Bpost draws a positive assessment of 2020: the figures of a crazy year
The crisis does not only create bankruptcies and some companies take advantage of this to break records. This is the case of Bpost, which has had to deal with an explosion in the number of parcels for a year. If we observed an increase in the number of packages...
The Manneken-Pis dressed in his Pride outfit in support of the #LGBTIQFreedomZone campaign
The move aims to highlight this week’s debate and vote in the European Parliament on a resolution to declare the European Union an “LGBTIQ Freedom zone”. MEP Pierre Karleskind (Renew Europe), at the initiative of the resolution, was accompanied by the two co-presidents of the LGBTI intergroup (Lesbian, Gay,...
Lou Ottens, the inventor of the cassette, has died
The inventor of the magnetic tape cassette, Dutchman Lou Ottens, died this weekend at the age of 94 in Duizel in the Netherlands, several Dutch media reported Wednesday, citing the family of the deceased....
Mask imposed on children at daycare: “It’s illegal and unconstitutional!”
In Molenbeek, this is in effect in all schools. Rights & Freedoms calls on the mayor to back down. Since the end of January, children aged 6 to 12 in municipal schools in Molenbeek must wear the mask during daycare while, for health authorities and political decision-makers, the mask...
The “turn” radars are waiting for you at the bend in France: and in Belgium?
They will not see the light of day with us. In recent days, photos of mobile radars placed along highways and national roads in France have flooded social networks. A fact that could be anecdotal if these radars were not placed … in bends. Because until now, radars were...
Better respect the rights of residents in nursing homes: a petition!
This Wednesday marks the first anniversary of the first closures of nursing homes and nursing and care homes in Belgium. On this occasion, eleven associations including Amnesty International and Eneo launched a petition to ask the Belgian federated and federal authorities to “take the necessary measures as quickly as...
Nearly one in three Belgians sleeps badly because of the coronavirus pandemic: “These are serious complaints”
At the start of last year, 7 to 8% of Belgians complained of inability to get to sleep. This number climbed to 19% during the first lockdown. At the second confinement, the proportion even rose to 29% of insomniacs. That is four times more than 12 months previously. “These...
MRI radars to monitor bird migration
Weather is more than forecast bulletins and a concept that announces rain and shine. With spring knocking softly on our door, it is the trees, flowers and plants that are gradually waking up, but also some birds that come back after spending the winter further south. And since the...
Towards more sustainable canteens in Wallonia
The Walloon Green Deal continues its initiatives to facilitate the rapprochement between local producers and canteens More than two years ago, Wallonia launched its Green Deal “Sustainable Cantines”. Objective: to mobilize community kitchens and school canteens so that they increase the sustainable aspect of meals. Today, 220 canteens have...
9 out of 10 independents plan to be vaccinated
This is what emerges from a large survey conducted by Acerta....