The market for refurbished smartphones exploded in 2021. According to figures from Counterpoint, the market soared by 15%. The price of high-end smartphones remains very high, especially for the youngest. More and more people today are considering buying refurbished models from popular brands like Apple and Samsung. Belgium, however, remains one of the most skeptical […]
A look back at the cyber attack on the Vivalia care group by Moscow, which would not have existed if Belgium learned the lessons of its past mistakes more quickly. The damage suffered by Vivalia: 1,500 paralyzed computers and 400 gigabytes of stolen data. © BelgaImage It’s a phenomenal breakout. On the night of Saturday […]
The Belgian Cats, the women’s national basketball team, suffered a second defeat in two days in a friendly match with a loss 79-70 (halftime: 38-34) against Spain on Friday in Melilla in Spain where the team is preparing for the World Cup. After a 60-77 defeat against Italy on Thursday, the Cats, without Emma Meesseman, […]
Almost 24 years after the last match in official competition between Belgium and the Netherlands (0-0 at the 1998 World Cup), the 2 selections will face each other this Friday for their first group match in the League of nations. The Red Devils will play at home against the triple World Cup finalists (1974, 1978, […]
Zapping But! Soccer club OL – NEWS BUT! : Yilmaz or Malacia to replace Emerson? According to the Belgian media Walfoot, OL would be eyeing the Cameroonian international Michael Ngadeu to compensate for the free departure of Jason Denayer and another possible in the same position, that of Jérôme Boateng. At 31, Ngadeu is only […]
A status, social protection, mutual insurance… A law passed three months ago which comes into force on Wednesday takes prostitution out of illegality and above all grants prostitutes the same rights as self-employed workers. “Belgium has become the first European country to decriminalize prostitution. Pimping remains a crime, but prostitutes now have a status,” wrote […]
Leeds-based midfielder Brenden Aaronson opened the scoring in the 26th minute by pushing the ball into the empty net after excellent work from Christian Pulisic. The Chelsea striker took the opportunity to become the fastest American player to score 20 goals and 10 assists in 49 games. Timothy Weah, who plays for Lille, doubled the […]
After winning the Belgian league title with Bruges, striker Noa Lang (22 years old, 48 games and 9 goals in all competitions this season) is expected to leave her club this summer. And before his departure, the former Ajax Amsterdam player wanted to send a message. “I made Belgian football interesting. I sincerely mean it. […]
SEEN FROM ELSEWHERE – The federal administration has just sent a brochure to all its civil servants to encourage them to be more inclusive in their written communication. By Bernard Demonty (The evening) A small brochure of about twenty pages to land on the desks of federal officials in recent days. This “a short guide […]
Jules Gheude is convinced that the seventh state reform will never succeed. Giving more money to the regions, fewer competences at the federal level, reviewing the role of the Communities, doing the opposite… this is the incessant game of reforms of the Belgian federal state. A seventh is currently on track to review the internal […]
