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THE RECAP Your daily catch up - great with a morning coffee. Sign up  here. 1. ‘Fascism is a silent killer’: Belgian pupils visit Auschwitz for 80th anniversary of liberation "Remembrance is the only way of preventing something like the Holocaust from ever happening again," one pupil told The Brussels Times.  Read More .   2. Belgian footballer arrested in investigation into cocaine trafficking As part of an investigation into cocaine being imported from South America to Europe, police searched 30 homes and arrested Belgian footballer Radja Nainggolan.  Read More . 3. What hope for Belgium? Lead economist reflects on division, debt, and the Trump effect There's no disguising Belgium's remarkable inefficiency. But how can the country settle its internal divisions to face the future united? We asked economist Bruno Colmant.  Read More .   4. Love Honey – the rapid rise of illegal libido enhancing nectar in Europe "We would most definitely warn consumers to not buy these products. There is a reason Viagra can only be sold with prescription."  Read More . 5. Is it time to say goodbye to your non-stick pan? Is your non-stick pan going to kill you? Or has the fearmongering gone too far?  Read More . 6. Teacher strike: 30,000 participants at Brussels protest – traffic disrupted The protest started around 11:00, resulting in several key roads and tunnels being closed off for several hours.  Read More . 7. STIB, SNCB, TEC: Price of public transport increases from February In Brussels, most of STIB’s fare structure will see an average increase of almost 5%. Some prices had already risen by about 5% last September.  Read More . 8. ‘Every trace is missing’: Belgium gripped by mystery of a woman last seen in 2010 Her friend told the police she suddenly disappeared along with all her belongings in 2010. However, no one reported this, including her boyfriend.  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: The oldest bar in Antwerp Founded back in 1565, when Pieter Paul Rubens was 12 years old, it has hardly changed in all those years.  Read More .