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News
- [VIDEO] - Belgium's armed forces aren't fit enough Only 51% of armed forces staff passes the regular physical tests. The army now wants to do something about it.
- [VIDEO] - Olympic torch entrusted to 10 Belgians Ten Belgians are among the 8,000 runners who will take the Olympic torch to the four corners of the United Kingdom to end in London for the opening of the Games.
- [VIDEO] - Tom Boonen dumps Tour for Games Flemish cycling champ Tom Boonen has announced he won't be taking part in this year's Tour de France. Boonen wants to concentrate on the London Olympics
- Energy complaints soar Last year Belgium's energy ombudsman received 9,000 complaints about gas and electricity suppliers. The figure has doubled in only a year's time.
- Eurovision: VRT staff attacked in Baku Two members of a VRT team covering the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku in Azerbaijan have been attacked by a local taxi driver. The incident happened as a result of a row about a taxi fare.
- 18% of youngsters suffer hearing disorder Research from Antwerp University claims that nearly one in five Flemish youngsters are suffering from the hearing disorder tinnitus as a result of listening to loud music or listening to music for...
- Fawlty Towers goes Flemish during Ghent Festival John Cleese's iconic TV series 'Fawtly Towers' is getting a new span of life with a theatre version of the bizarre goings on at a hotel on the English Riviera being premiered at the Ghent Festival...
- "Supermarkets violating Tobacco Law" The Belgian health inspection service has filed a complaint against the supermarket chains Aldi, Makro and Colruyt. The chains stand accused of violating tobacco legislation and have been giving...
- Jeremy Rifkin teaches green economy in Brussels “An industrial revolution is brought about by change in the communications and energy sector,” says American economist Jeremy Rifkin. “The internet has made the communications...
- Christine Van Broeckhoven wins Met Life Award for Medical Research For almost thirty years Christine Van Broeckhoven has been involved in groundbreaking research on Alzheimer’s disease, caused by the massive loss of brain cells. She is...
- De Persgroep takes over Dutch VNU Media The Belgian media company De Persgroep has acquired the Dutch VNU Media from the private equity groups 3i and HIG Capital. VNU Media is the business behind the biggest recruitment site in the...
- "Number of parents should not affect family allowance" The Flemish family policy should focus more on real needs, the Family Union (Gezinsbond) concluded during its first Family conference. Stakeholders and field experts spent an entire day scrutinising...
- Dexia discharge causes controversy Absolution for directors granted, but not by Flanders The latest issue in the collapse of the Dexia Group last week was the...
- The week in sci & ed (16/05/2012) Flemish professor Christine Van Broeckhoven has been awarded the prestigious Award for Medical Research from the American Metlife Foundation for her research into the causes and treatments for...
- Q&A Piet Stinissen Piet Stinissen is the chairman of life sciences institute BIOMED at Hasselt University, which recently installed...
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