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Course on climate change launched at University of Antwerp
30 Aug 2024 by Linda A. Thompson
A new course dedicated to the study of climate change is being launched this year at the University of Antwerp, a first for BelgiumFull story
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Wooden figures across Flanders represent refugees who drowned at sea
29 Aug 2024 by Lisa Bradshaw
Flemish Refugee Action has placed little wooden figures across Brussels and Flanders today, each one representing one of the 900 people who drowned in the Mediterranean this year aloneFull story
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Automatic system sweeps Antwerp dock for plastics and rubbish
27 Aug 2024 by Ian Mundell
The port of Antwerp is trying out a passive cleaning method to removes plastics and other river trash with no energy and little effortFull story
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Can biodegradable disposable plates replace plastic? A Flemish start-up says yes
23 Aug 2024 by Tom Cassauwers
Don’t want plastic plates at your next BBQ or in your food truck? A new company in Brasschaat has an alternativeFull story
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Self-driving shuttle bus comes to Brussels campus
20 Aug 2024 by Ian Mundell
A six-month trial on VUB’s medical campus will test ways to deploy self-driving vehicles across the cityFull story
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Record number of refugees lose residency permit
19 Aug 2024 by Lisa Bradshaw
Last year saw more than 200 recognised refugees sent back to their home countries, usually because of infractions to the travel banFull story
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Photo of the week: Fishing for litter
16 Aug 2024 by Flanders Today
Local fishing vessels are bringing trash caught in their nets back to shore, as an impressive pile of rubbish in Zeebrugge harbour showed this weekFull story
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Heat wave disastrous for Limburg’s apple crop
15 Aug 2024 by Lisa Bradshaw
Apples in Limburg have been ‘cooked’ in the tree, with up to a 30% loss of harvest for growersFull story
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Record number of storks spotted in Limburg
13 Aug 2024 by Andy Furniere
Nearly 400 storks in one place? It happened yesterday in Maaseik, where the migrating birds touched down to avoid an oncoming stormFull story
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Muslims celebrate first Eid without ritual slaughter
12 Aug 2024 by Flanders Today
For the first time, Muslims must celebrate the Festival of the Sacrifice in Flanders without slaughtering an animal that has not first been stunned by electric shockFull story
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