Sales of international train tickets are picking up again after dramatic months | NOW
NS International is noticing an improvement in the sales of international train tickets. From an all-time low in April, when only 3 percent of the normal volume was sold, sales have recovered to about 30 percent of normal volume. The NS reports this on Wednesday. Train tickets to Berlin are particularly popular, with nearly twice […]
The bus company Flixbus is developing new destinations from Belgium
Posted on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at 2:49 p.m. By Belgian From Thursday, the long-distance coach operator Flixbus will offer direct trips from Belgium to new destinations in the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Italy. The required health and safety measures will be applied, the company said in a press release. From Thursday 2 July, […]
Seat belt problem: massive recall of Volvo vehicles
The Swedish automaker Volvo, owned by the Chinese Geely, recalls nearly 2.2 million vehicles worldwide, including 69,000 in France, to resolve a seat belt problem on ten of its models. Affected are the S60, S60L, S60CC, V60, V60CC, V70, XC70, S80 and S80L as well as its luxurious SUV XC60 – all produced between 2006 […]
Volvo Cars recalls more than 2 million cars, including 90,000 in Belgium, for a belt problem
Posted on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at 11:44 a.m. By AFP Swedish automaker Volvo Cars, owned by Chinese Geely, recalls nearly 2.2 million vehicles worldwide, including some 90,000 in Belgium. This is to resolve a seat belt problem on 10 of its models. Affected are the S60, S60L, S60CC, V60, V60CC, V70, XC70, S80 and […]
Only Congolese citizen father of our country: “What King Philippe … (Interior)
Brussels / Ganshoren – A clean emotional gesture that should not be underestimated. This is what Pierre Kompany (72) mentions the unexpected letter of regrets from King Filip about the atrocities in the Congo Free State and later in the colony. In recent weeks, the Mayor of Ganshoren (CDH) called for our country to apologize […]
F1 2020, Austrian Grand Prix: Red Bull to challenge Mercedes with Honda upgrade, Daniel Ricciardo
Mercedes is set to face its strongest challenge of the hybrid era this year as Red Bull hopes to quietly mount a genuine contender for the 2020 F1 title. The season will finally start this weekend with the first of two races in Austria — and it’s the Silver Arrows that could well be on […]
Belgian King apologizes to Democratic Republic of Congo for atrocities during colonial era – Abroad – News
During the reign of Leopold II from 1865 to 1909, brutal policies were pursued in the Belgian colonies in Africa, and some historians claim that millions of Africans were killed, maimed or died of diseases in the personal plantations of Leopold II in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a letter to […]
The King of Belgium apologized to the Congo for the tyranny committed by his ancestors
It is written on June 30, 1960. The workers of the first UN peacekeeping mission arrived in the devastated Congo. Their arrival ended bloody decades during which the regime of King Leopold II of Belgium enslaved the people of the African state. During Belgian rule, the people of the Congo worked in appalling conditions. The […]
Drunk cyclist runs over mayor giving interview
Mayor Steven Vandeput was answering questions from the Belgian television channel TVL when he was hit in the back by the drunk, the newspaper published 20 minutes. Immediately, One of the mayor’s assistants pushed the cyclist causing him to fall to the floor, which made the video go viral on social networks. Although many believed […]
King Filip breaks with his family’s past
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‘Stop cleaning, start reflecting“, was a few weeks ago with large, red graffiti letters on the pedestal of a Brussels statue of the Belgian king Leopold II. His hand was smeared with red paint by Black Lives Matter protesters, and his chest was marked with ‘pardon’ in white letters. The protesters demanded an apology for […]