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U.S.'s Blinken says West needs to cooperate more than ever

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that cooperation between allies was more important than at any time in recent history and that relations with NA

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Belgium forms new government 16 months after election

Belgium has formed a new government 16 months on from an inconclusive election, with caretaker Finance Minister Alexander De Croo named as the new prime minister.After

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Belgium postpones decision on move to Phase 5 easing of COVID-19 restrictions

In light of the recent increase in coronavirus cases in Belgium, the National Security Council (NSC), meeting here on Wednesday, decided to postpone for a week the deci

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Protests continue, Brazil removes data: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES•The total number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths passed 400,000 worldwide.•The British laboratory at Imperial College London, UK, is creating a company in partnership with Morningside Vent

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Spotlight: To mask or not to mask, no longer a question for many Europeans

In a shift which many Europeans would have never imagined, face mask-wearing is now a phenomenon in the streets of major European cities like Brussels, Milan, Prague an

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India reopens stores as some virus lockdowns ease globally

A tentative easing around the world of coronavirus lockdowns gathered pace Saturday with the reopening in India of neighborhood stores that many of the country’s 1.3 bi

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Belgium unveils exit strategy to gradually lift coronavirus lockdown

Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes announced the gradual de-confinement measures in three phases at the end of a National Security Council meeting on Friday. An agre

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Germany's masks spree, Italy plots 'phase 2': COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to hospital for "precautionary tests" after showing persistent symptoms.- Germany to purchase "unbelievable amount of face masks," vice c

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EU chief: Fighting virus should not erode democratic rights

The European Union's top official urged member countries Tuesday to respect the bloc’s core values amid fears that restrictions imposed by some national governments to

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Belgium to impose lockdown as it reinforces anti-coronavirus measures

Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes announced on Tuesday that citizens are required to stay at home from Wednesday to April 5 as the country reinforces measures to contain the spread of coronavirus.

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Belgium closes schools, bars and restaurants in tough new measures

Sophie Wilmes announces strict new measures for Belgium. Benoit Doppagne/AFP Belgium is implementing some of the strictest measures in Europe, outside Italy, to combat the spread of COVID-19 –

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Belgium to close schools, cafes, restaurants to contain coronavirus spread

Belgium announced on Thursday to close schools, discos, cafes and restaurants until April 3, in an intensified effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. All recreational, sports, cultural or