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World-famous rock star Nick Cave suddenly walks into Berchem’s chip shop: “He really liked his mushroom croquette” (Antwerp)

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World-famous rock star Nick Cave suddenly walks into Berchem’s chip shop: “He really liked his mushroom croquette” (Antwerp)

– © Sonny Anthonissen – Berchem – Anyone who passed the terrace of the Frieterij in Berchem on Saturday evening may have rubbed his eyes. None other than world famous rock star Nick Cave was sitting there casually eating fries with stew. – Jonas van Boxel Yesterday at 22:09– On Sunday Nick Cave and his … Read more

How a Russian billionaire used his wife to protect his wealth: who is Aleksandra Melnichenko, the current boss of EuroChem? (Antwerp)

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How a Russian billionaire used his wife to protect his wealth: who is Aleksandra Melnichenko, the current boss of EuroChem? (Antwerp)

– ©  Getty Images/Dave M. Benett – Fertilizer producer EuroChem seems unable to escape the EU sanctions lists for Russia. The Antwerp branch had to close for a while in March 2022 because oligarch Andrey Melnichenko was at the helm as the main beneficiary. The new boss turned out to be wife Aleksandra Melnichenko, a … Read more

Semi-paralyzed in the face and blisters that look like smallpox: the Ramsay-Hunt syndrome that keeps Justin Bieber off the stage

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Semi-paralyzed in the face and blisters that look like smallpox: the Ramsay-Hunt syndrome that keeps Justin Bieber off the stage

– – Showbizzland was shocked last week by the news that Canadian pop star Justin Bieber (28) has Ramsay-Hunt syndrome. As a result, his face shows signs of paralysis due to a virus that affects nerves in his ear and face. But what exactly is it and can it be remedied? – Dante Bellon, Laurence … Read more

Flash deliverer Gorillas fires 240 employees and stops in Antwerp… or not? “We are going to reduce our activities” (Antwerp)

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Flash deliverer Gorillas fires 240 employees and stops in Antwerp… or not? “We are going to reduce our activities” (Antwerp)

– – Antwerp – Flash delivery company Gorillas – a courier service that delivers groceries to your home within ten minutes by bike – is going to lay off all its 240 employees in Belgium. The company stops its activities in Antwerp and Brussels. That’s what the socialist union says. The company itself does not … Read more

A lot cheaper than Aldi, but not everything is running smoothly yet: welcome to our country’s new price breaker

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A lot cheaper than Aldi, but not everything is running smoothly yet: welcome to our country’s new price breaker

– ©  Marc Gysens – The first Belgian branch of Mere, a Russian supermarket chain, has been opened in Opwijk. It looks like it sounds: a warehouse with canned goods and laundry products on pallets. That should make Mere twenty percent cheaper than Aldi. But not everything runs smoothly. The suppliers do not want to … Read more

Colorectal cancer is increasingly common between the ages of 20 and 40, such as with Evert at the age of 31: “I had been ignoring symptoms for years” (Mechelen)

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Colorectal cancer is increasingly common between the ages of 20 and 40, such as with Evert at the age of 31: “I had been ignoring symptoms for years” (Mechelen)

– Evert got into a relationship with his wife Laura when he was only a week old with his cancer diagnosis. She has always been his support. — ©  RR – Mechelen – The number of people between 20 and 40 years old who develop colorectal cancer is increasing slightly throughout the western world. Evert … Read more

Even after the Ineos permit, the controversy continues: “However efficient the cracker is, it remains a fossil story” (Antwerp)

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Even after the Ineos permit, the controversy continues: “However efficient the cracker is, it remains a fossil story” (Antwerp)

– One of Ineos’ current sites in the port of Antwerp. — © Marc Herremans – Antwerp – After years of fighting with opponents, Ineos has obtained its permit for Project One, the 3 billion euro ethane cracker that the British chemical group wants to build in the port of Antwerp. But is that installation … Read more

15 years of Verbeke Foundation: from 20,000 broiler chickens to 7,000 works of art (and the setting for ‘Pieces of people’) (Antwerp)

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15 years of Verbeke Foundation: from 20,000 broiler chickens to 7,000 works of art (and the setting for ‘Pieces of people’) (Antwerp)

– Geert Verbeke on the new watchtower by Arjen Boerstra with a view of the high-voltage pylon by Koen Deprez and the Baudelo church by Marinus Boezem. — © Jan Van der Perre – How do you build a wonderful museum in no man’s land in Kemzeke? Geert Verbeke once ran a farm with 20,000 … Read more

Crowdfunding for ‘Home made’ losers stands at 12,000 euros after one day: “But we fear that the house will be too expensive even then”

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Crowdfunding for ‘Home made’ losers stands at 12,000 euros after one day: “But we fear that the house will be too expensive even then”

– © vtm – They just didn’t win their dream house, but maybe Younes (28) and Eline (25) will soon be able to buy it themselves. Or at least with the help of looking Flanders, because friends and family immediately started a collection campaign for the couple after the final of ‘House made’. A recognizable … Read more