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Tag: Antwerp (Belgium)

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Mehul Choksi, Fugitive Jeweler Wanted by India, Is Arrested in Belgium

April 14, 2025Suhasini Raj and Matthew Mpoke BiggComments Off on Mehul Choksi, Fugitive Jeweler Wanted by India, Is Arrested in Belgium

The fugitive, Mehul Choksi, is wanted in connection with a major financial scandal at a publicly owned Indian bank. The police in Antwerp, Belgium, arrested him over the weekend.

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Amsterdam Police Arrest 5 More Men Over Antisemitic Attacks

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024Claire Moses and Jenny GrossComments Off on Amsterdam Police Arrest 5 More Men Over Antisemitic Attacks

A total of eight people were being held in connection with last week’s violence, and unrest in the largest city in the Netherlands continued on Monday night.

World

What Would More Sanctions on Russian Diamonds Really Do?

August 28, 2023ELIZABETH PATONComments Off on What Would More Sanctions on Russian Diamonds Really Do?

The Group of 7 and the European Union are expected to issue new rules in an effort to slow the flow of revenue into the Kremlin’s war chest.

World

Belgium Sentences Students Over Hazing Death of Sanda Dia

May 26, 2023Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Koba RyckewaertComments Off on Belgium Sentences Students Over Hazing Death of Sanda Dia

Sanda Dia, a 20-year-old Black student at the Catholic University of Leuven, died in 2018 after members of an elite fraternity forced him to drink fish oil, swallow goldfish and stand in an ice-filled trench.

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Miller High Life, ‘Champagne of Beer’, Cans Crushed in Europe

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023EMMA BUBOLAComments Off on Miller High Life, ‘Champagne of Beer’, Cans Crushed in Europe

Customs authorities in Belgium forcibly recycled thousands of cans of America’s “go-to lowbrow beer of choice” after they took issue with its slogan: “the Champagne of Beers.”

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As Europe Piles Sanctions on Russia, Some Sacred Cows Are Spared

October 18, 2022Matina Stevis-GridneffComments Off on As Europe Piles Sanctions on Russia, Some Sacred Cows Are Spared

The European Union has been severing economic ties with Moscow to support Ukraine, but some countries have lobbied to protect key sectors.

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Belgian Port City Grapples With a Flood of Cocaine

December 4, 2021ELIAN PELTIERComments Off on Belgian Port City Grapples With a Flood of Cocaine

Antwerp has become the main port of entry into Europe for the drug, which is being blamed for a surge of violence that has prompted some Belgian officials to call for a war on drugs.

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Belgian Port City Grapples With a Flood of Cocaine

December 4, 2021ELIAN PELTIERComments Off on Belgian Port City Grapples With a Flood of Cocaine

Antwerp has become the main port of entry into Europe for the drug, which is being blamed for a surge of violence that has prompted some Belgian officials to call for a war on drugs.

World

Statue of Leopold II, Belgian King Who Brutalized Congo, Is Removed in Antwerp

June 9, 2020Monika Pronczuk and Mihir ZaveriComments Off on Statue of Leopold II, Belgian King Who Brutalized Congo, Is Removed in Antwerp

The statue was targeted by recent protests against racism and Belgium’s colonial history. The authorities said the statue would remain in a museum.

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12 Men Found Alive in Refrigerated Truck After Deadly Smuggling Case

October 30, 2019MEGAN SPECIAComments Off on 12 Men Found Alive in Refrigerated Truck After Deadly Smuggling Case

A truck driver transporting fruit and vegetables across Belgium became suspicious and alerted the police.

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