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Antwerp: A plunge into funky, homegrown urbanity
Rick Steves' EuropeBelgium falls through the cracks. It's a little country, not big enough for people to find on a map sometimes. But it's one of Europe's great secrets. While its capital, Brussels, has become overly international, the port city to the north -- Antwerp --...Tags: Fashion Trends, Hotels and Accommodations, Travel
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Brussels: The would-be capital of Europe
Rick Steves' EuropeLast October, the Nobel Peace Prize was given to 500 million people who have, for the last 65 years, made a conscious decision to live together in peace and harmony: the European Union (EU). In the words of the Nobel Committee, "The EU has helped to...Tags: Restaurants, International Organizations, Nobel Prize Awards, European Parliament, Luxembourg
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Furor over film capturing harassment on hidden camera in Belgium
World NowThe airing of the documentary, Femme de la Rue, ignited a firestorm last week in Belgium and France over the unwanted attention that many women report getting in the streets. The furor appears to be fueling real action: The Belgium interior minister... -
Europe's debt troubles deepen as investors flee bonds of Spain, Italy
Money & CompanyThe euro slumped further Tuesday and European stock markets slid again as fears continued to mount over the continentâs government-debt crisis. Irelandâs bailout by the European Union, in a deal formalized over the weekend, already is a distant... -
It Speaks to Me: Allan Sekula on 'Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889' at the Getty
Culture MonsterJames Ensor is often described by art historians as an artist who disdained the crowd or âmob.â But 10 years ago, Swedish critic Stefan Jonsson studied the context of the painting and turned that argument on its head. Ensor is...... -
Student Academy Awards Honors Collegiate Helmers
VarietyThe 40th annual Student Academy Awards honored 16 students from various universities on June 8, with USC and the U. of Texas, Austin among top winners. Former Student Academy Award winner (1978) and writer-director Bob Saget hosted the kudos at the...Tags: University of Michigan, Bob Saget, Columbia University, Students, Arts
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Hagel, NATO counterparts to discuss possible training role in Libya
BRUSSELS — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is expected to consult with his European counterparts this week about a possible North Atlantic Treaty Organization role training Libyan security forces as he attends his first meeting of the alliance&...
Tags: Taliban, International Organizations, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Bashar Assad, Government
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Lepchenko solid in Brussels quaterfinals, heads to Paris
Varvara Lepchenko, with her new sparkly gold fingernails, enjoyed a hectic and productive birthday week at the Brussels Open in Belgium last week. The 27-year-old resident of Upper Macungie Township reached the quarterfinals of the clay-court...Tags: French Open, Women's Tennis Association, Whitehall, Social Media, Tennis
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31 arrested in $50-million diamond robbery at Brussels Airport
LONDON — Thirty-one people have been arrested in a three-country sweep tied to a spectacular $50-million diamond heist at a Belgian airport in February, officials said Wednesday. More than 250 officers with the Belgian federal police and the...
Tags: Swiss Confederation, Theft, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Criminals, Belgium
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Top 10 overlooked stunning buildings
While most travelers know to visit the Musee d'Orsay while in Paris or the Guggenheim Museum when in New York City, there are hundreds of buildings that get overlooked, either because of their location or simply the number of sites in the city deemed...
Tags: Philip Johnson, Arts, Human Interest, Boston, Travel
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Thieves in Belgium make off with $50 million in diamonds
PARIS -- Heavily armed robbers disguised as police officers stole $50 million worth of diamonds in a spectacular raid at Brussels' international airport, authorities said Tuesday. Shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, two black cars with flashing blue lights...
Tags: Theft, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Criminals, France
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Authorities arrest 31 in spectacular diamond heist
LONDON -- Authorities in three countries have arrested 31 people in connection with a spectacular diamond heist in February that saw robbers disguised as police steal an estimated $50 million worth of gemstones from a parked plane on a Belgian airport...
Tags: Swiss Confederation, Theft, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Criminals, Elizabeth II
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