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2 months ago | 
politico.eu | Ali Walker |Elena Giordano |Tommaso Lecca
The Brussels metro faced severe disruption Wednesday morning, after a shooting near Clemenceau station in Anderlecht. STIB, which runs the Brussels metro, said that the 2 and 6 lines were interrupted between Trône, near the European Parliament, and Gare de l'Ouest in Anderlecht. Tram lines 4, 10, 51 and 82 are also disrupted. Brussels Midi, Delacroix and Clemenceau stations have been closed by the police, the metro operator added.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Ali Walker
Rue Washington 7, 1050 IxellesWhat’s good? Rambo promises simple yet high-quality burgers, cooked in the “smash” style where the chef whacks the meat onto a red-hot plate, in effect flattening the patty. The restaurant promises that this technique gives the meat added flavor and a crisp exterior — and your reviewer has to agree.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Ali Walker
Donald Trump’s signature dance is coming to a sporting event near you. Several top sports stars over the weekend appear to have busted out The Trump (think: your awkward uncle dancing at a wedding after quaffing Aperol spritz from the free bar) to celebrate wins and big plays. The U.S. president-elect, who romped to victory in the Nov. 5 election, has been dancing at rallies for years and his robotic jiving appears to have cut through to mainstream popular culture.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Ali Walker |Seb Starcevic
A top FIFA official also sits on a secretive EU panel that assesses new judges for Europe’s top court — even as the court deliberates over multiple cases involving world football’s governing body. Vassilios Skouris, a veteran Greek jurist, rakes in an annual salary of at least $215,000 (€192,000) as a chairperson of FIFA’s ethics committee, while simultaneously serving on the obscure 255 Committee, which vets judges nominated to sit on the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Ali Walker
A struggling Finnish zoo will send two pandas home to China later this year as they were too expensive to keep around. Huá Bào and his female companion Jín Bàobào first came to Ähtäri Zoo in central Finland in 2018 but failed to breed, while the zoo was buffeted by financial headwinds caused by the coronavirus pandemic and rising inflation sparked by Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Ali Walker
Israeli fighter jets flew over Beirut and struck targets in south Lebanon on Thursday afternoon, just as Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah accused Israel of violating "all red lines" with deadly attacks on telecoms devices. The attacks were an "unprecedented massacre," Nasrallah said during a public address. “On Tuesday, Israel intended to kill 4,000 people in one minute by detonating the pagers," he added. “We have suffered a heavy blow. This is war, this is conflict.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Ali Walker
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius shrugged off Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat of retaliation should Western allies allow Ukraine to use their long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia. "What the U.K. and U.S. agree with each other is not for me to judge. It's up to those who supplied these weapons to decide. International law allows that," Pistorius said Friday afternoon. "And Putin's threats are Putin's threats, that's all that needs to be said.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Ali Walker
Chaussée de Waterloo 1405, 1180 UccleWhat’s good? Colonel serves some of the best meat in Brussels. From Wagyu beef burgers to mouth-watering steaks to rotisserie chicken, this restaurant does everything well. We started with a creamy burrata and fresh tomatoes, and a platter of delicious Iberian hams. Both were exceptional, but go for the hams if you can only have one. For main, the juicy Colonel ribeye steak is packed with smoky flavor and the accompanying beef-fat fries are top tier too.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Eddy Wax |Ali Walker
BRUSSELS — Tomaž Vesel, Slovenia’s pick to be its European commissioner, withdrew his candidacy Friday in the wake of pressure from Ursula von der Leyen to provide female nominees. European Commission President von der Leyen has increased pressure on certain countries to switch out their male candidates for women for gender-balance. Currently, out of the 26 total nominees, nine are women.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Ali Walker
Polish anti-doping authorities said Wednesday that leaked documents linking the country's biggest sports stars to banned drugs were "fake." "In connection with the hacker attack, we would like to inform you that the data is used by cybercriminals for various purposes, including broadly understood disinformation," Polada said in a statement.
