Category: International

“A Black Belgian Student Saw a White Fraternity as His Ticket. It Was His Death,” was the title the New York Times chose to write about Sanda Dia, the Belgian student who died after an initiation ritual in Flanders, Belgium.

Derek Chauvin, the police officer who is suspected of the death of George Floyd, is again a free man. He paid one million dollar and is now released on bail. Protesters of Black Lives Matter are really upset about the way this all happened.

The corona virus still hasn’t disappeared, and more and more COVID-19 cases are being confirmed. As corona measures are being tightened, the city administration of Stad Mechelen has come up with an idea to make the hospitality industry survive the winter.

The Artesis & Plantijn college had to close its doors after a cyberattack on Wednesday. The students were forced to attend their classes online.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a test that gives you your COVID-19 results between 15 and 30 minutes. ‘New, extremely portable and an easy to use test’, says the WHO.

Famous Belgian athlete Aagje Vanwalleghem and actress Marijke Pinoy, want to get rid of the mental and physical abuse in their sector. With the Belgian helpline 1712, they made a campaign with the hashtag #dontlookaway to reduce the victims' numbers.

Large consumption of beer and other alcohol may be socially acceptable in Belgium, but public drunkenness not so much. Certainly, don’t get caught in Brussels, or you might have to pay a 350 euro fine.

Online sustainable fashion guide COSH! launched their informative route through Antwerp to celebrate their one-year existence.