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Belgium's national football team player Axel Witsel trains on May 30, 2012 in Angleur for the June 2 friendly match against England.

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  • Backpacking across Europe, 20 years past prime

    Eurail pass. The Select Pass I bought allowed 11 travel days within a two-month period within the borders of France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Eurail treats travel to Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands as one country, so I was   Read more »

  • Henry Schein buying AUV Veterinary Services

    Veterinary Services, which had 2011 sales of $270.4 million, serves animal health practitioners in the Netherlands and Belgium . The company also includes AUV Advies, a consulting business serving veterinary practices, and AUV Academie, an education offering   Read more »

  • Britain's Chris Hoy wins men's keirin gold

    as the host nation ended the five-day tournament with the most medals and a psychological boost heading into the London Olympics . Belgium won the final event of the meet, the men's madison, with Britain and Australia taking the silver and bronze, respectively.With   Read more »

  • Belgium holds service for victims of bus crash

    sky, a solemn procession Wednesday carried the coffins of one teacher and 14 schoolchildren from one of two schools in northern Belgium. The students were returning from a traditional "snow class" vacation in Switzerland for 12-year-olds March 13 when tragedy   Read more »

  • Belgium holds day of mourning for crash victims

    European Union representation. The six Dutch kids who died in the crash attended school just across the border in neighboring Belgium.One of the dead students was British, though living in Belgium, according to the St. Lambertus School in Heverlee, Belgium.All   Read more »

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The Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk België; French: Royaume de Belgique; German: Königreich Belgien) is a country in northwest Europe bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France and is one of the founding and core members of the European Union. Belgium has a population of over ten million people, in an area of around 30,000 square kilometres (11,700 square miles).

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