BRUSSELS (Reuters) – In the small western Belgian fishing village of Oostduinkerke, fishermen use horses, rather than boats, to go shrimp fishing — one of the very few places in the world still using a technique dating back to the 15th century. The method makes use of the horse’s strength …
Paris saw a record high temperature of 42.6C (108.7F) on Thursday, amid a heatwave that broke records across Western Europe. A red alert was issued in north France. Germany also set a new national temperature record of 41.5C, passing the figure set just a day before. The UK recorded a record …
The French city of Bordeaux has hit its highest temperature since records began, as Western Europe braces for the second heatwave to hit this summer. On Tuesday, Meteo France registered 41.2C (106.1F) in the south-western city, breaking a 2003 record of 40.7C. Forecasters predict a record-breaking run across Europe this …
Former Belgian King Albert II has submitted a DNA sample to avoid fines of €5,000 (£4,370) a day over claims he fathered a love-child in the 1960s. The 84-year-old, who has been fighting the paternity claim of Belgian artist Delphine Boël, 51, for over a decade, provided a sample of …
GRIMBERGEN, Belgium (Reuters) – Belgian monks at the Grimbergen abbey are on the verge of brewing beer again after a break of more than 200 years. Norbertine Father Karel tastes a Grimbergen beer, symbolised by a phoenix, in the courtyard of the Belgian Abbey of Grimbergen before announcing that the …
A Belgian appeals court has ruled that former King Albert II is to be fined €5,000 (£4,370) a day if he refuses to undergo a DNA test. In February, he refused to undergo such a test in a case aimed at proving he fathered a love child in the 1960s. A court …
The former king of Belgium, Albert II, has refused to undergo DNA testing in a case aimed at proving he fathered a love-child in the 1960s. A Brussels court ordered the ex-monarch, 84, to provide a saliva sample in three months or risk being presumed to be the father of …
Belgium’s traditional potato “frites” could soon be 3cm (1.1in) smaller than normal, growers have warned. Pierre Lebrun, head of the Walloon Potato Growers’ Association, said lower levels of rainfall had cut potato crop yields by 25%. “Because the potatoes are smaller at the moment, we will all be eating smaller …
Just don’t fall in! So far we haven’t cracked the code for walking on water—that’s reserved for the most, er, enlightened among us. But a new floating walkway on a canal in Belgium will bring you pretty darn close. The canal that runs through the city of Bruges offers a …
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium’s Africa Museum, once a triumphant celebration of the country’s colonial past, is to reopen after years of renovations, with a more critical view on a dark piece of history. FILE PHOTO: A giant golden statue of a European missionary with an African boy clutching his robes …
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A small band of Belgian monks are planning to start producing their own beer again, more than 200 years after invading French troops stopped all brewing at the abbey. FILE PHOTO: Abbot Erik de Sutter of Belgium’s Grimbergen Abbey tastes a beer at the start of …
BRUSSELS — In armies around the world, basic training is more than just a course in fitness, military organization and weapons skills. It plays a crucial psychological role, taking raw recruits away from civilian life, plunging them into life in barracks, breaking down their sense of self and molding them, …