Read more Belgium stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/290/belgium.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:26:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74607/coma-man-was-conscious-for-23-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA man believed to be in a coma for 23 years following a car accident was actually conscious but completely paralyzed. "I dreamed myself away," said Belgian Rom Houben, now 49. A doctor finally made the correct diagnosis and discovered Houben's brain was completely normal and functioning. With therapy, Houben...http://www.newser.com/story/74607/coma-man-was-conscious-for-23-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 3:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69586/euro-farmers-protest-falling-prices-with-huge-milk-dump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEuropean farmers today dumped 800,000 gallons of milk in a Belgian field, AFP reports, in a protest against a dramatic dive in prices. The group behind the scene says three French farmers committed suicide in the past week over prices, which have fallen by as much as half as...http://www.newser.com/story/69586/euro-farmers-protest-falling-prices-with-huge-milk-dump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 18:41:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69330/clijsters-caps-comeback-with-crown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter 2 years off, Kim Clijsters needed just two sets to capture US Open title No. 2 tonight at Flushing Meadows. The 7-5, 6-3 victory over Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark capped a dramatic run by the 26-year-old Belgian, who was unseeded in her third tournament since un-retiring. Her 18-month-old daughter,...http://www.newser.com/story/69330/clijsters-caps-comeback-with-crown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Sep 2009 22:25:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65791/swine-flu-ship-docks-in-france.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA cruise ship carrying 60 crew members diagnosed with swine flu and 70 more showing symptoms has docked in southern France, the BBC reports. The infected will receive onboard treatment in Villefranche-sur-Mer. French officials say Spanish authorities confirmed the diagnosis, but Royal Caribbean, which owns the Voyager of the Seas...http://www.newser.com/story/65791/swine-flu-ship-docks-in-france.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 13:45:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63304/sour-beers-put-smiles-on-us-brewers-mugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe ever-adventurous US microbrewing community has embraced a new flavor, the Los Angeles Times reports, and it’s sour . Brewers are taking a page from the Belgian playbook and turning out tart lambics and gueuzes aged in oak barrels. “Sour beers are our connection to the ancient history of beer,” one...http://www.newser.com/story/63304/sour-beers-put-smiles-on-us-brewers-mugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 15:40:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59302/zoo-webcasts-elephant-birth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Belgium zoo webcast its first elephant birth to enthralled animal lovers yesterday as the newborn plopped out of mom Phyo Phyo after 38 hours of labor. The mother, sister and aunt scrambled in excitement in a circle around the newborn, trumpeting, until the baby responded with squeals of its...http://www.newser.com/story/59302/zoo-webcasts-elephant-birth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 2:39:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58834/belgian-city-goes-vegetarian-weekly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn good news for Belgian cows, the city of Ghent this week begins a weekly “veggie day,” on which officials will go vegetarian, the BBC reports. The move is an effort to cut greenhouse gases, almost a fifth of which come from livestock, the UN says; the city also foresees...http://www.newser.com/story/58834/belgian-city-goes-vegetarian-weekly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 10:40:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57420/angry-shareholders-pelt-bank-chairman-with-shoes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn emergency meeting of troubled Belgian bank Fortis had to be suspended today after raucous shareholders raided the stage and pelted the bank's chairman with shoes. The bank is attempting to broker a sale to BNP Paribas, the French giant, but angry small shareholders booed, shouted down speakers and demanded...http://www.newser.com/story/57420/angry-shareholders-pelt-bank-chairman-with-shoes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Apr 2009 8:31:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57285/immigrant-busted-clinging-to-186-mph-eurostar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn illegal immigrant was nabbed in England clinging to the outside of a Eurostar rail car, reports the Independent . The trains reach speeds of 186 mph. The train originated in Brussels and traveled through France. Police provided no details on how the man survived the risky journey. Immigrants sneaking into...http://www.newser.com/story/57285/immigrant-busted-clinging-to-186-mph-eurostar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Apr 2009 2:55:03 CDT