Public transport A train that had to leave Gent-Sint-Pieters towards Brussels on Wednesday morning was so full that the train conductor did not let the train leave. Only after a group of travelers had disembarked again did he give the green light. Due to an incident on the track, several trains from Ghent-Sint-Pieters to Brussels … Read more
The House of Commons of the United Kingdom approved this Tuesday the first reading of the law that will prohibit those born after 2009 from legally purchasing tobacco throughout their lives. The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, considers this one of the most important projects of his mandate, easily approved thanks to the support of … Read more
cycling Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) has been released from hospital almost two weeks after his heavy crash in the Tour of the Basque Country. The two-time Tour winner crashed on April 4 together with a number of other riders, including Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic, during the fourth stage of the Spanish stage race. … Read more
For the second time in two weeks, an attack was committed on an apartment building in Fruithoflaan in Berchem. The perpetrators once again left a message for their target, a convicted drug criminal. “Being thrown out of bed for the second time in two weeks is nice and different,” sighs a resident of the otherwise … Read more
Justice The detainee who was tortured in the Antwerp prison by some fellow prisoners is on the mend and will be allowed to leave the hospital on Friday. He does not have to go back to jail, but gets an ankle monitor. Roy J. (41) was tortured by his fellow inmates for 72 hours in … Read more
The final stage of Paris-Nice was barely 109.3 kilometers long, but fireworks were still expected among the favorites. Brandon McNulty entered the final day as the leader, but his lead over Matteo Jorgenson was only 4 seconds. Remco Evenepoel was fourth in the rankings, 36 seconds behind McNulty and barely 1 second behind the third … Read more
In the 2021-2022 school year, 14.1 percent of students left secondary education without sufficient qualifications. This is evident from the administrative data of the Flemish Ministry of Education and Training. Source: belga Today at 08:20 The percentage of early school leavers increased between the 2014-2015 and 2018-2019 school years from 9.7 to 12.1 percent. During … 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
Journalist Dmitry Gordon believes that the West should stop supplying its goods to the Russian Federation as part of the sanctions. Addressing Dmitry Gordon, Michael Naki said: “If you are right, then it turns out that we literally can’t do anything about it; nuclear war will save the situation.”. The Ukrainian journalist interrupted him and … Read more
This Tuesday, Cubans witnessed new announcements linked to the large package of economic adjustments with which the Government seeks to “correct distortions.” The measures detailed in the Mesa Redonda television program include an increase in interprovincial transportation, starting March 1, which exceeds, in several cases, 180% of the current rate. The Minister of Transportation, Eduardo … Read more