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A conference of EU Asylum Ministers has failed to produce an agreement on reforming the rules on asylum and the reception of migrants within the European Union.
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13 people have been detained in raids that were part an investigation into suspected match-fixing in the lower ranks of professional tennis.
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A schoolboy from the East Flemish town of Dendermonde was detained by the local police in his home town after they had received a time from the American Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI. The news appears in Tuesday edition of the daily ‘Het Nieuwsblad’.
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The Ghent city authorities are banning the use of amplifiers by buskers and other street artists and musicians. Only street artists using acoustic instruments will in future be welcome.
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The funeral has been held of the two Liège policewomen that were killed in last Tuesday’s attack. Around 1,000 police officers from all over the country attended the service.
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With the World Cup in Russia almost upon us and Belgium possibly on its way to World Cup glory sceptics might be surprised to hear how much football means to the Belgian and Flemish economy.
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In an interview with VRT News, the CEO of Lufthansa has spoken about the German Airline’s plans for its Belgian daughter Brussels Airlines. Carsten Spohr also condemned the strike action taken by Brussels Airlines’ pilots last month.
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Police shot a man out on the street in Ghent last night. The victim is in a critical condition. Ghent detectives are establishing what exactly happened.
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4/6/18 - Several Flemish supermarkets are testing a new smartphone application that allows you to scan all your purchases with your smartphone, pay using your online banking application and leave without having to queue up! Spar is testing the app in Wespelaar, Carrefour has a test in Antwerp.
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It has been a bad 24 hours for our tennis players at the French Open in Paris. On Sunday evening David Goffin (ATP-9) lost his final 16 match against the Italian Marco Cecchinato (ATP-72). Suffering with a painful elbow, David Goffin lost in 4 sets 5-7, 6-4; 0-6, 3-6.
