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- EU finance ministers seek common response to credit crunch: 27 finance ministers will have a chance to debate the question of how to join together and solve the divide on financial issue facing the EU Tuesday....
- Wildcat strike at Brussels airport: Flightcare personnel go on strike over unpaid overtime, leaving most flights delayed at Brussels International Airport Friday....
- The worst month of the worst year: The economic research bureau shows that the number of bankruptcies in Belgium rose last month, with hospitality and construction being the two most hard hit areas....
- Big increase in school exclusions: Behavioural problems said to be the cause of 1,523 students being excluded from Flemish schools during the 2007-2008 school year....
- Virus hunters track HIV to 100 years back: New research published in the journal Nature Thursday revels the most pervasive and virulent global strain of HIV began spreading among human beings between 1884 and 1924....
- Palin answers critics in one-time debate with Biden: Palin and Biden both said to have faired well by critics for one and only Vice Presidential debate held Thursday....
- Belgium bids farewell to its Great Train Saviour: Belgian Robert Maistriau, who died Friday, is remembered for a brave and heroic deed he and two friends performed back in WWII....
- Senate passes financial rescue plan; House to vote next: The US Senate approved a USD 700-billion financial rescue package Wednesday night, everyone waits with anticipation for the decision of the House Friday....
- BBC focuses on Belgium: BBC author give one explanation as to what could be at the heart of some of Belgium’s financial woes....
- German war criminal, 91, fined for robbery: Elder German convict charged for threatening behaviour, claims he was acting in a moment of protest....
- Euronext makes early gains: The Brussels Euronext Stock Exchange made gains during trading on Wednesday morning....
- Support for EUR billion farm aid to Africa growing: With unanimous approval from the UN and the World Bank, support for poor farmers in Africa is growing, head of the EU's executive, Barroso, said Wednesday....
- Belgian Army hands over command: Belgian army relinquishes command of Kabul International airport to Hungary....
- Russia sets new limitations on EU observers: Russia limits access to 300 EU monitors in Georgia, leaving their motives in question....
- Jobs cuts at Volvo Trucks: The Swedish lorry constructor Volvo Trucks must reduce its capacity. 400 temporary jobs are threatened in Ghent....
- Belgium buys emission rights in Hungary: Belgium uses measure of Kyoto Protocol to invest in Hungarian 'Green Investment Scheme.'...
- Three missing Belgian children found in Portugal: Missing girls found in Lisbon after they went missing from Belgium in January....
- Government prepared to help Dexia too: In Fortis style the shares of Dexia Bank and Insurance plunged on Euronext Brussels on Monday. PM Leterme says the government will act responsibly....
- House kills bailout backed by Obama, McCain: US economic uncertainly continues as House of Representatives votes down proposed USD 700 billion measure....
- Hard times for Bekaert Textiles: Bekaert Textiles cuts jobs in Belgium, and is set to close Germany branch altogether....
- Fortis reshaped by government bailout: Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg agreed late Sunday to cash injection for Fortis Bank to renew financially stability....
- 100 percent state guarantee for savers: The leader of Belgium's largest government party, Marianne Thyssen, says the Belgian state is guaranteeing the safety of savings....
- Obama, McCain cautiously embrace USD 700B bailout: Both U.S. presidential candidates reluctantly support a newly negotiated USD 700 billion bailout of the crippled US financial industry, which comes up for a vote in the House on Monday....
- Two Belgian soldiers wounded in Afghanistan: Two Belgian soldiers who were wounded in Kandahar, in Southern Afghanistan, during a missile attack Thursday evening, are reportedly doing okay....
- European Parliament backs CO2 laws in dramatic U-turn: A European Parliament committee gave its backing to strong European Union limits on the amount of carbon dioxide new cars should emit....
- Georgia donors' conference set for October 21 in Belgium: A conference dedicated to the rebuilding of Georgia's civilian infrastructure set to open in Brussels in October....
- Lance Armstrong back with Belgian friends: Axel Merckx, former National Cycling Champion of Belgium, returns to cycling world to aid Lance Armstrong project....
- EU bans imports of Chinese baby food with milk: The European Union has announced a total ban on any baby food products from China that contain traces of milk, in response to the widening health scare....
- Demonstration in Brussels leads to little disruption: Commuters heeded authorities’ advice and steered clear of roads leading into Brussels as trade union activists handed out pamphlets on their wage demands....
- German war criminal, 91, robs Belgian pharmacy: The convicted war criminal said the Belgian robbery was to attract public attention and inform them of the unfair war crimes trial....
- Cars in EU to be fitted with daytime lights: Vehicles in the European Union will have to use daytime headlights from 2011, says European Commission on Wednesday....
- Belgian PM pins hopes on talks: In a first interview since the NVA pulled out on Sunday, Prime Minister Yves Leterme talks about looking ahead and not wasting any time....
- Adam G. sentenced to 20 years: The Polish teenager who killed Joe Van Holsbeeck while trying to steal his mp3 player has been sentenced to 20 years in jail....
- Belgian artist buys castle for EUR 3.3m: Wim Delvoye puts an end to 900 years of occupation by the family of Marquis Olivier de Trazegnies with his new acquisition of the Corroy-le-Château....
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| Index | Last | Var.(%) |
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| BEL 20 | 2585.64 | 0.70 |
| DAX | 5412 | 0.46 |
| IBEX 30 | 10868.2 | 1.33 |
| CAC 40 | 3783.9 | 1.94 |
| FTSE 100 | 4628.11 | 0.85 |
| AEX | 313.17 | 0.20 |
| DJIA | 9955.5 | -3.58 |
| Nasdaq | 1862.96 | -4.34 |
| MIB 30 | 24126 | 0.30 |
| TSX Composite | 10230.43 | -5.30 |
| ASX | 4597.9 | 1.17 |
| Hang seng | 16803.76 | -4.97 |
| Straits Times | 2218.26 | 2.30 |
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