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Woman Living In Belgium Set To Be Mayor Of Tokyo District 9,000 Km Away: Report
A 47-year-old woman who has lived in Belgium for almost a decade has been elected mayor of a Tokyo district more than 9,000 kilometres away.
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AI-Based Bot Detects Politicians Distracted by Phone, Posts Photo on Twitter and Asks Them to Focus
The tool, called 'The Flemish Scrollers,' detects politicians in the Flemish province of Belgium when they get distracted and start using phones during proceedings, which are livestreamed. Not only does it detect them with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) but also posts results on Twitter. It even tags political representatives that it find...
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Government Writes To 3 Countries To Help Track Down Nirav Modi: Report
India has asked UK, France and Belgium to help track down fugitive jeweler Nirav Modi and restrict his movements.
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European Union Moves Eastward With Donald Tusk Taking Presidency
Former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is pushing the European Union's center of political gravity eastward by taking over the European Union presidency from Belgium's Herman Van Rompuy.
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Belgium's Tough Migrant Minister 'Maggie' is Rising Political Star
As divided Belgium heads into elections this weekend, one of the rare politicians to unite its Dutch-speaking north and French south is tough-talking Maggie De Block, its supersize immigration minister.
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Gay marriage across the world
France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage on Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter political debate and protests. The law also legalises gay adoption.
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Belgium breaks record for longest time without a government
Many would see it as a humiliation, but for Belgium it's an excuse for a party: The country's citizens are marking 249 days without a government Thursday, a figure that they are treating as a world record.Day to day the crisis pits the leaders of 6 million Dutch-speaking Flemings against those of 4.5 million French speakers, but people from across ...
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Protests in Belgium over political deadlock
Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the Belgian capital on Sunday in support of national unity and to demand that the rival political groupings finally form a coalition after seven months without a government.Organizers said the peaceful rally in downtown Brussels - the seat of the European Union - is also meant to promote solidarity am...
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Woman Living In Belgium Set To Be Mayor Of Tokyo District 9,000 Km Away: Report
A 47-year-old woman who has lived in Belgium for almost a decade has been elected mayor of a Tokyo district more than 9,000 kilometres away.
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AI-Based Bot Detects Politicians Distracted by Phone, Posts Photo on Twitter and Asks Them to Focus
The tool, called 'The Flemish Scrollers,' detects politicians in the Flemish province of Belgium when they get distracted and start using phones during proceedings, which are livestreamed. Not only does it detect them with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) but also posts results on Twitter. It even tags political representatives that it find...
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Government Writes To 3 Countries To Help Track Down Nirav Modi: Report
India has asked UK, France and Belgium to help track down fugitive jeweler Nirav Modi and restrict his movements.
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European Union Moves Eastward With Donald Tusk Taking Presidency
Former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is pushing the European Union's center of political gravity eastward by taking over the European Union presidency from Belgium's Herman Van Rompuy.
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Belgium's Tough Migrant Minister 'Maggie' is Rising Political Star
As divided Belgium heads into elections this weekend, one of the rare politicians to unite its Dutch-speaking north and French south is tough-talking Maggie De Block, its supersize immigration minister.
-
Gay marriage across the world
France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage on Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter political debate and protests. The law also legalises gay adoption.
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Belgium breaks record for longest time without a government
Many would see it as a humiliation, but for Belgium it's an excuse for a party: The country's citizens are marking 249 days without a government Thursday, a figure that they are treating as a world record.Day to day the crisis pits the leaders of 6 million Dutch-speaking Flemings against those of 4.5 million French speakers, but people from across ...
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Protests in Belgium over political deadlock
Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the Belgian capital on Sunday in support of national unity and to demand that the rival political groupings finally form a coalition after seven months without a government.Organizers said the peaceful rally in downtown Brussels - the seat of the European Union - is also meant to promote solidarity am...
