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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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Manneken Pis and his 960 outfits
22/4/18 - For the occasion of Heritage Day, everyone could suggest a new outfit for Manneken Pis, the little man which is often dressed in a special costume for any occasion. Inside the Manneken Pis Museum, people could even make a drawing to make their suggestion concrete. Marie-Claude Grunderbeek of the museum explains that anything is possible, as long as it's not commercial. At the moment, the little peeing man has some 960 outfits already.
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Manneken Pis and his 960 outfits
22/4/18 - For the occasion of Heritage Day, everyone could suggest a new outfit for Manneken Pis, the little man which is often dressed in a special costume for any occasion. Inside the Manneken Pis Museum, people could even make a drawing to make their suggestion concrete. Marie-Claude Grunderbeek of the museum explains that anything is possible, as long as it's not commercial. At the moment, the little peeing man has some 960 outfits already.
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WWI U-boat and British gunboat listed as cultural heritage
A submarine used by the Germans in the First World War has been listed as cultural heritage. The U-boat dubbed "UB-29" sank in December 1916, only to be discovered off the Zeebrugge coast last year. Artefacts from the U-boat are now on display in the Bruges expo "WOI, de slag om de Noordzee".
WWI U-boat and British gunboat listed as cultural heritage
A submarine used by the Germans in the First World War has been listed as cultural heritage. The U-boat dubbed "UB-29" sank in December 1916, only to be discovered off the Zeebrugge coast last year. Artefacts from the U-boat are now on display in the Bruges expo "WOI, de slag om de Noordzee".
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Billie impressed by Royal Greenhouses and Queen Mathilde
21/4/18 - The Royal Greenhouses in Laken open their doors to the public today. Billie, a young reporter for the VRT's children's TV news programme 'Karrewiet' was allowed a preview by nobody less than the Queen herself. Billie learned about all kinds of new plants, and also discovered a flower with the colours of the Belgian flag.
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Billie impressed by Royal Greenhouses and Queen Mathilde
21/4/18 - The Royal Greenhouses in Laken open their doors to the public today. Billie, a young reporter for the VRT's children's TV news programme 'Karrewiet' was allowed a preview by nobody less than the Queen herself. Billie learned about all kinds of new plants, and also discovered a flower with the colours of the Belgian flag.
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Advisory body tells UNESCO that WWI sites aren’t world heritage
The body that advises the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNESCO on application for world heritage site status does not believe that an application by the Flemish, Walloon and French Government for such status to grant to the former battlefields of the Great War should be accepted.
Advisory body tells UNESCO that WWI sites aren’t world heritage
The body that advises the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNESCO on application for world heritage site status does not believe that an application by the Flemish, Walloon and French Government for such status to grant to the former battlefields of the Great War should be accepted.
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Mathieu Asselin's photographic investigation into Monsanto at FOMU in Antwerp
Antwerp's photography museum, the FOMU, is hosting a photographic investigation into the activities of the controversial chemicals multinational Monsanto that has just been acquired by Germany's Bayer.
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Mathieu Asselin's photographic investigation into Monsanto at FOMU in Antwerp
Antwerp's photography museum, the FOMU, is hosting a photographic investigation into the activities of the controversial chemicals multinational Monsanto that has just been acquired by Germany's Bayer.
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Bellin: "I coached myself back into life"
22/4/18 - Sebastien Bellin tells the story of his comeback after suffering a very bad leg injury in the Brussels attacks: "Doctors told me that maybe I would never walk again, or lose my leg." He also talks about his challenges in the 10 Miles, and, in the last part, about his work in Charleroi prison, where he coaches inmates.
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Bellin: "I coached myself back into life"
22/4/18 - Sebastien Bellin tells the story of his comeback after suffering a very bad leg injury in the Brussels attacks: "Doctors told me that maybe I would never walk again, or lose my leg." He also talks about his challenges in the 10 Miles, and, in the last part, about his work in Charleroi prison, where he coaches inmates.
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Manneken Pis and his 960 outfits
22/4/18 - For the occasion of Heritage Day, everyone could suggest a new outfit for Manneken Pis, the little man which is often dressed in a special costume for any occasion. Inside the Manneken Pis Museum, people could even make a drawing to make their suggestion concrete. Marie-Claude Grunderbeek of the museum explains that anything is possible, as long as it's not commercial. At the moment, the little peeing man has some 960 outfits already.
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Manneken Pis and his 960 outfits
22/4/18 - For the occasion of Heritage Day, everyone could suggest a new outfit for Manneken Pis, the little man which is often dressed in a special costume for any occasion. Inside the Manneken Pis Museum, people could even make a drawing to make their suggestion concrete. Marie-Claude Grunderbeek of the museum explains that anything is possible, as long as it's not commercial. At the moment, the little peeing man has some 960 outfits already.
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Cycling star Gilbert makes deep impression on Japanese fan
22/4/18 - A TV crew from the VRT's sports desk Sporza witnessed how a Japanese cycling fan, who travelled all the way to Belgium to meet her hero Philippe Gilbert, was greatly impressed by the encounter. The lady had two shirts signed by Philippe Gilbert - a former World Champion and winner of various classic races - and was handed the shirts by Gilbert himself, which deeply impressed her. She couldn't talk immediately, but granted a short interview to Sporza a few minutes later. Gilbert (Quick-Step) is one of the favourites in today's classic Ardennes race Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the oldest of all classics.
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Cycling star Gilbert makes deep impression on Japanese fan
22/4/18 - A TV crew from the VRT's sports desk Sporza witnessed how a Japanese cycling fan, who travelled all the way to Belgium to meet her hero Philippe Gilbert, was greatly impressed by the encounter. The lady had two shirts signed by Philippe Gilbert - a former World Champion and winner of various classic races - and was handed the shirts by Gilbert himself, which deeply impressed her. She couldn't talk immediately, but granted a short interview to Sporza a few minutes later. Gilbert (Quick-Step) is one of the favourites in today's classic Ardennes race Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the oldest of all classics.
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Billie impressed by Royal Greenhouses and Queen Mathilde
21/4/18 - The Royal Greenhouses in Laken open their doors to the public today. Billie, a young reporter for the VRT's children's TV news programme 'Karrewiet' was allowed a preview by nobody less than the Queen herself. Billie learned about all kinds of new plants, and also discovered a flower with the colours of the Belgian flag.
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Billie impressed by Royal Greenhouses and Queen Mathilde
21/4/18 - The Royal Greenhouses in Laken open their doors to the public today. Billie, a young reporter for the VRT's children's TV news programme 'Karrewiet' was allowed a preview by nobody less than the Queen herself. Billie learned about all kinds of new plants, and also discovered a flower with the colours of the Belgian flag.
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VIDEO: Kiss-in at Brussels Beurs building
21/4/18 - The organisation Rainbow House staged a kiss-in at the stairs of the Brussels Beurs building on Friday evening. The event was meant to send a clear signal against homophobic violence. Last month, a gay couple was physically harrassed and attacked by a gang of youths in the capital, not the first incident of its kind.
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VIDEO: Kiss-in at Brussels Beurs building
21/4/18 - The organisation Rainbow House staged a kiss-in at the stairs of the Brussels Beurs building on Friday evening. The event was meant to send a clear signal against homophobic violence. Last month, a gay couple was physically harrassed and attacked by a gang of youths in the capital, not the first incident of its kind.
