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Bruges Belfry tower is leaning, but how much?
16/06/17 - The famous Bruges Belfry is facing various years of renovation works. Everything is being mapped in detail using a drone, but there's more. The tower is not standing straight 100 percent. In order to determine whether there is any danger of the tower losing its balance, modern techniques are being used.
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René Magritte alive and kicking; popping up in special exhibitions and pubs
The iconic Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte passed away on 15 August 1967. Various events have been planned to honour the artist, including in the coastal resort of Knokke and in Jette, the Brussels suburb where he lived and worked between 1930 and 1956.
René Magritte alive and kicking; popping up in special exhibitions and pubs
The iconic Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte passed away on 15 August 1967. Various events have been planned to honour the artist, including in the coastal resort of Knokke and in Jette, the Brussels suburb where he lived and worked between 1930 and 1956.
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Pious women seen in the Albert Canal
15/8/17 - Quartier Canal, a creative hub located at the Albert Canal in Hasselt, staged a special event for the occasion of the Virga Jesse Feesten, the Hasselt festival which only takes place every seven years. Seven pious women were to be seen in the water, surrounded by 1,000 candles.
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Pious women seen in the Albert Canal
15/8/17 - Quartier Canal, a creative hub located at the Albert Canal in Hasselt, staged a special event for the occasion of the Virga Jesse Feesten, the Hasselt festival which only takes place every seven years. Seven pious women were to be seen in the water, surrounded by 1,000 candles.
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Colourful Antwerp Pride parade attracts thousands
13/8/17 - The streets of Antwerp were the scene of the big LGBT parade for the occasion of the five-day Antwerp Pride festival yesterday. While society is accepting LGTB's better than in the past, the event is still an important one for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. "We are usually a minority, but today we are a majority and that's important", said one participant. The Antwerp Pride is celebrating its 10th edition.
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Colourful Antwerp Pride parade attracts thousands
13/8/17 - The streets of Antwerp were the scene of the big LGBT parade for the occasion of the five-day Antwerp Pride festival yesterday. While society is accepting LGTB's better than in the past, the event is still an important one for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. "We are usually a minority, but today we are a majority and that's important", said one participant. The Antwerp Pride is celebrating its 10th edition.
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"Forgotten cinema" rediscovered
13/8/17 - Cinema National: only older Antwerp residents will remember the name and tell you that it used to be a movie theatre. After many years, the cinema was rediscovered late in 2016 when a ceiling was being removed in an old building. A time lapse video of the works was released. Stefan De Virgilio, the coordinator of the nearby cinema Klappei, wants to restore the Cinema National and give it back its former splendour (photo).
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"Forgotten cinema" rediscovered
13/8/17 - Cinema National: only older Antwerp residents will remember the name and tell you that it used to be a movie theatre. After many years, the cinema was rediscovered late in 2016 when a ceiling was being removed in an old building. A time lapse video of the works was released. Stefan De Virgilio, the coordinator of the nearby cinema Klappei, wants to restore the Cinema National and give it back its former splendour (photo).
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Flowers to be admired in and around the Brussels city hall
11/8/17 - Today, the biennial flower expo kicks off in the Brussels city hall. Various rooms in the old city hall have been dressed up with flowers, and are exceptionally open to the public.
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Flowers to be admired in and around the Brussels city hall
11/8/17 - Today, the biennial flower expo kicks off in the Brussels city hall. Various rooms in the old city hall have been dressed up with flowers, and are exceptionally open to the public.
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Malmédy celebrates omelette event despite adverse conditions
16/08/17 - The city of Malmédy has celebrated its annual giant omelette event despite the bad weather conditions and the recent Fipronil scandal that rocked the egg industry. While turnout was down on other years, press attention was big. Visitors were not deterred by the Fipronil reports and tasted some free omelette. Organisers underlined their eggs were safe, coming from a organic farm and being declared healthy.
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Malmédy celebrates omelette event despite adverse conditions
16/08/17 - The city of Malmédy has celebrated its annual giant omelette event despite the bad weather conditions and the recent Fipronil scandal that rocked the egg industry. While turnout was down on other years, press attention was big. Visitors were not deterred by the Fipronil reports and tasted some free omelette. Organisers underlined their eggs were safe, coming from a organic farm and being declared healthy.
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Pious women seen in the Albert Canal
15/8/17 - Quartier Canal, a creative hub located at the Albert Canal in Hasselt, staged a special event for the occasion of the Virga Jesse Feesten, the Hasselt festival which only takes place every seven years. Seven pious women were to be seen in the water, surrounded by 1,000 candles.
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Pious women seen in the Albert Canal
15/8/17 - Quartier Canal, a creative hub located at the Albert Canal in Hasselt, staged a special event for the occasion of the Virga Jesse Feesten, the Hasselt festival which only takes place every seven years. Seven pious women were to be seen in the water, surrounded by 1,000 candles.
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Crowds come to watch the ship's "rescue operation"
15/08/17 - Scores of people had traveled to Dutch Zeeland to watch whether the giant container ship could be towed back into deeper waters or not, after it had run aground on Monday. It took a whole army of tugboats and about one hour, but she giant was finally up and going again around 9pm. The ship has to return to Antwerp first to undergo various checks and possibly repairs.
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Crowds come to watch the ship's "rescue operation"
15/08/17 - Scores of people had traveled to Dutch Zeeland to watch whether the giant container ship could be towed back into deeper waters or not, after it had run aground on Monday. It took a whole army of tugboats and about one hour, but she giant was finally up and going again around 9pm. The ship has to return to Antwerp first to undergo various checks and possibly repairs.
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Stranded ship soon becomes tourist attraction
14/8/17 - The huge container ship that ran aground in the Western Scheldt, blocking access to the port of Antwerp for other big vessels, soon became a tourist attraction in Bath, just at the riverside of the Scheldt Estuary.
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Stranded ship soon becomes tourist attraction
14/8/17 - The huge container ship that ran aground in the Western Scheldt, blocking access to the port of Antwerp for other big vessels, soon became a tourist attraction in Bath, just at the riverside of the Scheldt Estuary.
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Colourful Antwerp Pride parade attracts thousands
13/8/17 - The streets of Antwerp were the scene of the big LGBT parade for the occasion of the five-day Antwerp Pride festival yesterday. While society is accepting LGTB's better than in the past, the event is still an important one for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. "We are usually a minority, but today we are a majority and that's important", said one participant. The Antwerp Pride is celebrating its 10th edition.
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Colourful Antwerp Pride parade attracts thousands
13/8/17 - The streets of Antwerp were the scene of the big LGBT parade for the occasion of the five-day Antwerp Pride festival yesterday. While society is accepting LGTB's better than in the past, the event is still an important one for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. "We are usually a minority, but today we are a majority and that's important", said one participant. The Antwerp Pride is celebrating its 10th edition.
