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- Child Focus tweets cold cases The European Centre for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children Childs Focus is using the social media site Twitter to publicise so-called “cold cases”. All day on Saturday 25 May Child Focus will be...
- More meat infected with ESBL bacteria According to the Antwerp University Professor of microbiology Herman Goossens, the antibiotics-resistant ESBL bacteria is being found in more and more samples of meat that are tested.
- Aussies honour ‘Oude Geuze’ The Oude Geuze beer made by the Flemish Brabant brewery Oud Beersel has won top prize at the 21st Australian International Beer Awards in Melbourne. As well as winning the overall prize for best beer...
- Flemish PM tops popularity poll When asked which politician they could imagine voting for if he or she stood in their constituency, the respondents to a poll carried out on behalf of the VRT and the daily ‘De Standaard’ put the...
- Nationalists’ rise halted? A new opinion poll carried out on behalf of the VRT and the daily ‘De Standaard’ shows a drop in support Bart De Wever’s party. However, N-VA still polls around 4% more than it did at the last...
- [VIDEO] - Belgian dies in industrial accident in Sweden An accident involving a crane from the Flemish Brabant Sarens company has left one person dead and another two injured. The accident happened in the Swedish port city of Sörooker, around 300 km north...
- [VIDEO] - Annelies Van Mol is "Teacher of the year" Annelies Van Mol and her colleagues teach music to youngsters with special needs. They use improvisation to help their students learn about rhythm and the structure of music, before teaching them how...
- German dominance continues as Cancellara fails In cycling, Tony Martin won the 3rd stage in the Tour of Belgium, an individual time trial in Beveren-Waas. The reigning World Champion against the clock also snatches the leader's jersey from his...
- Munitions dump off the Flemish Coast The science monthly Eos reports that a massive munitions dump on a sandbank off the coast of the West Flemish resort of Knokke-Heist is a “ticking time bomb”. After both world wars, munitions were...
- Twice the amount of doping products seized The Federal Police department that fights the trade in illegal hormones and performance-enhancing drugs seized twice the amount of doping pills and hormones during 2012 than it did during 2011.
- Buffaloes win last match in Jules Otten Stadium In the first leg of the play-off for a place in the qualifying stage of next season’s Europa League, the Play off II winners AA Gent beat the team that finished fifth in Play off I Standard de Liège.
- Belgium wants British Queen and Obama in Nieuwpoort and Ieper The federal government wants to invite a number of top politicians and personalities to the Great War commemoration ceremony in Ieper and Nieuwpoort, including the American president Barack Obama and...
- Cercle to remain in top flight Despite finishing bottom of the Belgian First Division with just 14 points, Cercle Brugge has made one of the greatest escapes in Belgian footballing history by securing a place in next season’s...
- Bollywood to descend on Bruges Within the next few weeks the Bruges city canals, the Burg and the Grote markt will be the stage of Bollywood stars. The new film by Indian director Rajkuman Hirani will be partially set shot in...
- SME funds geared for launch this year Banks have confirmed their commitment to raise at least 1 billion euros for SME funds, with the first funds extended to provide long-term financing for small and medium-sized enterprises released...
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