs/59605/huawei-remains-determined-and-on-course-to-bring-5g-to-europe/ 8 comments worldnews
- Belgian university will honour young climate-activist Greta Thunberg | Teen cimate defender Greta Thunberg will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Mons, alongside British economist Nicholas Terne and former French minister Nicolas Hulot https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/56837/university-of-mons-to-honor-greta-thunberg-nicolas-hulot-nicolas-terne/ 24 comments worldnews
- Far-right made the most gains in Flanders' poorest towns https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/58252/far-right-made-the-most-gains-in-flanders-poorest-towns/ 67 comments europe
- The Brussels Times - Radiation concerns halt Brussels 5G development, for now http://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/14753/radiation-concerns-halt-brussels-5g-for-now 5 comments europe
- The Flemish Movement: How language shaped Belgium. http://www.brusselstimes.com/magazine2/12050/the-flemish-movement-how-language-shaped-belgium 3 comments europe
- Euthanasia up by 13% as three children elect for early exit in Belgium http://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/health/11998/euthanasia-up-by-13-as-three-minors-elect-for-early-exit 83 comments worldnews
- Israel and Poland end dispute on history http://www.brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/11788/israel-and-poland-end-dispute-on-history 72 comments europe
- Brussels wants to cancel the royal visit to the Philippines http://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/6578/brussels-wants-to-cancel-the-royal-visit-to-the-philippines 6 comments worldnews