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La DH was established on 19 April [1] 1906. [2] The paper has its headquarters in Brussels and has a liberal stance without any political affiliation. [2] Its publisher is IPM. [3] It has seven regional versions: Namur / Luxembourg, Liège, Tournai / Ath / Mouscron, Mons Center, Charleroi Center, Brabant, and Brussels. In 1990 La DH sold ...
English language newspapers. The Brussels Times Belgium’s leading daily online English-language news media and bi-monthly print magazine. Politico Europe better known for its mailing list and website but it also has a weekly paper edition. Politico Europe is based in Belgium, but its subject matter is EU politics and policymaking.
Mons (French: ⓘ; German and Dutch: Bergen, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrɣə(n)] ⓘ; Walloon and Picard: Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. The population grew quickly, trade flourished, and ...
1996–1997. Country. Belgium. Date apprehended. Unapprehended. The Butcher of Mons is a media name given to an unidentified serial killer who committed five murders between January 1996 and July 1997 in or near the Belgian city of Mons. [1][2][3] The name was chosen because of the highly precise dismemberment of the victims' bodies. [2]
Borinage. The Borinage (French pronunciation: [bɔʁinaʒ]) is an area in the Walloon province of Hainaut in Belgium. The name derives from the coal mines of the region, bores, meaning mineshafts. [1] In French, the inhabitants of the Borinage are called Borains. The provincial capital, Mons, is located in the east of the Borinage, but there ...
The Ducasse de Mons, also commonly known as the Doudou, is a traditional folk festival held in Mons, Hainaut, Belgium, on Trinity Sunday (57 days after Easter).The feast comprises two important parts: the procession, including the descent and the uprising of the Saint Waltrude's shrine, as well as the combat named Lumeçon between Saint George and a dragon.
Sts. Peter and Paul's Abbey, Chimay: men's collegiate foundation. Our Lady of Peace Abbey, Chimay (Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Paix de Chimay): Cistercian nuns, from 1919. see also Scourmont Abbey. Clairefontaine Abbey (Abbaye de Clairefontaine) near Arlon (Luxembourg): Trappist nuns.
Metro. (Belgian newspaper) Metro was a free newspaper in Belgium, distributed on working days and aiming in particular at 18- to 44-year-old urban, active, mobile students and commuters. [1] Separate Dutch and French -language versions, each with its own content, were according to the area's language (s) available in railway stations, subway ...