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7,200 eggs cracked for giant omelette at Belgian festival

Volunteers cook a 7,200-egg omelette in a four-metre pan over an open fire at the Giant Omelette Festival in Malmedy, Belgium.

Euronews

Belgian wildfire approaches Germany despite rain as Greece probes deadly blaze

Belgium is battling one of its largest wildfires, despite cooler weather and rain helping firefighters

The Independent UK

Wildfire in Belgium’s High Fens becomes nation’s largest

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Hundreds evacuated as fire in Belgium’s biggest nature reserve doubles in size

Two villages on Belgian side evacuated and residents told not to return as fire gets very close to German border

The Independent UK

An 18-year-old construction worker in Belgium uncovered a €9 million gold hoard hidden inside a former brewery cellar

An 18-year-old named Kobe was spending his summer break working construction in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde, a small community in East Flanders, Belgium, when an ordinary day of demolition work turned into the find of a lifetime. His crew had been renovating a former brewery building, once the home of a brewer in…

The Times of India

Europe wildfires: German border town partially evacuated but France blaze stabilised

A historically hot summer on the planet's fastest-warming continent has contributed to the deaths of thousands of people and increased the risk of wildfires, with blazes periodically sweeping through parched landscapes.

Euronews

French PM booed on visit to wildfire-affected region as EU sends assistance to Belgium and Spain – as it happened

Belgium wildfire creeps closer to German border, as 104 firefighters and 36 vehicles from France help with Spain wildfire effort

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Belgium races to tame huge wildfire 'spreading towards Germany'

Firefighters battle the advancing flames in eastern Belgium as thick smoke and difficult terrain complicate efforts to contain the blaze.

Euronews

18-Year-Old's Summer Job Turns Into £8m Gold Discovery While Digging a Sewer: Who Keeps It?

An 18-year-old student discovered an £8 million gold hoard while working on a construction site in Belgium. Authorities are investigating its origins and potential legal claimants.

International Business Times UK

18-year-old student working as a labourer finds nearly Rs 100 crore gold treasure while digging a sewer

Belgium sewage worker gold discovery: An 18-year-old construction workers in Belgium uncovered gold bars, rare coins, nuggets and numbered bullion worth around 9 million euros (nearly Rs 98 crore) while working on a sewer project. The treasure was hidden inside a bricked-in cellar wall beneath a historic villa.

The Economic Times

Europe wildfires: 2 dead, 500 evacuated as twin blazes hit Greek island near Athens

Two wildfires that broke out minutes apart on the Greek island of Salamina on Sunday killed two people and prompted the evacuation of about 500 people by sea, as crews raced to prevent the fires from joining.

The Times of India

USMNT Did One Thing Wrong Ahead of 2026 World Cup—And Must Not Make the Same Mistake Twice

The Stars and Stripes can’t seem to get past the round of 16 in soccer’s grand affair. Will the 2030 World Cup finally bring a breakthrough?

Sports Illustrated

3,000 hectares up in flames: Belgium battles its biggest wildfire on record

Belgium’s biggest wildfire on record continued to spread towards the German border on Sunday, as firefighters backed by Dutch helicopters, the army and teams from neighbouring countries battled a blaze that has already scorched around 3,000 hectares in the High Fens nature reserve.

The Times of India

Europe wildfires: latest developments

PARIS (FRANCE) - Two people died when fires broke out on a Greek island, and Belgium was tackling a record blaze in its east Sunday, as Europe faced wildfires spurred by high temperatures and tinder-dry conditions.

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The Guardian - UK

Wildfires kill two in Greece and torch Belgian nature reserve

Couple die in Salamis, while multinational forces and local farmers tackle Belgium’s biggest fire in a century near Liège

Euronews

Europe continues to battle wildfires as Belgium sees biggest blaze in recorded history

The fire in eastern Belgium doubled in size over 24 hours by Sunday morning. The EU Civil Protection Mechanism was activated on Saturday, with three helicopters and two water-bombing aircraft arriving from Sweden, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.

Bangkok Post

Air support kicks in as record Belgian wildfire jumps in size

BAELEN (BELGIUM) - Crucial air support swung into action Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which has mushroomed in size since breaking out two days ago in a hard-to-access nature reserve.

Radio France Internationale

Belgium turns to European air support as wildfire rages near German border

Belgium called in aerial reinforcements from across Europe on Sunday as firefighters battled the country’s largest wildfire in more than a century, with flames spreading rapidly through a difficult-to-reach nature reserve near the German border.

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The Independent UK

Hundreds evacuated as wildfires rage through nature reserve in Belgium

The fire broke out as Belgium experienced another intense heatwave this week, with temperatures hitting nearly 37 C (98.6 F) in several areas on Friday

The Economic Times

Belgium's biggest wildfire on record heads towards Germany

Firefighters battled Belgium's largest wildfire, which burned 3,000 hectares of land. The blaze in the High Fens nature reserve spread towards the German border. European reinforcements arrived to assist with containing the significant and ongoing fire. Cooler, humid weather offered hope for efforts to control the flames. Residents evacuated from…

The National (Scotland)

Mentality monster: Title-winning RUSG captain on new Scotland manager's key strength

The English centre-half who captained Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to the Belgian title last year has revealed the new Scotland manager's key…

France 24

Belgium wildfire scorches 3,000 hectares as villagers evacuate, EU sends aircraft

Firefighters in Belgium battled one of the country's worst-ever wildfires late on Saturday as a rapidly growing blaze scorched more than 3,000 hectares of land. The EU scrambled helicopters and water bombers as hundreds of villagers were under evacuation orders.

The Economic Times

Belgium wildfire burns at least 1,600 hectares

One of Belgium's biggest-ever fires continues to burn, authorities have yet to bring it under control.

Bangkok Post

Europe wildfires: Latest developments

PARIS (FRANCE) - Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.

France 24

Hundreds of villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire

Hundreds of residents were evacuated and more than 2,700 hectares were scorched as Belgium continued to battle one of the worst wildfires in its history on Saturday.

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