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The national rail company SNCB/NMBS has recorded a net loss of €330.7 million in 2013, more than double the loss it made in 2012.
More than seven out of ten Belgians say they are in favour of renewable energy as the way forward after the closure of the last Belgian nuclear power plants in 2025, according to a survey conducte
The contraceptive pill is the Best Belgian Invention, according to listeners to the Dutch-speaking radio station Radio 1. The pill won the title with 38% of the votes.
Numbers were up dramatically at the weekend at Pairi Daiza park, Hainaut province, all thanks to its two giant pandas from China.
The sale of Fairtrade products in Belgium, measured by volume, increased 7.5% in 2013, bringing the total estimated value of Belgium's Fairtrade market up to €94 million.
Belgian striker Christian Benteke will sit out the World Cup in Brazil this summer.
Forty percent more women in Belgium had themselves tested for breast cancer genes in the past year, according to Het Nieuwsblad and De Standaard.
Former Belgian prime minister Yves Leterme will leave his post as Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for a top job at Stockholm-based IDE
The Chinese president Xi Jinping ended his visit to Belgium with a speech in the Concertgebouw in Bruges, where he emphasised the growing bonds between China and the EU and encouraged the audience
