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Defence Minister Marise Payne leaves open the possibility of bolstering Australia's commitment to the fight the Islamic State group, after her meeting with US Defence Secretary James Mattis.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, belgium, iraq, united-states, australia
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US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has told NATO allies that they must start increasing defence spending by year-end or the Trump administration will "moderate its commitment" to them.
Topics: world-politics, treaties-and-alliances, defence-and-national-security, united-states, belgium
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| UpdatedRussia's intervention in Syria and Islamic State on the agenda as US Defence Secretary James Mattis arrives in Brussels for NATO talks.
Topics: government-and-politics, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, belgium, united-states, australia
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The rhetoric suggested Australian dairy farmers were set to tap into rivers of gold thanks to a milk exporting boom. The theory was that China's much talked about growing middle class had an insatiable appetite for Australia's clean and green exports. It prompted a proliferation of companies that promised everything from mega dairies and farm buyouts to high-tech processing facilities and high prices. But in the years that followed, few have delivered on what was promised. Brett Worthington examines how it all went so wrong.
Topics: dairy-production, agribusiness, agricultural-prices, agricultural-policy, melbourne-3000, belgium, ukraine, russian-federation, bega-2550, cobram-3644, sale-3850, warrnambool-3280
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Heavy snowfalls and sub-zero temperatures across Europe leaves more than 20 people dead and aid workers concerned about hundreds of asylum seekers at acute risk.
Topics: weather, italy, poland, belgium, european-union, france, portugal, bulgaria, germany, serbia, russian-federation
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| UpdatedHeavy snowfall and below-freezing temperatures sweep across Europe causing more than a dozen deaths and throwing travel routes into chaos.
Topics: weather, health, poland, italy, belgium, turkey, greece, european-union
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Some brave Europeans have been out swimming in icy waters across the continent in New Year traditions dating back decades.
Topics: community-and-society, offbeat, human-interest, community-and-multicultural-festivals, community-and-society, european-union, italy, scotland, belgium
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| UpdatedFurniture company Ikea calls on teenagers to stop hiding in its stores after closing time, saying it does "not see what is fun" about the trend.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, human-interest, offbeat, australia, sweden, belgium
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Next time you raise a glass of Belgian beer, rest assured, it's a cultural experience — UNESCO is adding Belgian beer to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Topics: community-and-society, belgium
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A new 'dance tax' in the Belgian city of Brussels requires bar and cafe owners to pay thousands of euros a year. Establishments will be charged 40 cents per 'dancer' per night, a large sum for businesses with small turnovers.
Topics: music, popular-culture, human-interest, clubs-and-associations, belgium
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Dancing outdoors in Brussels is fine, however dancing indoors will now come at a price.
Topics: belgium
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Bradley Wiggins wins his mooted farewell, Belgium's Ghent Six Days event with Mark Cavendish, but hints it may not be his last race after all.
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An area of Brussels will be named after late British MP Jo Cox, in a tribute to the mother-of-two who was murdered in a brutal street attack in June.
Topics: world-politics, murder-and-manslaughter, community-and-society, belgium, england
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A Paris auction house sells a rare drawing from one of Tintin's most famous cartoon books, Explorers on the Moon, for a record $2.24 million.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, france, belgium
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Leicester City puts Premier League struggles aside to beat Porto 1-0 in its first-ever home Champions League tie.
Topics: sport, soccer, champions-league, england, monaco, poland, portugal, italy, germany, belgium
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Multiple Olympic champion and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins comes under fire for TUE approval for powerful asthma drug.
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| UpdatedTwo Belgian policemen are arrested for helping a group of migrants return to France after they wound up in Belgium by mistake, officials say.
Topics: police, immigration, refugees, crime, france, belgium
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A 17-year-old ends their life through doctor-assisted suicide in Belgium, the head of the National Committee for Euthanasia says.
Topics: euthanasia, belgium
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| UpdatedBelgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort says she is still considering euthanasia but, contrary to media reports, will not be ending her life immediately after the Games in Rio.
Topics: paralympics, sport, euthanasia, brazil, belgium
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| UpdatedSeveral attackers ram a car through the gates of Belgium's national crime laboratory in Brussels and then start a fire in what prosecutors say may have been an attempt to destroy evidence.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, belgium
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| UpdatedNico Rosberg cruises to victory at Belgian F1 Grand Prix, as Daniel Ricciardo claims second and Lewis Hamilton charges from the back row to finish third.
Topics: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, belgium
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At least one person was killed and four injured in a blast that ripped through a sports centre in the Belgian town of Chimay in the early hours of Friday.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, belgium
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| UpdatedA suspected gas explosion at a sports centre in southern Belgium kills one person and seriously injures two others, a security official says.
Topics: death, accidents---other, belgium
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Championship leader Lewis Hamilton will start near the back of the grid at the Belgian F1 Grand Prix thanks to a grid penalty.
Topics: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, belgium, england
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| UpdatedScientists in Sydney, Adelaide and Belgium develop an enhanced method of fertility treatment that researchers hope will one day provide a more affordable option to couples, without the need for hormone injections.
Topics: health, science-and-technology, sydney-2000, adelaide-5000, belgium