Sources: Xinhua
An investigation by "Humo" magazine and the website "Apache.be (nieuwswebsite)" reveals that Belgian Vlaams Belang politician Filip Dewinter worked as a "senior political advisor" for China for several years. 2024-03-25
The Belgian government finalizes an agreement to buy 20,000 courses of Pfizer's Paxlovid COVID-19 drug and Merck & Co.'s Molnupiravir COVID-19 drug. 2022-01-3
Belgium announces the unveiling of drastic social distancing measures aimed at avoiding a new lockdown. These measures include restricting social contact outside every household to five people over the next four weeks and limiting crowds at public events to 100 people indoors and 200 people outdoors. This measure will take effect next Wednesday. 2020-07-27
A 12-year-old girl dies from COVID-19 in Belgium, becoming Europe's youngest victim to date. 2020-03-31
A number of national maximum temperature records are broken, several surpassing records set the previous day: Germany sees 42.6 C at Lingen, Belgium 41.8 C at Begijnendijk and The Netherlands 40.7 C at Gilze en Rijen. 2019-07-25
2013 Belgium diamond heist: Armed robbers steal a haul of diamonds worth $50 million during a raid at Brussels Airport in Belgium. 2013-02-18
Five people die on the first day of the Belgian Pukkelpop festival when a hurricane hits the festival field. The rest of the festival is cancelled.2011-08-18
A final funding deal for the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft has been agreed to by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain and Turkey. 2010-11-5
Belgium's King Albert accepts the resignation of Prime Minister Yves Leterme, ending his government's term and leading to early elections in June 2010. 2010-04-26
General Motors confirms it will close an Opel factory in Antwerp, Belgium, cutting 2,300 jobs. 2010-01-21