BERLIN—More than 60 people have died and dozens were missing Thursday as severe flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept away cars and caused houses to collapse. Among those killed were nine residents of an assisted living facility for people with disabilities and two firefighters involved in rescue…
More Than 30 Dead, Dozens Missing in Heavy Europe Floods
BERLIN—More than 30 people have died and dozens of people were missing Thursday in Germany and neighboring Belgium after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing buildings to collapse. Storms across parts of western Europe in recent days caused rivers and reservoirs to burst their banks, resulting in…
5 Killed in School Construction Site Collapse in Belgium
PARIS—A school undergoing construction work collapsed in the Belgian city of Antwerp, killing five workers and injuring nine others, according to local authorities. An investigation is underway into the cause of the accident. Firefighters and rescue dogs labored through the night after Friday’s accident to pull out the victims one by one, while the construction…
Belgium Recalls South Korean Ambassador After Chinese Wife Slaps Shop Clerk
May 29, 2021
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Belgium’s ambassador to South Korea has been recalled after his China-born wife slapped a shop assistant in Seoul, causing an uproar across the country. On May 28, Belgium’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Foreign Affairs Minister Sophie Wilmes had decided to end Ambassador to South Korea Peter Lescouhier’s tenure this summer, a post he…
Belgium Halts J&J COVID Vaccine for Under 41s After One Dies
Belgium said on Wednesday it was suspending vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine for people under the age of 41 following the death of a woman from severe side effects after she was given the shot. “The Inter-ministerial conference has decided to temporarily administer Janssen’s vaccine to the general population from the age…
Euthanizing the Mentally Ill
Commentary Should psychiatrists and other doctors assist the suicides of mentally ill patients? Not that long ago, the answer to that question would have been unequivocally, “No” The job of a mental health professional is to save the lives of suicidal patients, not help them die. But that was before assisted suicide became and up…
In First for Europe, Iran Envoy Sentenced to 20-year Prison Term Over Bomb Plot
ANTWERP, Belgium—An Iranian diplomat accused of planning to bomb a meeting of an exiled opposition group was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday in the first trial of an Iranian official for suspected terrorism in Europe since Iran’s 1979 revolution. Assadolah Assadi was found guilty of attempted terrorism after a foiled plot to…
Iran Envoy Sentenced to 20-Year Prison Term Over France Bomb Plot
ANTWERP, Belgium—An Iranian diplomat accused of planning to bomb a meeting of an exiled opposition group in France was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Feb. 4, in the first trial of an Iranian official for suspected terrorism in Europe since Iran’s 1979 revolution. Assadolah Assadi was found guilty of attempted terrorism after a…
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