#Belgium - LIVE: Violent clashes during Belgium anti-austerity protests

 

Published on 24 May 2016

Fighting broke out on Tuesday at the end of a major demonstration that gathered tens of thousands in the center of Brussels to protest the center-right government's social and economic policies.

At the end of the peaceful rally that gathered some 50,000 people, a few dozen started throwing rocks at police and scuffles broke out among protesters.

At least one policeman was injured and several protesters.

Police used water cannons to disperse protesters.

#USA - Americans hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend

Published on 24 May 2016

GasBuddy.com senior consumer analyst Vera Gibbons on low gas prices and terrorism concerns leading consumers to take road trips for their family vacations.

#UK - The company that gave every woman a pay rise - BBC News

Published on 24 May 2016

The London company that says they have found a way to tackle the gender pay problem. They call it the "Pay Gap Tax".

#Ukraine - Eurovision winner's parents respond to controversy

Published on 23 May 2016

Jamala's parents say they're upset with Crimea residents' negative reaction to their daughter's Eurovision song about the Crimean Tatars deportation. Sara Hemrajani reports.

Beautiful and dramatic @JAMALA sets the stage alight tonight #UKR #Eurovision https://t.co/4oOLuWK2EP

— Eurovision (@Eurovision) May 14, 2016

#Greece - Riot police begin clearing Idomeni refugee camp - Tweets

Published on 24 May 2016

Greek authorities have began an operation to clear the country's largest refugee camp of Idomeni - on the Macedonian border - after sending in more than 400 riot police.

The camp, which sprung up at an informal pedestrian border crossing for refugees heading north to Europe, is home to an at least 8,400 people - including hundreds of children - mostly from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Al Jazeera's Rob Matheson reports.

Greek authorities begin evacuation of Idomeni refugee camp. https://t.co/Z5tn89wTNc

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 24, 2016

Greek authorities begin clearing Idomeni refugee camp at Macedonia border https://t.co/coaDxeyjRG

— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 24, 2016

Greek authorities have started clearing Idomeni refugee camp. A refugee tells his story https://t.co/uR3Zeo7Y4Hhttps://t.co/7ZuCih3uYN

— Telegraph World News (@TelegraphWorld) May 24, 2016

Hundreds of riot police have arrived at Greece's largest informal refugee camp to evacuate thousands of people https://t.co/WGlqPcHogM

— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 24, 2016

Netflix Exclusivity Deal With Disney Kicks Off in September - IGN News

Published on 23 May 2016

Netflix has announced its exclusive partnership with Disney will go into effect later this year.

Read more here:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/05/2...

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#China - The forgotten children of China's prisoners | Guardian Docs

The Guardian

Published on 24 May 2016

In a government building in Nanzhao, the Zhang children’s father awaits his fate.

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He accidentally killed a child and will probably be executed. The Chinese state makes no provision for prisoners’ children. The Sun Village orphanage takes in sisters Wei and Yan and their brother Won, but without their father they cannot verify their legal status. Will the children ever be able to study and work?