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Belgium and the Netherlands Swap Land, and Remain Friends
The discovery of a headless corpse in the Netherlands helped Belgium and its bigger Dutch neighbor resolve a property squabble that began in 1961.
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In my studio
Analog photo by Sandy Anciaux (Ghent, Belgium, 2019)
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Parents who raise children as vegans should be prosecuted, say Belgian doctors
Doctors in Belgium have called for parents who raise their children as vegans to face prosecution after a number of deaths in schools, nurseries and hospitals.
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'Sugar daddy' website owner charged with debauchery in Belgium
The chief executive of a pan-European “sugar daddy” dating site that targeted students with adverts outside Belgian universities last summer has appeared in court charged with debauchery. Norwegian Sigurd Vedal, 47, whose website Rich Meet Beautiful claimed to offer a “Fifty Shades of Grey” experience to young women, is being prosecuted following a complaint by the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
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Brussels Becomes First Major City to Halt 5G Due to Health Effects
Great news. A Belgian government minister has announced that Brussels is halting its 5G plans due to health effects.
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Red Heather Dragonfly by Martinus
Acrylics on canvas - 30*40 cm - Ghent (Belgium), 2019
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Female cyclist stopped so she didn't catch up with men's race, ended up finishing 74th
Swiss champion Nicole Hanselmann is forced to stop her breakaway charge in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad when she begins to catch up with a very slow men's race.
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EA buckles in Belgium, stops selling FIFA Points following loot box gambling pressure
EA has announced plans to stop selling FIFA Points in Belgium following government pressure over loot boxes. In FIFA Ultimate Team, you can spend real world money on FIFA Points, which can then be used to buy card packs.
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Some 70,000 Brussels protesters demand action on climate
Brussels saw another massive protest march Sunday as at least 70,000 people braved the cold and rain to demand that the Belgian government increase its efforts to fight climate change. Banners held high urged the country to better use renewable energies and to take more action to improve air quality. It was the fourth climate change rally in two months in the Belgian capital that attracted at least 10,000 people.
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Loot box crackdown forces Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts games out of Belgium
Governments are ratcheting up the pressure on a mechanism some see as gambling
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Belgian Fries / De Zoutkorrel (The salt grain) by Martinus
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Belgian boy off to university aged 8
A Belgian boy has graduated secondary school aged eight after completing six years' study in just a year and a half. Laurent Simons, whose father is Belgian and mother Dutch, and has an IQ of 145 according to his parents, collected a diploma with a class of 18-year-olds. Speaking to Belgium's RTBF radio, Laurent said his favourite subject was maths "because it's so vast, there's statistics, geometry, algebra".
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Europeans ‘less aware’ mobile roaming fees have been scrapped
Ignorance of a landmark European Union law that scraps mobile phone roaming charges is on the increase, according to a new study. It’s a year since Brussels abolished the fees in a move that was hailed as a “real European success story”. It means travellers within the EU can call, text and browse the web on mobile devices at the same price they pay at home.
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Three dead in suspected 'terror' shooting in Belgian city
A gunman shot dead three people, two of them police officers, in a suspected terror attack in the eastern Belgian city of Liege on Tuesday before being killed by elite officers, prosecutors told AFP. The shooting occurred around 10:30 am (0830 GMT) near a high school on a major artery in the city, which lies some 90 kilometres (55 miles) east of Brussels
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Just a Friend of Mine - Vaya Con Dios (HQ Sound)
1988 Belgian music
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Mark Zuckerberg to face public grilling at European Parliament after rejecting UK Parliament's invitation
Mark Zuckerberg will face a public grilling at the European Parliament on Tuesday, after a rebellion by MEPs over plans to hold the meeting in private. The Facebook founder is coming to Brussels to answer questions about his company’s policies on personal data, privacy, and the social network’s impact on elections – facing an interrogation by leaders of the assembly’s political groups.
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Belgium: Gassing of baby chicks at Brussels airport sparks outrage
Belgian politicians and animal rights activists have slammed the gassing of 20,000 chicks at Brussels Airport. The animals were meant to be flown to Kinshasa. Airport firefighters refused to take part in the killing. About 20,000 chicks were killed off to end their suffering after their flight from Brussels to Kinshasa was delayed, leaving the transport container on the tarmac over an unusually hot weekend.
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Belgian motorist 'caught speeding' at 696kph in an Opel Astra
A Belgian motorist has been fined for speeding in an Opel Astra at 696 kilometres per hour (432mph).
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Belgium finds loot box systems to violate gambling laws
Belgium has declared the loot box systems in FIFA 18, Overwatch, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive illegal under Belgium gambling laws. Belgium’s Prime Minister of Justice Koen Greens stated that the offending content must be removed from the games.
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Canvasses from my exhibition
This weekend I took part in a group exhibition with these canvasses. :-) Finally some descent photos. :-) Did not sell anything.
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