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Local officials in western Belgium are demanding that France return an 18th century work by Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens stolen by French troops. It may be just the beginning of efforts to recoup art works that were booty for imperialist French armies
The European Commission has drafted a major new bill to ban bankers from accepting fees and commissions on financial products they offer to customers. Investors suffered major losses in the financial crisis from risky investments that quietly earned banks
Good news: beer is good for your health! Bad news: only in moderate quantity! EU Scientists say moderate beer consumption has positive effects on cardiovascular diseases.
Belgium’s political parties have failed for nearly a year and a half to form a working government. Now its royal family is fueding as well. King Albert II gave his youngest son, Prince Laurent, a public slap on wrist this week by barring him from National
The U.S. President finds himself trapped in a war he didn’t want to fight, with the 2012 elections already on the horizon. A European perspective on fast-moving events in Washington, and beyond.
Some one billion frogs are gobbled up each year. Around since the dinosaurs, some frog species are nearing extinction, warns a leading German biologist. (Tom Harding) Anita Pöhlig, BRAUNSCHWEIG – The diversity of frog species is rich and vast. Some weigh six pounds, others are smaller than a thumbnail, there are frogs of an inconspicuous […]