2023-12-18 19:47:00 Although the data showed an improvement in air quality compared to the past, the results from the measuring points also showed a large disparity between municipalities. However, they did not show any excess of European standards (i.e. a concentration of 40 g/m³ NO2). “When I started to zoom in on the air quality … Read more
2023-12-09 11:18:43 Amid these circumstances, many may believe that addressing the issue of mental health is not a priority at all, especially after the recent killing of a large number of male and female journalists, during the war in Gaza, and the clashes on the Lebanese border with Palestine. However, it is no longer possible … Read more
2023-12-03 14:00:00 20,000 people, according to police figures, gathered to demand measures to combat climate change, against the backdrop of the 28th United Nations climate conference (COP28), which is currently taking place in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. Like previous demonstrations, the march is organized by the Climate Coalition, an umbrella of around a … Read more
2023-11-14 17:37:00 Firefighters from several emergency areas in East Flanders received dozens of calls on Tuesday related to the floods affecting the entire province. The alert threshold has already been crossed in three places in the Scheldt watershed as well as in the Dendre watershed, according to the waterinfo.be website. Since Tuesday afternoon, the Center’s … Read more
2023-11-06 09:55:18 Jordanian King Abdullah II announced the airdrop of “urgent medical aid” at dawn on Monday into Gaza, designated for a Jordanian field hospital. The king wrote on the “X” platform: “At midnight tonight, the Air Force members of our armed forces were able to airdrop urgent medical and pharmaceutical aid to the Jordanian … Read more
2023-10-28 14:05:00 A person was injured by bullets during shots fired from a car during the night from Friday to Saturday in the commune of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, but he is not in danger of death, the police zone said on Saturday. Brussels-West police, confirming information from the newspaper Het Nieuwsblad. The shooting occurred around 12:30 a.m. … Read more
2023-10-16 07:50:01 00:04 Davion Ford Welcome to Better Cities by Design, a podcast brought to you by Arcadis where we talk to changemakers who are working to make our cities better places for people to live, work and play. I’m your host, Davion Ford. This week we’re going to New York City for a conversation … Read more
2023-10-08 06:00:00 The Minister of Pensions, Karine Lalieux, and the Mayor of Brussels, Philippe Close, celebrated Saturday evening the 30th anniversary of Beliris, the cooperation body between the federal government and the Brussels-Capital Region for construction and renovation projects. and restoration of the capital’s heritage. Karine Lalieux is the supervisory minister of Beliris and had … Read more