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Friday, October 30, 2026
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About 30,000 marched in Brussels against €10bn budget cuts as masked protesters clashed with police; 21 detained, including 13 minors, as fires hit bikes and buses.
Hans Anders has suspended sales of Meta’s camera-equipped Ray-Ban glasses in the Netherlands and Belgium amid mounting privacy concerns and public and political scrutiny; another Dutch retailer has also paused sales. Meta says a visible recording light and anti-tampering safeguards protect bystanders, while Dutch authorities and advocacy groups are considering further action over covert filming risks.
Belgium will send Ukraine three F-16s by end of 2026; RBC-Ukraine says seven total, four for parts. One Ukrainian pilot downed six cruise missiles in a single 2025 mission.
Belgium records its first locally acquired West Nile human cases as Italy's ISS counts 657 infections and 51 deaths through mid-September.
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GSK may cut up to 1,217 jobs in Belgium amid vaccine demand shift
GSK may cut up to 1,217 permanent jobs in Belgium—about 14% of its workforce there—in a global restructuring targeting £1.9 billion in savings by 2029.
Oct 14, 2026
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