In what was the longest stage of this Tour of the Basque Country, the riders were presented with six climbs, a total of more than 3,000 meters of elevation gain. The favorites could measure themselves for the first time, but with the last pass 18 kilometers from the finish, it was also possible to sprint … Read more
Primoz Roglic won the opening time trial of the Tour of the Basque Country, even though he made a wrong turn by a few meters at the end. The Slovenian followed the distraction for the following cars just before the finish, had to make a U-turn, and lost about ten seconds. Second came the Australian … Read more
The queen of pop surprised everyone by announcing the release of Cowboy Carter, a country album. Enough to bring up to date the long history of black artists in this musical genre. Beyoncé, queen of pop but also of country. “In Music City, with dreams and high-heeled boots, singing to a blue-eyed crowd, will they … Read more
Nature The two European sea eagles that settled in West Flanders last year have started breeding. “This is a first for our country,” says Guido Vandenbroucke, curator of De Blankaart. Since their arrival last year in the West Flemish nature reserve De Blankaart near Woumen, the European sea eagles have been a major attraction for … Read more
Chicago (USA), The Slovenian Luka Doncic, of the Dallas Mavericks, and DeMar DeRozan, of the Chicago Bulls, were chosen this Monday as the best players of the week in the NBA. Doncic and DeRozan will meet this Monday at the United Center in Chicago in the duel between the Mavericks and the Bulls. Doncic comes … Read more
The number of Belgians who die due to euthanasia increased again last year. Among them was one minor. At least 110 foreigners also came to our country for euthanasia. In 2023, 3,423 people in our country died due to euthanasia. That is another increase of 15 percent compared to a year earlier. It also means … Read more
Santo Domingo.- The Eliosnet Art School presented this Thursday its exhibition “Hilvando Ilusiones: Es Tiempo de Volar” at the palace of the Royal Intendency in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where its traveling tour culminated, after several presentations in the Republic Dominican. “With this delivery, not only does the Dominican Republic fill with pride, but it … Read more
Storm The RMI has issued a code orange for the west of the country until the early hours of Friday. The rest of the country receives code yellow. A powerful storm with gusts of up to 100 km/h is expected on the coast on Thursday. Ostend is taking measures. According to the RMI, the wind … Read more
Norway The four Belgian soldiers who were arrested last weekend after a fight in Andalsnes, Norway, have been released after their interrogation. This is reported by the Norwegian police. According to Lena Romestrand of the local police, it was not necessary to keep the Belgian soldiers in jail. They have been ordered not to leave … Read more
A few days after The Body Shop closed its doors in the United Kingdom, problems also surfaced in our country. In Antwerp, the cosmetics chain’s branch on the Meir remains closed, and the webshop is also inaccessible. More than 2,000 jobs in the UK are at risk after The Body Shop filed for bankruptcy earlier … Read more