カテゴリー: Belgium
Homes searched in inquiry into alleged corruption at European parliament relating to Chinese technology giantSeveral people have been arrested and homes searched as part of an investigation into alleged bribery and corruption at the European parliament…
Letter aims to bring public anger over 30,000 deaths of Palestinians in Gaza into heart of parliamentsMore than 200 MPs from 12 countries have committed themselves to trying to persuade their governments to impose a ban on arms sales to Israel, arguing…
West should address ‘colonisation of the present’ and not focus on past, argues David Van ReybrouckCities in the global north that curb their carbon emissions are doing more to address colonial injustices than those who focus their efforts on taking do…
Japanese national Satoko Kishimoto won ward of 500,000 people 5,800 miles away with online campaigningA Japanese woman living in Belgium has been elected as mayor of a district in Tokyo after coming to prominence through her online campaigning during t…
As the UK Treasury pushes for free tests to be scrapped, here’s how charges look in other countriesUK Treasury pushes to end most free Covid testing despite experts’ warningsIn Australia, a federal scheme introduced at the end of January allows pension…
UK transport secretary says testing rules for travellers into country will change from 4am on 11 February; new France rules come into forceBoris Johnson faces fresh outrage over lockdown birthday partyA full list of alleged UK government Covid rule-bus…
Gang leader Vo Van Hong sentenced by Belgian court over deaths in sealed lorry container in EssexThe Vietnamese leader of a people smuggling gang has been sentenced to 15 years in a Belgian jail over the death by suffocation of 39 men, women and childr…
Animals slaughtered and restrictions introduced in response to outbreaks of the virus in a number of countriesSeveral outbreaks of severe bird flu in Europe and Asia have been reported in recent days to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), i…
Police will not pursue case after boutique staff alleged they were slapped and hit on head in row over shopliftingThe wife of Belgium’s ambassador to South Korea will exercise her diplomatic immunity to avoid criminal charges on allegations she hit two…
Two boutique workers allege they were slapped and hit on head in row over shopliftingPolice have questioned the wife of Belgium’s ambassador to South Korea over accusations she hit two boutique staff in a row over shoplifting.The ambassador, Peter Lesc…
Data shows Covid has taken far greater toll than flu, to which it is often dismissively comparedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 20.5 million years of life may have been lost to the coronavirus pandemic in 81 countr…
People from Belgium and Philippines are also barred in ‘temporary measure taken in response to the pandemic’China has barred non-Chinese travellers from the UK, Belgium and the Philippines, imposing new border restrictions in response to the worsening …
Moscow to begin vaccine trials; Trump backs plasma treatment; survey finds 30% of Delhi has antibodiesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe World Health Organization is in discussions with Russia to obtain more information abo…
Investigation centres on claims Beijing has spied on EU from Malta’s embassy in Brussels Malta’s ties to China have come under the spotlight after Belgium’s intelligence services confirmed they have been investigating suspicions that Beijing has been s…
Europe now centre of pandemic, says WHO, as Spain prepares for state of emergency Coronavirus latest – live updatesThe World Health Organization has stepped up its calls for intensified action to fight the coronavirus pandemic, imploring countries “not…