As the manhunt for a heavily-armed Flemish Rambo continues into its second month and with police seemingly no closer to finding the elusive former corporal, the saga has exposed Belgium’s deeply flawed political system that has left millions, just like the fugitive, feeling disaffected and ignored, and facing a democratic …
Read More »Sloppy Russia beaten by clinical Belgians in Euro 2020 opener in St. Petersburg
First-half goals from Romelu Lukaku and Thomas Meunier – both of which came from sloppy defending by the hosts – were enough to give the Group B favourites a significant headstart after just 34 minutes before Lukaku struck again late on to add further shine to the scoreline. Lukaku completed …
Read More »And laughter, and sin: the Belgians are lured to the Church of beer
All methods are good. The pastor of the Church of St. Catherine in Brussels decided to involve parishioners with the help of beer of its own production. Recently, the temple became dilapidated, it almost stopped coming believers, so the pastor went to a sudden step in order to restore interest …
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