The number of confirmed monkeypox cases in Belgium has risen to 393. Brussels has the highest number in proportion to its population with 133 confirmed cases, reports VRT. Infections appear to be rising, according to the latest figures from Sciensano, the public health institute. in the capital...

A research project in Brussels aims to unravel some of the mysteries behind why certain food-bearing trees are grown successfully in the city while others fail. One method will be by measuring the amount of contaminants found in fruit, nuts and berries grown in the region. Scientists are calling on...

The price of gas in Belgium has peaked above €190 per megawatt hour, its highest level since early March. Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European gas price on the futures markets hovered around €80 per megawatt hour. Driving the latest spike was the news that less gas would be...

In a counter-terrorism operation, Spanish and Belgian police arrested a Verviers man after freeing a 16-year-old Spanish girl. The information was communicated by Spain’s Guardia Civil and confirmed by the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office, reports L’Avenir. The teenager left the family home in...

The number of car accidents caused by blind spots is three times higher than researchers initially thought, according to revised statistics, leading to renewed calls for lower speed limits. Previous numbers indicated that there was an average of 30 to 40 blind spot accidents per year, about five of...

Belgium's refugee crisis has returned to the top of the agenda as long lines have been forming outside Brussels’ reception centre, closed for four days during the long holiday weekend,. Once again, there were queues due to no places being available for asylum seekers looking to access the country’s...

“It was quite a risky operation,” admitted Ghent fire brigade, after catching a big wild cat that had been loose in the city for several days. The brigade’s animal rescue service finally captured the serval, also known as an African leopard, by enclosing it with nets near a cafe in the Mariakerke...

One of Lufthansa's main unions has called on the airline’s ground staff to strike on Wednesday over a pay dispute. The action could result in "delays and cancellations" amid an already tense period for aviation in Europe, reports RTBF. The Verdi union has called a strike from Wednesday morning at 3...

The Belgian Tornados men’s relay team won a bronze medal on the final day of the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Sunday. Dylan Borlée, Julien Watrin, Alexander Doom and Kevin Borlée in anchor position, had a flawless race to complete the 4x400m in 2'58''72, reports RTBF. The US totally...

Two Belgian restaurants have made it into The World’s Best 50 Restaurants, one of the most prestigious gastronomy awards in the planet. The Jane by Nick Brill achieved 23rd place; the first time that the two-Michelin star Antwerp restaurant appeared in the top ranking after last year’s 66th...