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Record sum paid for original Tintin drawing

Another work by the artist, whose real name Georges Rémi, also fetched six figures: a series of six panels in Indian ink from the Tintin album Prisoners of the Sun was sold at the same sale, organised by Millon, for €114,948. The sale was dedicated to original works by strip artists, including...

Premier League donates football pitch to Ypres team

In December of 2014, the new pitch will be inaugurated with an International Christmas Truce tournament, marking the centenary of the many unofficial cease-fires that took place around Christmas 1914 between German and British soldiers. The period is famous for seeing the mingling of the two sides...

VUB scientist receives European grant of €1.5 million

By using carbon-based materials, Vermeulen is working to improve the energy efficiency of lasers on a chip that emit a wide variety of colours, making them fit for large-scale applications. The light sources on chips could be used for biomedical purposes, for example, making sure that diabetes...

Electrawinds seeks protection from creditors

Electrawinds is currently in talks to strengthen its capital base and find new investors, and the filing aims to allow those negotiations to go ahead without the pressure of demands from creditors of the company’s €362 million debt. Last Friday, €40 million in bank debt fell due, and another €77...

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Niyona receives first Brussels “Handmade in Belgium” label

Last spring, Unizo, the organisation that represented the self-employed and small businesses in Flanders, launched the Handmade in Belgium (HIB) labels, awarding one designer in every Flemish province a label. Last week, leather goods maker Niyona became the first business in Brussels to receive...

Good World Cup draw for Belgium

Marc Wilmots’ Belgian side secured one of the kindest draws possible for the World Cup finals in Brazil next year, matched with Russia, Algeria and South Korea in the group stage. Although Belgium slipped from fifth to 11th place in this month’s FIFA ranking, all three of its rivals in Group H are...

Veerle Baetens wins European Film Award

John Heldenbergh, who co-wrote the original stage play for Compagnie Cecilia, was nominated as best actor, while Felix van Groeningen was nominated for best director and (with Carl Joos) for best screenplay. Finally, the movie received a best film nomination, a category which ultimately won by...

Armed men rob Brussels jeweller

Police said they were investigating, but so far they have no leads other than blood stains left behind by one of the men when he apparently injured himself on broken glass. No-one in the shop was injured. The Rue de la Pépinière is situated close to the rear of the royal palace in Brussels, where...

Tram routes for Brussels periphery approved

A previously proposed line between the airport and Tervuren and another linking Brussels and Ninove have been shelved. The purpose of the new network is to take some of the pressure off of the Ring by extending public transport without the need to change between the city and the periphery. The...

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