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Belgium officially recognises first employer of sex workers under new labour law
Belga News Agency
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July 8, 2025
A landmark moment has been reached in the legal recognition of sex work in Belgium. For the first time, an employer has been authorised to hire sex workers under a formal employment contract, De Standaard reported on Tuesday. The federal Ministry...
Hamilton frustrated by early Sprint Qualifying exit
F1
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July 25, 2025
Lewis Hamilton was left visibly frustrated after qualifying in 18th place for Saturday’s Sprint in Belgium following a session-ending spin. While Ferrari brought a significant upgrade package to Spa-Francorchamps, seven-time champion Hamilton was...
Lewis Hamilton 'Massively Frustrated' After Belgian GP Qualifying Mishap
Newsweek
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July 25, 2025
Ferrari Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton was "massively frustrated" after his SF-25 F1 car oversteered unusually at the penultimate corner of Spa-Francorchamps during the Belgian Grand Prix sprint race qualifying. Hamilton was on a flying lap in...
Belgium’s King Albert, 91, undergoes cancer treatment for sixth time
New York Post
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July 8, 2025
King Albert II of Belgium has kickstarted cancer treatment for the sixth time in 11 years. The 91-year-old former monarch, who abdicated the Belgian throne in 2013, is once again undergoing preventative treatment for skin cancer, the Belgian Royal...
Oscar Piastri Sends a Message With Sprint Qualifying Domination at Spa
Newsweek
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July 25, 2025
By Nelson Espinal lives and breathes sports. Avidly following of everything ranging from motorsports to Mixed Martial Arts to tennis, he is connected with most of the sports world at all times. His dream of writing about sports started at 16 years...
Trail Blazers: Saying goodbye to the Great War, and the Kaiser
Rossland News
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July 25, 2025
Trail Blazers is a weekly feature in partnership with the Trail Museum and Archives In 2023, the archives uncovered a very unique photograph collection documenting an important event in Trail’s history. On July 19, 1919, the community hosted a...
Piastri learns plenty from his bad brake in British GP
ColyPoint Observer
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July 25, 2025
Belgium, the longest track on the calendar and one of the fastest, is a favourite circuit for Piastri, though the race will only be held in four of the next six years as Formula One alternates some venues.
Part of the Territory of Gaza Must Inevitably Be Annexed By Israel
Canada Free Press
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The Arabs must pay with the loss of what they hold highest—land—for the blood of the Jews: in Judea, Samaria and, of course, the Gaza Strip Whenever and under whatever circumstances the war in the Gaza Strip ends, it must end with an Israeli...
Dominant Piastri on pole for Belgian GP sprint
ESPN India
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SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium - Championship leader Oscar Piastri took a comfortable pole for Saturday's sprint ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. Piastri's lap of 1:40.510 ended up being comfortably quicker than the rest after what had looked...
BBC Philharmonic Appoints New Principal Double Bass
The Violin Channel
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July 25, 2025
The BBC Philharmonic has announced that Catharina Feyen has been appointed as the orchestra's new Second Principal Double Bass. Feyen comes to the role from a section bass position in the orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and...
Offaly’s Alex Dunne storms to pole after dominating F2 qualifying at Belgian Grand Prix
Irish Independent
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Ireland’s Alex Dunne delivered a standout performance in Formula 2 qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, seizing a second pole position of the season in dominant fashion and underlining his credentials as one of motorsport’s rising stars....
Oscar Piastri takes pole position for Belgian Grand Prix sprint race
The Straits Times
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July 25, 2025
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS – Formula One leader Oscar Piastri took pole position for the July 26 sprint by nearly half a second at the Belgian Grand Prix, while McLaren teammate and title rival Lando Norris qualified third. Red Bull’s reigning champion Max...
Belgian GP: Driver and team standings, when & where to watch qualifying and main race
News9 Live
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July 25, 2025
Others Sports News Following a dramatic first half of the season, Formula One comes back after a gap of three weeks at Circuit of Spa Francorchamps for the Belgian GP. Belgian Grand Prix 2025 New Delhi: After a break of three weeks, Formula One is...
Air Belgium shifts entirely to Boeing 747-8F cargo fleet
Aviation24.be
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July 13, 2025
After exiting the passenger market, Air Belgium has now retired its entire Airbus fleet to operate solely with two Boeing 747-8F freighters. This marks a major strategic shift toward focusing on cargo and ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and...
Macron’s recognition of Palestine draws European support
Saudi Gazette
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July 26, 2025
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that France will formally recognize the State of Palestine in September has drawn widespread backing from European leaders, with some hailing it as a vital step toward Middle East peace,...
Folkestone Triennial 2025 review: environmental catastrophe—but also hope, joy and a jolly salamander
The Art Newspaper
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July 25, 2025
It is a reflection of our close relationship to the landscapes we inhabit that “the lie of the land” has become a general term for taking the measure of things, for gauging a situation and assessing what needs to be done. This phrase is the...
Shericka Jackson’s Silent Climb Puts Gabby Thomas & Julien Alfred on High Alert
Essentially Sports
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July 25, 2025
“The World Championship is in September, so I have a lot of time to fix the fine details. It’s my first race since June, so I am just excited to be here,” Shericka Jackson said back in April, speaking ahead of the Xiamen Diamond League. In Xiamen,...
Italy join Spain in Women’s Euro quarter-finals, Belgium edge past Portugal
Gulf Today
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July 13, 2025
Italy reached the quarter-finals of Women’s Euro 2025 on Friday despite losing 3-1 to Group B winners Spain, the Azzurre finishing ahead of rivals Portugal whose tournament ended with a dramatic 2-1 defeat to Belgium. Athenea, Patri Guijarro and...
EAORA boats set for the Rolex Fastnet Race
Sail-World
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July 25, 2025
by Paul Wood 25 Jul 12:35 PDT 26 July 2025 There was offshore racing on the East Coast long before the East Anglian Offshore Racing Association was formed in 1949. Crouch YC's Houghton Cup dates back to 1911. West Mersea YC's Sunk Race was first...
Oscar Piastri Claims Sprint Pole at Belgian Grand Prix
Times News Global
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July 25, 2025
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Oscar Piastri dominated Sprint qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday, securing pole position ahead of this weekend’s race. The McLaren driver clocked a stunning lap of 1:40.510, nearly half a second clear of...