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- Belgium pledges 250,000 euros to China for earthquake relief
BRUSSELS, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The Belgian government pledged on Tuesday an initial relief fund of 250,000 euros to China after a powerful earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday. Following the earthquake in China's Sichuan Province, Belgian Foreign
- NATO considering change of command structure in S Afghanistan
BRUSSELS, May 14 (Xinhua) -- NATO is considering changing its command in southern Afghanistan from current rotation between countries to a permanent commander, alliance officials said Wednesday. Recommendations from ISAF Commander Gen. Dan McNeill are
- Nato concerned over Pakistan border deals
BRUSSELS: Nato announced a sharp increase in insurgent attacks in east Afghanistan on Wednesday and raised concerns that it was partly due to pacts between Pakistan and the militants in tribal areas on its side of the border.The number of violent
- NATO launches cyber defence centre in Estonia
BRUSSELS (AFP) - - NATO launched Wednesday a new cyber-defence training centre in Tallinn to defend against attacks over the Internet, a year after Estonia fell victim to a 'cyber-war' blamed on Russian hackers. At NATO headquarters in Brussels, seven
- EU to consider ending ban on US poultry
The union will discuss whether to lift the import ban on US poultry, adopted due to health fears over a chlorine disinfecting process. 14 May 2008 BRUSSELS - The European Union will discuss this month whether to lift its import ban on US poultry, adopted
- NATO concerned over Pakistani gov't deals with militants
BRUSSELS, May 14 (Xinhua) -- NATO on Wednesday expressed concern over a sudden surge of insurgency in eastern Afghanistan, which the alliance claims might be the results of agreements between the Pakistani government and militants on the Afghan border.
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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy.
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