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European Police Smash Lebanese Drugs, Money Laundering Network

European police have arrested six suspected members of a multi-national drug trafficking and money laundering ring and confiscated millions in cash, two police agencies in Europe said.

“More than eight European arrest warrants were issued against German, Dutch, Colombian, Lebanese and Turkish nationals suspected of being active members of this large and highly complex network,” the Hague-based European police and judicial co-operation agencies Europol and Eurojust said on Wednesday.

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Meat is No More As Belgian Music Festival Bags Morrissey

A Belgian music festival that has snared Sister Bliss, Primal Scream and Roger Daltrey reprising The Who's rock opera "Tommy", has taken prized horse-meat sausage off the menu to honor vegetarian Morrissey's first appearance.

Jan Cools, who heads the volunteer organizers behind the 10-day Lokerse Feesten in Flemish northern Belgium, told Agence France Presse on Thursday they tried for years to land former The Smiths front man Morrissey and "when we got the booking, we decided to offer that day meat-free."

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IKEA Fireworks Caused Blasts at Several Stores in Europe

Small explosions from booby-trapped products at three Ikea stores in Belgium, France and the Netherlands this week were caused by fireworks, the Swedish furniture giant said Tuesday.

The blasts Monday in stores in the western Belgian city of Ghent, Lille in northern France and Eindhoven in The Netherlands were caused by "small fireworks devices," Ikea spokeswoman Charlotte Lindgren told Agence France Presse.

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Clijsters on Track for French Open

Kim Clijsters is on track to be fit in time for the French Open following the ankle injury she sustained while at a cousin's wedding, her physiotherapist told the Het Nieuwsblad newspaper.

"Kim is able to walk about without crutches, She needs some four to six weeks to complete her recovery. We are perfectly on track," said Sam Verslegers.

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Belgium Decides to Boycott Sex, Shaving Till Government Formation

No sex here please! As Belgium hits eight months without a government this week, a boycott on sex is being suggested as a way out of the nation's longest political impasse.

"When a situation's dire and nothing's moving, either you become a cynic or you react with humor," said Marleen Temmerman, the Belgian senator and gynecologist who threw up the notion.

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