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The news from De Standaard covers several key topics including education policy reforms in Belgium, political discussions on municipal mergers, a salmonella outbreak linked to a Belgian chicken farm, and a tragic discovery of a child's body in Belgium. International news includes families finding…
Belgian schools are independently tightening rules for tenured teachers, making it harder for them to take other jobs or teach elsewhere temporarily without losing their tenure, as they await a new education pact.
School principals are quietly addressing a long-standing privilege of tenured teachers that creates high barriers for new educators, suggesting structural changes can be simple.
The political party Vooruit criticizes Flemish Minister Hilde Crevits' approach to voluntary municipal mergers as insignificant and advocates for mandatory mergers to reduce Flanders to around 100 municipalities within a decade.
Six weeks after a severe wildfire in southern Spain that killed fourteen people, including three Belgians, families are finding human remains, criticizing authorities for inadequate search efforts.
Actor Mark Ruffalo, known for playing The Hulk, is also a prominent activist who speaks out against powerful entities, believing that fighting is the only way to achieve change.
A tornado has caused significant damage in a village in southern France, resulting in 41 injuries, as part of the ongoing global climate crisis.
A salmonella outbreak originating from a Belgian poultry farm has sickened at least 300 people in recent months, leading to egg recalls in several countries.
The body of a child discovered in Onhaye, Belgium, is strongly suspected to be that of 5-year-old Tyméo, who disappeared with his father on June 27.
Following a series of shootings in Brussels, including incidents on Monday night, politicians from both the city and federal levels are engaging in mutual blame over the ongoing security issues.
