Tag #Belgium

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Liège Teen Mothers: A Dardenne Brothers' Film

The Dardenne brothers' latest film, set in a Belgian state home for teen mothers, poignantly depicts the lives of several young women grappling with motherhood, addiction, and family issues, raising complex questions about adoption and societal responsibility.

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Seven Arrested in Belgian Election Fraud Investigation

Seven people, including the stepdaughter of Ninove's mayor, were arrested for suspected election fraud involving proxy votes and potentially forged medical certificates in the October 2024 municipal elections, prompting an investigation into Forza Ninove, the local branch of the Vlaams Belang party.

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Belgian YouTuber Banned for Sharing Rapist's Information

Belgian YouTuber Nathan Vandergunst, known online as Acid, faces a three-month ban on online activity and must remove a video revealing the identity and contact information of a 24-year-old Leuven medical student recently convicted of rape but given a suspended sentence. Police seized a computer dur...

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nos.nl
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Belgian Railway Employee Embezzles €1 Million via Falsified Invoices

A Belgian railway employee embezzled over €1 million from the NMBS over five years using falsified invoices for the Train World museum, where she managed finances; she was convicted and ordered to repay the money.

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Belgian Railway Employee Embezzles €1 Million via Falsified Invoices

A Belgian railway employee defrauded NMBS of over €1 million over five years using falsified invoices for Train World museum expenses before her 2021 retirement, highlighting systemic control failures.

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40% Bias Score

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Kenyan Court Sentences Four for Smuggling Thousands of Giant Ants

A Kenyan court sentenced four men—two Belgians, a Vietnamese national, and a Kenyan—to one year in prison or a $7,700 fine for attempting to smuggle over 5,000 Giant African Harvester Ants (Messor cephalotes) concealed in 2,200 tubes, destined for European and Asian markets.

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Life on Land
politico.eu
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Brussels Police Merger Amidst Soaring Gun Violence and Political Crisis

Brussels Minister Bernard Quintin is tackling the city's soaring gun violence—9 deaths in 90 shootings in 2024—by proposing a controversial merger of its six police forces, facing resistance from local politicians amid a wider political crisis and budgetary issues.

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Belgium Reverses Nuclear Phase-Out, Paving Way for New Infrastructure

The Belgian Parliament repealed a 2003 law ending nuclear power production by 2025, allowing for the development of new nuclear infrastructure and potentially extending the lifespan of existing reactors beyond 2035, despite concerns about their safety and Engie's shifting strategy.

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Illegal Adoption Network Separated Thousands of Babies in France and Belgium

A Belgian man's search for his biological mother in Dunkirk, France, reveals a vast illegal adoption network operating between France and Belgium from 1950 to the late 1980s, involving thousands of babies separated from their mothers and placed with adoptive families in Belgium.

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Contrasting Public Outrage: Tom Waes' Accident vs. Liberation Day Protests

A Dutch talkshow discussed actor Tom Waes' drunk driving accident and protests during the Liberation Day commemorations, revealing contrasting public reactions and highlighting biases in the application of justice and public morality.

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nrc.nl
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Immersive Opera "Intolleranza 1960" Creates Unforgettable Audience Experience

Luigi Nono's "Intolleranza 1960," performed at Opera Vlaanderen, places 300 audience members directly within a chaotic staging representing a migrant's journey through political turmoil, using immersive techniques to convey suffering and oppression.

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welt.de
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Goethe Medal Honors Kavala, Yuan, and Van Reybrouck

The Goethe-Institut awarded its prestigious medal to Turkish political prisoner Osman Kavala, Chinese linguist Li Yuan, and Belgian author David Van Reybrouck on August 28th in Weimar, Germany, recognizing their contributions to peace, language education, and alternative historical narratives, respe...

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