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Landmine detection & earthquake recovery: Belgian ‘hero rats’ save lives around the world
They track down landmines, detect tuberculosis, help combat illegal trade and can even find survivors after earthquakes: the rats trained by the Belgian NGO APOPO are saving lives worldwide. From its base in Tanzania, the organisation has been training these rodents for over 25 years.
Belgian diver retrieves Guinness from 19th-century shipwreck
A diver from Antwerp province has recovered a bottle of Guinness from the wreck of a ship that sank off the coast of Dover in 1864. The bottle is attracting international attention, and both Guinness and KU Leuven are keen to examine it.
Flemish musicians take to stage at one of Wallonia’s biggest festivals
Two Flemish artists are set to make history at the Ronquières Festival in Wallonia this weekend. Oscar and the Wolf will be the first headliner from Flanders, and Pommelien Thijs the first Dutch-language act ever to perform there.
Victims of Bois du Cazier mining disaster honoured on 70th anniversary
Seventy years after the Bois du Cazier coal mine disaster, communities are honouring the victims. Hundreds of people died in the disaster, the worst in Belgium’s history, including 33 from the Hageland and Zuiderkempen regions. A podcast, an exhibition and commemorative ceremonies pay tribute to the locals who lost their lives.
Lotus Bakeries invests €500m to expand Biscoff production worldwide
Biscuit manufacturer Lotus Bakeries is investing at least €500 million to expand production capacity of its popular Biscoff branded biscuits and spread. The company from East Flanders will invest this sum by 2030 across three sites in Belgium, the US and Thailand.