Good news this week: animal welfare fundamental rights in Belgium and petrol cheaper | Good news

In Belgium, a law has been passed to include animal welfare in the constitution. “In exercising their respective powers, the federal state, the communities and the regions shall strive to protect and care for animals as sentient beings,” the legal text literally reads.

Scientists have discovered a cure for the venom of a spitting cobra. British researchers discovered that the drug varespladib works very well against the effects of an attack by a spitting cobra.

Twelve years after Google Maps introduced the function, Dutch users can finally plan a cycling route with Apple’s Maps navigation app. Apple speaks of “a solution in the cycling country of the Netherlands”.

We might pay less money on gasoline. This is due to the price of a barrel of crude oil falling to the lowest point since mid-March. Gasoline prices have not dropped yet, but that could change soon.

Analysts suspect that prices will fall because inventories in Europe and the United States are larger than previously thought. Another factor is that traders fear deteriorating economic growth due to persistent inflation in the US. Less economic activity means less demand for oil.

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• An American cat has been found in good health after it jumped into a box and was accidentally sent through the mail.
• An orangutan in Indonesia has carefully treated a wound on his face with a medicinal plant.
• A Brabant family has their car back after a week and a half search.
• In Rotterdam, a very wealthy family is going to pay off the debts of thousands of families.