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E. coli's economic impact on Europe, by the numbers
The European Union is planning to offer €150 million ($220 million) in aid to European farmers who have suffered huge financial losses because of last week’s E. coli outbreak. Is that enough to make up for their losses?
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 02/04
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Swiss bus accident kills 28, mostly Belgian schoolchildren
A group of Belgian students and two adults were among the dead as the result of a bus accident in the Swiss alps late Tuesday.
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Can Facebook get teachers fired?
A Missouri public schoolteacher is seeking to stop a state law limiting teachers’ contact with students on social networks, calling it unconstitutional and a violation of protected free speech rights.
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Bankruptcy 'last resort' for Rhode Island city
Bankruptcy has claimed another victim - this time the entire city of Central Falls in Rhode Island. It was the last resort for the financially troubled city.
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Chapter & Verse
World War I – and its unexploded weapons – continue to haunt the present
Unexploded shells from World War I in Europe are a constant reminder of the enduring perils of war.
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E. coli's economic impact on Europe, by the numbers
The European Union is planning to offer €150 million ($220 million) in aid to European farmers who have suffered huge financial losses because of last week’s E. coli outbreak. Is that enough to make up for their losses?
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The Reformed Broker
Memorial Day: remembering what it's really about
Memorial Day, first observed in 1868, is about remembering those who gave their lives so we might enjoy ours.
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The Walloons and their branding woes
As Belgium, the heart of postwar European unity, struggles with some national unity problems of its own, one side goes into the game with a less than persuasive brand name.
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Belgium breaks Iraq’s world record for government impasse
Belgium, split between the Dutch-speaking north and French-speaking south, still doesn’t have a government after June elections last year. The rift may eventually cause a national divorce.
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Global News Blog
Belgium takes a world record – in political dysfunction
Belgium bested Iraq today for having the world's longest run without a functioning government. While the country faces potential partition, today Belgians threw a party.
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Global News Blog
Mozzarella in India? A dairy farmer is banking on a growing appetite for pizza's key ingredient.
One dairy farmer in India is turning much of his farm's buffalo milk into mozzarella cheese, betting that growing Indian palates will begin demanding domestic cheese products.
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Belgium elections: Beginning of the end of a nation?
Will Bart De Wever's Flemish party victory in Sunday's Belgium elections mark a north-south split that leads to an independent nation of Flanders?
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 02/04
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The cellphone novel: Ain't it gr8! :)
It's literature for the masses. So democratic you don't even have to be a reader to read one.
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