Belgium News

July 29, 2021

Beer giant AB InBev sees profit double

AB InBev, the world’s biggest brewer, said Thursday that year-on-year net profits had doubled in the second quarter as sales soared past their pre-pandemic levels. The Belgian-Brazilian group, which includes the Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona brands, said net profits…
July 28, 2021

Belgian judge opens manslaughter probe over flood deaths

A Belgian judge on Wednesday opened an investigation for possible manslaughter over the floods there that claimed 38 lives, the prosecutors office in Liege announced. The investigating magistrate has the task of identifying who might be responsible for “involuntary homicide…
July 27, 2021

Flood-hit Belgians struggle to get over ‘nightmares’

It has been two weeks since the torrents of water trapped Nadia Neqrat on the first floor of a house in Belgium’s eastern Trooz district, and she still has nightmares. Now — with the help of relatives, neighbours and volunteers…
July 26, 2021

Henri Vernes, prolific writer of French adventure novels, dies

Henri Vernes, the prolific Belgian author of popular French-language adventure and science fiction novels, has died at the age of 102, his publisher announced Monday. The creator of the French adventurer Bob Morane who featured in 200 novels that sold…
July 26, 2021

Belgium offers Covid-19 vaccines to foreign sailors

Belgium on Monday launched a programme to vaccinate foreign sailors at its bustling ports against Covid-19, with officials saying medical teams would board ships to give inoculations. Some 80,000 sailors on more than 5,500 vessels are estimated to arrive at…
July 23, 2021

German floods death toll hits 180, with 150 still missing

The latest death toll from floods that hit western Germany this month stands at 180, with about 150 still missing, authorities said on Friday. With more rain forecast this weekend, German meteorological services called for vigilance. In the Rhineland-Palatinate region,…
July 21, 2021

Flood-battered Germany approves major relief package

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet approved a huge emergency aid package Wednesday for flood-stricken regions of Germany and said billions would be needed to rebuild homes, businesses and vital infrastructure. A week into the region’s worst flooding disaster in living memory,…
July 21, 2021

Migrant workers halt two-month hunger strike in Belgium

Hundreds of undocumented workers, mainly from Morocco and Algeria, on Wednesday suspended a two-month hunger strike to demand Belgian authorities let them remain in the country. The strikers had been camped out for weeks at several locations in Brussels, including…
July 20, 2021

Belgium mourns as death toll from Europe floods hits 200

Belgium fell silent for a minute of remembrance Tuesday as it held a day of mourning for the victims of the devastating floods that left 200 dead in western Europe. Heavy rains last week sent floodwaters sweeping through towns and…

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