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Brussels Cancels New Year’s Fireworks Over Terror Fears

The Mayor of Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of cancelling the Belgian capital’s annual New Year’s fireworks display due to the terrorist threat that still hangs over the city, the Associated Press reports. BREAKING: Brussels mayor: New Year’s Eve fireworks

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Brussels Police Raid Home, Make Arrests in Paris Attacks Probe

Belgian police searched a home in the centre of Brussels on Sunday and made two arrests in connection with a probe into last month’s terror attacks in Paris, federal prosecutors said. Special forces and federal police were involved in a

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Brussels Schools Reopen As Terror Alert Stays At Highest Level

Brussels struggled to get back to normal on Wednesday after four days at the highest possible terror alert with schools reopening and the metro partially back in service. Closed since Monday, schools and universities reopened despite the alert still remaining

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Brussels Extends Terror Alert As U.S. Issues Travel Warning

Brussels will stay at the highest security threat level for another week over fears of an imminent attack, the Belgian government said, as the US issued a worldwide terror alert for its citizens. On the third day of an unprecedented

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Brussels Staying At Highest Alert, Hunting ‘Several’ Suspects

Brussels (AFP) – Brussels will remain at the highest possible alert level on Monday with schools and metros closed over a “serious and imminent” security threat in the wake of the Paris attacks, the Belgian prime minister said. Armed police

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EU Misspent Over 6 Billion Euros Last Year: Watchdog

The European Union (EU) misspent 6.3 billion euros ($6.8 billion) in 2014, the bloc’s financial watchdog said on Tuesday, urging Brussels to take make its unwieldy budget more responsive to shocks like the migration crisis. The European Court of Auditors

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EU Ruling Bans New Internet Porn Filters

The European Union voted through a new law in Brussels on Tuesday, making some internet porn filters illegal and obliging internet services providers (ISPs) to treat all online content “without discrimination, restriction or interference.” Certain ISPs such as BT, Sky