Hacker News with Generative AI: Belgium

Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes (npr.org)
Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move for European Union nations.
Public Health, Environment, E-Cigarettes, Belgium, European Union
179 points by geox 19 days ago | 122 comments
Train conductor's bilingual morning greeting raises hackles in Belgium (theguardian.com)
A ticket inspector’s bilingual greeting to a Flemish train passenger has created a political war of words – and an official complaint – in language-divided Belgium.
Belgium, Language, Politics, Culture
7 points by impish9208 27 days ago | 0 comments
Belgian sex workers get unemployment, maternity leave, and health insurance (abc.net.au)
Social Issues, Belgium, Labor Rights, Sex Work
4 points by speckx 45 days ago | 0 comments
Belgium's sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law (bbc.com)
Social Policy, Belgium, Sex Work, Labor Rights, Europe
8 points by impish9208 48 days ago | 0 comments
A skeleton made from the bones of at least eight people thousands of years apart (smithsonianmag.com)
Found in a cremation cemetery in Belgium, the skeleton includes bones dating to the Neolithic period and a Roman-era skull, according to a new study
Archaeology, History, Belgium, Anthropology, Human Remains
111 points by mhb 69 days ago | 43 comments
FOSDEM 2025 (fosdem.org)
FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate.
Software Development, Conferences, Open Source, Belgium
22 points by edward 117 days ago | 12 comments
Andrée Geulen – Hid Jewish Children from Nazi's in Belgium (wikipedia.org)
Holocaust, History, Belgium, Resistance
4 points by rmason 139 days ago | 0 comments
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece (historytoday.com)
Art, History, Theft, Belgium
48 points by benbreen 216 days ago | 1 comments
Volvo Is Shifting EV Production to Belgium from China (bloomberg.com)
Electric Vehicles, Manufacturing, Belgium, China
21 points by belter 222 days ago | 2 comments