Tag Archives: Belgium

Dutch police discover ‘underworld’ prison with a torture chamber in shipping containers

Police in the Netherlands arrested six men suspected of preparing to commit kidnappings and hold people, hostage, after discovering an “underworld” prison equipped with a torture chamber made from converted shipping containers in a warehouse. In a statement on Tuesday, the National Prosecutor’s Office said the seven shipping containers were …

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France, Italy, Belgium act to stop use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 on safety fears

France, Italy, and Belgium acted to halt the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat patients suffering from COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, amid questions about the safety of the generic anti-malaria drug. France on Wednesday canceled a decree allowing hospital doctors to dispense the medicine, while the Italian …

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Driver killed in crash at Belgian Grand Prix.

Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert has died after a crash at the Belgian Grand Prix, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has confirmed. The Frenchman’s car was hit at high speed by Juan-Manuel Correa’s at Spa-Francorchamps. They were treated by emergency medical crews before being taken to a medical center. …

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Iraqi migrant drowns trying to swim to the UK.

The body of an Iraqi migrant who tried to swim across the Channel from France to the UK has been found off Belgium’s coast, Belgian authorities said Monday. The 48-year-old was discovered on Friday near the seaside resort of Zeebrugge, wearing a makeshift life jacket made of empty plastic bottles …

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European leaders join Macron for Bastille Day parade.

European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday for the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris, which this year honored European military cooperation. After riding down the iconic Champs Elysees boulevard in a military vehicle escorted by motorcycles and a cavalry procession, Macron …

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