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The painting is known as The ugly countess, portrait of a woman with a bald head and wrinkled skin. But did the Flemish painter Quinten Massijs paint a woman in 1513? More than five centuries later, the work has been reassessed: it is almost certainly a transvestite. No, she’s not the prettiest of moms, with her crooked face, receding hairline …

International•24 March ’23 13:00Author: BNR Web Editor If Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Hungary, that country has an “obligation” to arrest him. So says foreign commentator Bernard Hammelburg. Hungary is indeed a member of the International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC), which has issued an arrest warrant against Putin, underlines Hammelburg. Gergely Gulyas, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s chief …

24 mrt 2023 om 05:24Update: een uur geleden According to the French government, 149 police officers have been injured during protests against the pension reform in recent days. 172 arrests were made across the country, including 77 in Paris. In the French capital, according to the CGT union, 800,000 demonstrators took part in the demonstration on Thursday. The Ministry of …

In Belgium, the number of roadside checks is increasing sharply, but in France, they are already over. The official reason is that they are too expensive to maintain, but that is not the real reason, according to a French motorists interest group. France is gradually dismantling its section controls, reports French media. The first units appeared along French motorways in …

She had been on vacation in Tenerife for five years, but still received money every month from the National Employment Office (RVA), in other words: the Belgian variant of the UWV. In Namur, Belgium, a woman was sentenced on Wednesday to reimburse more than 33,500 euros in unfairly received benefits. The Walloon from Profondeville said she ‘forgot’ to report she …

Next weekend will be wetter and colder than what we have been used to for the past few days. And this as summer time begins. Weather patterns do not indicate that the sun will get much space in the next few days. Over our country, thick cloud cover will regularly give way to milder weather. But on Thursday there is …

Orange County Animal Services appealed just before the holiday season in December in hopes of finding a home for dog Lena, first named Dutchess. During this call, they expressed their sadness at the harsh comments they heard from visitors about this unique dog. “She looks so ugly”, “How much will it cost me?” and “She’ll never be adopted,” are just …

The Italian financial police arrested this morning 21 people suspected of fraud in public subsidies. Fraudsters are said to have defrauded the government of more than a billion euros, in particular by making non-existent buildings more sustainable. In total, the fraudsters had requested 2.8 billion euros in subsidies to carry out renovations in several thousand homes in Naples and the …

22 mrt 2023 om 05:28Update: 4 uur geleden Autumnal weather continues past the astronomical onset of spring. On Wednesday, the weather will be cloudy, there is a chance of rain all day and it will also be windier than the previous days. It will be around 10 degrees. Wednesday morning it is already cloudy. Fields of cloud are drifting in …

21 mrt 2023 om 21:56Update: 3 uur geleden Riots have erupted again in France following spontaneous demonstrations against the pension reform. This happened this time in Paris, Nantes, Montpellier and Lille, among others, French media report. Police used tear gas in the capital to disperse protesters. Monday’s protests also spiraled out of control. Nearly 300 people were arrested the following …