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The World’s Children Suffer Brunt of Wildfire Smoke Health Impacts
By Anna Dulisse Around 270,000 children under the age of 5 die every year from breathing wildfire smoke, with 99% of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to scientists. Despite a lack of extensive research...

How Red Bull 2.0 began life without Christian Horner at the Belgian GP
Red Bull came through its first race weekend without Christian Horner in Belgium, but it will take time for his presence to fade. The removal of Horner from his roles as CEO and team principal meant last weekend’s race at Spa-Francorchamps was the...

Belgian GP: Piastri's pole prediction, Horner's absence and Hamilton's recovery
Spa remains one of Formula One’s most demanding venues and Sunday proved no exception, with Oscar Piastri rising to the challenge on a wet weekend in Belgium. After a cautious rolling start, he made a bold move on teammate Lando Norris to seize...

Aman Rosa Alpina opens in UNESCO-protected Dolomites for summer and winter sport wellness
Set across two floors, the 1,684sq m Aman Spa is a sanctuary with south-facing forest views It has seven treatment rooms, a hair and nail salon and two medical treatment suites The Pizzinini family have owned and operated the property since 1939...

EIB Group Opens Country Office In Belgium
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 28. The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has inaugurated a new country office in Belgium, reaffirming its commitment to supporting sustainable growth and strategic financing in one of Europe's...

Uncertainty is far from over, says Belgium’s pharma sector
Agreement was reached on Sunday between the United States and Europe on import duties, but the details are still being worked out. “There is still a great deal of uncertainty, particularly about the impact on the pharmaceutical sector,” pharma.be...

Everything we learned from F1's Belgian Grand Prix
Two different winners and a surprising number of talking points meant the Belgian Grand Prix was a lot more interesting than the races made it look. Here's everything we learned at Spa. What a post-Horner Red Bull looks like Red Bull's new team...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases Diagnostics Solutions Designed to Meet Evolving Global Healthcare Demands at ADLM 2025
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 28, 2025-- Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, showcases its innovations in improving clinical and diagnostic laboratory efficiency and workflow optimization during the Association for...

US-EU trade agreement sparks mixed reactions in Belgium
The new trade agreement between the United States and the European Union has prompted mixed reactions in Belgium. Political and economic figures are torn between relief and concern, with some experts calling the deal a "political humiliation for...

Home Infusion Therapy Market Trends And Forecast Report 2025-2033 Rising Demand For Customized Home Infusion Services Fueled By Digital Health Integration And Smart Infusion Technologies
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Dublin, July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Home Infusion Therapy Market Size and Share Analysis - Growth Trends and Forecast Report 2025-2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Home...

Albon ‘happy’ with strong P6 after holding off Hamilton in Belgium
Alex Albon was left elated with a substantial points haul after finishing sixth in the Belgian Grand Prix, the Thai driver holding off Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton for much of the race in Spa. However, it was mixed fortunes for Williams with Carlos...
Five female icons of the Belgian art world: Berlinde De Bruyckere
Belga English paints the portraits of five renowned female artists from Belgium – in words. Today: Berlinde De Bruyckere, who has been exploring the human condition for 30 years. Her current exhibition Khorós at Bozar provides an overview of her...

Late Shift star Leonie Benesch: ‘The biggest shock was realising how broken health systems are globally’
Leonie Benesch is accustomed to moving between countries, languages, and worlds – both fictional and actual. Almost two decades into her career, she finds herself among the same rarefied multilingual elite as Christoph Waltz, Nina Hoss and Diane...

Belgian GP: Norris secures pole after Verstappen takes sprint race honours
It will be an all-McLaren front row in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix after Lando Norris secured pole position ahead of teammate and championship leader Oscar Piastri. British driver Norris is looking for a hat-trick of wins – having been victorious...

Norris Acknowledges Piastri’s Excellence in Belgian GP Finish
Lando Norris acknowledged that Oscar Piastri executed a better race during the Belgian Grand Prix, leading to Piastri’s victory. Despite starting from pole position at Spa-Francorchamps, Norris was overtaken by Piastri, who executed a decisive...

Belgium grapples with ‘forever chemical’ scandal
A water contamination scandal has gripped a leafy corner of southern Belgium, causing anxious residents to queue up for blood tests to confirm potential exposure to so-called “forever chemicals.” On an early summer afternoon, about a dozen people...

Critics claim gender clinics are seeing an excess of trans boys. But new data suggest otherwise
Gender clinics provide multidisciplinary care that helps trans people to explore and affirm their gender identity. The number of adolescents referred to gender clinics has increased worldwide in recent years, especially among those who were...

European stockpile of USAID-funded contraceptives faces destruction
Published on 30/07/2025 - 7:00 GMT+2 •Updated 7:20 Millions of dollars’ worth of US-funded contraceptives which have been sitting in storage for months in a Belgian warehouse face destruction amid a controversy over whether they can be spared for...
Oscar Piastri holds off Lando Norris to win Belgian GP and increase title lead
Oscar Piastri claimed his sixth win of the season in soggy Belgium to stretch his lead over McLaren team-mate Lando Norris at the top of the drivers’ standings to 16 points. The race was held up by 1hr 20mins after torrential rain soaked the...

Piastri wins wet-dry Belgian GP ahead of Norris
Oscar Piastri claimed victory in the Belgian Grand Prix, holding off McLaren team mate and title rival Lando Norris in a wet-dry affair at Spa-Francorchamps to extend his Drivers’ Championship lead to 16 points. Heavy rain ahead of the 44-lap race...