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Nadal, Roddick, Clijsters advance
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| Jan.22 |
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Clijsters crashes out of Open by Petrova
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| Jan.27 |
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 Serena, Henin gets to Australian final Serena Williams and Justine Henin they ended the Chinese challenge to the established order
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| Feb.15 |
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18 killed in Belgian train crash   Map of Halle Belgium| 55 more were hurt when two trains collided head-on at 8:30 a.m. local time. People were thrown against the walls of the trains by the impact. The trains collided during the morning rush hour... | |
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| Mar.15 |
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 EU ministers agree Greek plan| After a meeting in Brussels, Europe's finance ministers have agreed how to help Greece in its battle to control its finances | |
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| Mar.25 |
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Deal reached over Greece debts All 16 eurozone countries have backed a financing plan to help debt-laden Greece, which will include IMF money
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| Apr.21 |
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Belgium considers Islamic covering ban The latest round in the battle of the burqa kicks off could become the first country in Europe to ban face coverings worn by observant Muslim...
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| Apr.26 |
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Belgian PM's resignation accepted The king of Belgium accepted the resignation of Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme after a Flemish liberal party withdrew from the coalitio...
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| Apr.29 |
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Belgian lawmakers pass burka ban The lower house of parliament has voted for a law that would ban women from wearing the full Islamic face veil in public
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| May.8 |
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EU finance ministers to debate stabilisation The ministers are set to meet in Brussels to discuss establishing a new 'stabilisation mechanism' to prevent the Greek debt crisis from spreading
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| May.9 |
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EU approves $560B crisis fund Europe's finance ministers approved in an emergency meeting a 'stabilization mechanism' that could provide 440 billion euros for a aid package
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| May.21 |
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 Ministers seek better crisis response EU finance ministers have agreed for the need to be tougher on member states' budgets in the wake of the Greek debt crisis
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| May.28 |
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Sharapova, Henin easily advance
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| May.31 |
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Henin crashes out to Stosur
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| Jun.24 |
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Belgian Catholic offices raided in sex probe| Belgian authorities have raided the headquarters of the Belgian Catholic Church during an investigation into child sex abuse claims | |
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| Jun.26 |
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Vatican steps up attack on raids the Vatican Secretary of State says the detention of priests in a Belgian inquiry into alleged child abuse was worse than the Communist era
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| Jun.27 |
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 Pope deplores Belgian 'sex abuse' raids Benedict XVI has joined mounting Vatican criticism of raids by Belgian police investigating alleged child sex abuse, calling them 'deplorable'
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| Jun.29 |
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Venus and Clijsters crash out
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| Jul.1 |
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Injured Henin ruled out of U.S. Open Former world #1 Justine Henin has ruled herself out after sustaining an elbow injury in her Wimbledon exit to Belgian rival Kim Clijsters
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| Jul.4 |
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Petacchi claims Tour's first stage Alessandro Petacchi of Italy won crash-marred stage with top sprint rivals and overall contenders such as Armstrong delayed by the spills
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| Aug.21 |
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Terror suspect from Spain arrested Luis Maria Zengotitabengoa, an alleged member of the terrorist ETA group, was captured by Belgian police as he checked into a hotel
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| Aug.28 |
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Cardinal condoned abuse silence The former head of the Catholic Church in Belgium tried to stop a victim of sex abuse from going public with their story
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| Aug.29 |
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Hamilton storms to victory Lewis Hamilton stormed back to the top of the Formula One drivers' championship with an impressive victory at the Belgian Grand Prix
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| Sep.11 |
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Clijsters wins U.S. Open -- again Belgian Kim Clijsters overpowered seventh seed Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-1 to successfully defend her third overall at the tournament
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| Sep.29 |
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Unions stage day of action over cuts Map of Tens of thousands take to the streets of Brussels and other European cities | Unions have a day of demonstrations across Europe to express anger at austerity measures being adopted around the continent | |
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| Oct.17 |
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Eurostar services to Brussels hit Thousands of Eurostar passengers have had to change their travel plans because of industrial action on Belgium's rail network
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| Oct.28 |
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EU frames eurozone crisis rules Tough rules for the eurozone, aimed at averting another financial crisis, have been agreed at an EU leaders' summit
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| Nov.27 |
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Meeting over Irish rescue scheme European finance ministers are to meet in Brussels to discuss the details of a bailout worth more than £85bn euros for the Irish Republic
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