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  • 26
    Nov
    2012
    3:39pm, EST

    Dairy farmers spill milk in a cry against low prices

    Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP

    Police officers are sprayed with milk by European milk farmers during a demonstration outside the European Parliament in Brussels on Nov. 26.

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    A dairy farmers holds a hose spraying milk at a protest against EU agricultural policies at the Place du Luxembourg, near the European Parliament, in Brussels, on Nov. 26.

    Yves Herman / Reuters

    A riot police is seen covered in milk as farmers dump milk on the European Parliament during a demonstration in Brussels on Nov. 26.

    Reuters -- Dairy farmers sprayed thousands of gallons of fresh milk at the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday in protest at what they say are excessive milk quotas and prices below the cost of production.

    Hundreds of farmers and tractors from across Europe took up position in a park near the European Commission and a square in front of the parliament in the early afternoon, after blocking traffic along several of Brussels' busiest streets.

    They then turned their hoses on parliament, a collection of vast marble, glass and steel buildings on a Brussels square, and unleashed torrents of milk, some of it raining down on police and passers-by.

    Afterwards they set alight barrels of hay and a pile of tires, sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky. They plan to stay put outside parliament until Tuesday afternoon.

    The European Milk Board, which coordinated the two-day protest, said prices with current quotas were putting small farmers out of business. In Belgium, for example, the board said the wholesale price for a quarter gallon of milk was around 34 cents, but the cost of producing it is more than 50 cents. Continue reading.

    Julien Warnand / EPA

    Farmers spray milk at riot police during a demonstration on the 'Place du Luxembourg' near the European parliament building in Brussels, Belgium, on Nov. 26.

    Yves Herman / Reuters

    European milk producers demonstrate outside the European Parliament in Brussels on Nov. 26.

    Yves Herman / Reuters

    Farmers stand among hundreds of tractors during a demonstration in central Brussels on Nov. 26.

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    11 comments

    What these farmers are stating is, that there life's investment is collapsing due to the low cost of milk. There is nothing funny about some of the post replied on here. How many of these that posted would work 7 days a week without a day off, and next to nothing for a profit. That's not saying anyt …

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  • 24
    Sep
    2012
    11:39am, EDT

    Julien Warnand / EPA

    Cleaning the Atomium in Brussels

    A team cleans a spill of fuel from an airplane from the Atomium, in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 24. The Atomium, built to celebrate the 1958 World's Fair in the Belgian capital, was recently restored to its shiny splendor, with the faded aluminum sheets on the nine balls fully replaced with hardy stainless steel. The structure represents a large-scale metal molecule and has nine balls with a 59-foot diameter.

    1 comment

    Nice to know its still around. I saw it when I was 9 years old.

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    Explore related topics: belgium, science, world-news, architecture, brussels
  • 22
    Sep
    2012
    1:34pm, EDT

    Laurent Dubrule / Reuters

    Hands off my ride: Motorcyclists protest inspections in Belgium

    Motorcyclists demonstrate against the European Commission's proposal for annual vehicle inspections for motorcycles on European Protest Day in Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 22.

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  • 21
    Jul
    2012
    2:02pm, EDT

    Yves Herman / Reuters

    Belgium's King Albert II engages in sword fight of sorts

    A combination photo shows Belgium's Queen Paola, left, trying to help King Albert II to remove his sword which was caught in a drain grate outside the Saint-Gudule cathedral before a religious service (Te Deum) in Brussels, Belgium, July 21. Belgium celebrates its national day and its 182nd anniversary of independence on Saturday.

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  • 4
    Jul
    2012
    6:17am, EDT

    Julien Warnand / EPA

    Belgians celebrate Ommegang medieval pageant

    Performers in medieval costumes take part in the procession of Ommegang, in the Grand Place of Brussels, Belgium, on July 3, 2012. Ommegang is a traditional pageant that reenacts the "joyous entry" of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in Brussels in 1549.

    1 comment

    No way .... Men in dresses .... I'm thinking re-enactment of the first gay pride parade ....

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  • 20
    Jun
    2012
    4:17pm, EDT

    Dinner in the Sky takes extreme dining to new heights

    Francois Lenoir / Reuters

    Francois Lenoir / Reuters

    Guests enjoy a "Dinner in the Sky" on a platform hanging in front of the Cinquantenaire park in Brussels on June 20.

    Guests enjoy a "Dinner in the Sky" on a platform hanging in front of the Cinquantenaire park in Brussels on Wednesday.

    Dinner in the Sky accommodates 22 guests, seated at a table suspended from a crane at a height of 40 meters.

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    Adventurous diners enjoy a five-course meal while suspended in the air above Brussels, Belgium. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

    1 comment

    Some developers offer this type of service to their prospect buyers before the development to show what kind of view clients will have from their units. I saw once a developer from Istanbul offering this to its prospect buyers. How amazing! Miami Luxury Condos

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  • 20
    May
    2012
    7:46pm, EDT

    Sebastien Pirlet / Reuters

    A monumental walk in Belgium

    A tightrope walker practices between two spheres of the Atomium monument in Brussels, Belgium, May 20.

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  • 5
    Dec
    2011
    12:19pm, EST

    Congolese await election results with dread and anger

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

    In Kinshasa, AP reports:

    Hotels were emptying out, airlines canceled their flights and people were rushing to stock their pantries ahead of the announcement of results Tuesday from a contested presidential election which could plunge Congo back into conflict. 

    Many fear a return to violence in the showdown between the country's 40-year-old president, who controls the army, and Congo's 78-year-old opposition leader, who controls the street.  Continue reading...

    While in Johannesburg and Brussels, local members of the Congolese community were already taking to the streets, protesting what they see as a fraudulent election.

    Ihsaan Haffejee / EPA

    South African Police Forces in Johannesburg clash with immigrants from The Democratic Republic of Congo after they demonstrated against the South African government's collusion with the current government in the Congo and what they deemed to be a fraudulent election taking place in their homeland.

    Jerome Delay / AP

    Congolese riot police stands in front of the parliament building in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday Dec. 5, 2011. A sense of dread permeated the capital, as citizens awaited the proclamation of results expected Tuesday in the contested presidential ballot, a vote that was supposed to mark another step toward peace but which instead could be a flashpoint for more violence.

    Francois Lenoir / Reuters

    A woman shouts slogans during a demonstration in support of Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi in Brussels Dec. 5, 2011. The Congolese community in Belgium, in solidarity with opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are rejecting partial results in a November 28 election that showed a lead for President Joseph Kabila.

    Francois Lenoir / Reuters

    People carry an injured woman during a demonstration in support of Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi in Brussels Dec. 5, 2011.

    Jerome Delay / AP

    Congolese riot police stands in front of the parliament building in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday Dec. 5, 2011.

     

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  • 26
    Oct
    2011
    1:04pm, EDT

    Francois Lenoir / Reuters

    Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron arrives at the European Union summit in Brussels, October 26, 2011. The European Union's leaders are meeting to work out a comprehensive deal to resolve the euro zone debt crisis and find a way to give the region's bailout fund greater firepower.

    Britain's PM David Cameron arrives looking serious for the EU summit

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

    Serious problems, call for serious attitude. Looks like Cameron has it.

    More on the summit.

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  • 5
    Jul
    2011
    6:24pm, EDT

    Yves Herman / Reuters

    Performers in historic costumes take part in a procession during the annual medieval festival, the Ommegang, in Brussels' Grand Place July 5. The Ommegang pageant is a re-enactment of celebrations marking the historical entry of Charles the Fifth, his son Don Philip, infant of Spain and Duke of Brabant, and his sisters, Eleanor of Austria, Queen of France and Mary of Hungary into Brussels in 1549.

    Ommegang pageant in Brussels celebrates history of Belgium

    By Rich Shulman

    Don't try this at home. Read about Ommegang here.

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  • 29
    May
    2011
    2:12pm, EDT

    Sebastien Pirlet / Reuters

    People in wheelchairs pull a C130 cargo aircraft weighing 67 tons across 100 metres at the Melsbroek military airport near Brussels May 29. The attempt, led by 84 people, set a new Guinness World Record for heaviest plane pulled over 100 meters by a team of people in wheelchairs.

    Eighty-four people in wheelchairs pull C-130 cargo plane 100 meters, set Guinness World Record

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    Wow, it takes some real moxie to try to accomplish such a feat.

    1 comment

    that's incredible!..bravo!!!

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    Explore related topics: sports, belgium, wheelchair, brussels, guinness-world-record
  • 25
    Mar
    2011
    8:11am, EDT

    Firefighters cover police officers in foam in friendly protest

    Yves Herman / Reuters

    Firefighters spray foam over police officers during a protest at the Minister-President's office in Brussels, Belgium on March 25. Members of Brussels' fire brigade are demanding clearer rules with regards to nominations and promotions.

    Yves Herman / Reuters

    Belgian police officers react to being covered with foam sprayed by firefighters during a labor protest at the Minister-President's office in Brussels on March 25.

    Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP

    A firefighter hands out apples to police after they were sprayed with a foam water hose during a firefighters' demonstration in Brussels on March 25.

    At least 100 firefighters spray foam at police guarding government offices in Brussels demanding staffing, training and better working conditions. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

    By David R Arnott, NBC News

     It looks like both sides took part in this protest in good spirits.

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