Jul 26 Belgian party calls for investigation into deadly floods By Associated Press A political party in Belgium has requested the appointment of a parliamentary commission to investigate the deadly floods that ravaged several towns this month. Continue reading
Jan 22 Belgium bans leisure travel for a month to combat pandemic By Raf Casert, Associated Press Prime Minister Alexander De Croo also says visitors from Britain, South Africa and South America will have to quarantine for ten days to make sure they don't bring dangerous variants into Belgium. Continue reading
Jan 13 Belgian judge asked to investigate death of young Black man detained by police By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Belgian prosecutors have requested the appointment of an investigative judge following the death of a 23-year-old Black man who was detained by police last week in Brussels, as around 300 protesters gathered in Belgium’s capital Wednesday asking for authorities to… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 5:27 Tiny Belgian town is now at the center of a global vaccine race The first doses of the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine are on their way to the United Kingdom, the earliest western country to grant emergency authorization. The vaccine is manufactured by the U.S pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, but most of the 1.3 billion… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 4:37 ‘Coronavirus tsunami’ in Belgium threatens health care system By Lucy Hough While the coronavirus surges again in the U.S., it is also raging in Europe -- and nowhere worse than Belgium, which is now the continent’s worst hot spot. The southern, French-speaking Wallonia region is being hit particularly hard. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Oct 28 Divided Belgium turns into Europe’s worst virus hot spot By Associated Press Belgium has been hit hard again by the pandemic, and now presents some of the most worrying statistics in a continent reeling under a coronavirus resurgence. Continue reading
Oct 16 Belgium imposes COVID-19 curfew, closes bars and restaurants By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Belgium is one of the European countries hardest hit by the disease. Almost 6,000 new cases were recorded each day on average over the last week. Continue reading
Aug 20 Belgian police official steps aside over brutality video By Raf Casert, Associated Press A top Belgian police official has stepped aside a day after the emergence of a 2018 video showing an officer sitting on top of a Slovak man in custody at a local airport and another officer apparently making a Hitler… Continue reading
Jun 30 Belgium takes down statue, king expresses regret for colonial violence By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press As Belgium marked the 60th anniversary of the end of its colonial rule in Congo, King Philippe's words had resounding significance since none of his predecessors went so far as to convey remorse. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 2:37 Veterans receive hero’s welcome at commemoration of Battle of the Bulge By John Yang Monday marks 75 years since the beginning of one of World War II’s most savage battles. In December 1944, the Nazi army surprised U.S. and Allied forces in the frozen forests of Belgium. Badly outnumbered, the U.S. lost 10,000 soldiers… Continue watching