Brussels museum boasts 4.5 billion year-old meteorite
21/05/2013 • 15:26
Brussels museum boasts 4.5 billion year-old meteorite
21/05/2013 • 15:26
Videozone - 21/05/13 - The Brussels Museum of Natural Sciences has a meteorite on display. Not just any meteorite: this one is exceptionally big, almost the size of a basketball. Belgian and Japanese scientists discovered the stone in Antarctica last winter.
Flemish pigeon "Bolt" fetches record amount of 310,000 euros
21/05/2013 • 11:11
Flemish pigeon "Bolt" fetches record amount of 310,000 euros
21/05/2013 • 11:11
Economy - A Chinese pigeon fancier paid the highest amount ever for a racing pigeon: 310,000 euros. The pigeon is Flemish, it was sold on the auction site Pigeon Paradise. The owner, a 66-year-old man from Vorselaar (Antwerp), sold his complete collection of pigeons for over 4 million euros.
Coldest spring in 40 years
21/05/2013 • 10:10
Coldest spring in 40 years
21/05/2013 • 10:10
Life - Average temperatures this spring only climbed to 8.1 degrees Celsius. This makes it the coldest spring since the seventies. The past 10 weeks also had dark and gloomy weather, and it doesn't look as if things are about to change, at least not in the 5 or 6 coming days. "As things are looking now, we will make it into the top-10 of the springs with the least hours of sunshine."
Fun fairs in Belgium: it's no longer what it used to be
19/05/2013 • 16:05
Fun fairs in Belgium: it's no longer what it used to be
19/05/2013 • 16:05
Videozone - 19/05/13 - Over the past years, the number of fairground attractions in Belgium saw a 15 percent drop on average. Young people working in this specific sector are less tempted to start a fairground career, as the climate has become worse due to different factors.
"Good or bad weather: at the oceanside it's always nice"
19/05/2013 • 17:05
"Good or bad weather: at the oceanside it's always nice"
19/05/2013 • 17:05
Videozone - 19/05/13 - Many tourists cancelled their reservation at the Belgian coast for this weekend. This is of course due to the bad weather, although the sun was shining on Saturday. A German tourist told the VRT that those who decided to stay away, made the wrong choice: "Good weather or bad weather, when you are at the oceanside it's always nice." The hospitality industry couldn't have thought of a better slogan in cold, rainy times.
80,000 at Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade in Brussels
19/05/2013 • 11:39
80,000 at Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade in Brussels
19/05/2013 • 11:39
Videozone - 29/05/13 - According to estimations, some 80,000 people flocked to the Brussels city centre on Saturday to attend the 18th edition of Belgian Pride. The figure is 10,000 up on last year. The LGBTQI community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Intersex) celebrated a double anniversary. Belgium introduced gay marriage 10 years ago, while 7 years ago same sex couples were given the legal right to adopt children.
Prince and princess open "new" Technopolis
18/05/2013 • 15:56
Prince and princess open "new" Technopolis
18/05/2013 • 15:56
Videozone - 18/05/13 - Technopolis, the Flemish science centre in Mechelen (Antwerp), has opened its doors again after it was extended. It boasts dozens of interactive exhibits to allow both young children and teenagers to experiment with science, and to make them think about their future plans. Prince Filip and Princess Mathilde were guests of honour on Friday.
Becoming a butler in Brussels
14/05/2013 • 16:27
Becoming a butler in Brussels
14/05/2013 • 16:27
Life - In September, Belgium's first school for butlers will open its doors in Brussels. The "School for Butlers & Hospitality" will offer a four-week training to learn the profession. It's a first for Belgium: "Until now, this type of course was only offered in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands or the United States", says Vincent Vermeulen, the man behind the Belgian school.
Europe's smallest horse is West-Flemish!
13/05/2013 • 14:53
Europe's smallest horse is West-Flemish!
13/05/2013 • 14:53
Videozone - 13/5/13 - VRT News for kids, Karrewiet, found Europe's smallest horse in deepest West Flanders Province. Karina Verougstraete tells our junior reporter that of all the people she knows who breed miniature horses like this, this is the smallest horse.
Antwerp's newly-born black vulture is a European first for this year
10/05/2013 • 12:45
Antwerp's newly-born black vulture is a European first for this year
10/05/2013 • 12:45
Life - The Antwerp Zoo has announced the birth of a black vulture. It's the first time this year that a bird of this type was born in any European zoo. It's not clear yet whether it's a he or a she, but the little bird has been given the name "Orion". The public can catch a glimpse of the chick in the jubilee complex where the birds are staying.
Trouble between Rob and Bob
08/05/2013 • 14:17
Trouble between Rob and Bob
08/05/2013 • 14:17
Life - The Belgian Road Safety Institute (BIVV) is not best pleased with the new tidy town campaign in the West Flemish coastal resort of Bredene. The municipal authority as to issue dog owners with turd-sharped key rings baring an inscription with roughly translated means “Rob cleans the dog mess up”.
Expelled pupil attacks pregnant teacher
07/05/2013 • 14:19
Expelled pupil attacks pregnant teacher
07/05/2013 • 14:19
Life - A former pupil of a technical college in the West Flemish town of Ieper has attacked a five-months pregnant teacher at the school. The incident happened on Monday. The 16-year-old boy was expelled from the school last week.
White splendour in Haspengouw
05/05/2013 • 15:34
White splendour in Haspengouw
05/05/2013 • 15:34
Videozone - 05/05/13 - Until next weekend, the fruit trees in the Limburg fruit region will be blossoming. Every year, this attracts great numbers of tourists who come to admire the white flowers. At the same time, a number of activities take place to have visitors enjoy the white splendour at its best.
American ambassador's "tour de force" ends in Voeren
05/05/2013 • 15:15
American ambassador's "tour de force" ends in Voeren
05/05/2013 • 15:15
Videozone - 05/05/13 - Howard Gutman, the American ambassador to Belgium, has visited all 589 Belgian cities and municipalities. It started with Mechelen and Charleroi 4 years ago, and it ended on Sunday with Voeren, a Flemish municipality with language facilities for French speakers. Voeren was the scene of violent incidents between Flemings and Francophones, especially in the 80ies. Mr Gutman called his round-trip "a tribute to the Belgian-American friendship."
9,700 euros for century-old wine found in ship wreckage
05/05/2013 • 11:53
9,700 euros for century-old wine found in ship wreckage
05/05/2013 • 11:53
Life - The Antwerp wine auction house Sylvie's put up 6 bottles of wine from 1735 for auction. The wines were discovered by divers in the wreckage of the ship "'t Vliegend Hert" ("The Flying Deer"), a three-master that sunk in the North Sea in the 18th century. Wine collector Chris Thiran of Belgium Wine Watchers coughed up 9,700 euros for the historic collection.
Prince Filip at King Willem-Alexander’s inauguration
30/04/2013 • 15:23
Prince Filip at King Willem-Alexander’s inauguration
30/04/2013 • 15:23
Videozone - 30/4/13 - Several Belgian guests were present including crown Prince Filip and Princess Mathilde, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, Olympic Committee chair Jacques Rogge and Stephanie de Lannoy, the wife of the heir to the Grand-Duchy of Luxemburg.
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