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The nursing home in Niederkorn where 67 residents were infected with Covid
Virus

Nursing home reports Covid deaths as Bettel prepares briefing

Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Health Minister Paulette Lenert will address journalists at 1600 hrs on Friday
2 min. today at 11:09
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Exit strategy: marketing your business for sale

In this interview, Christophe Vandendorpe and Pierre Kuntzelmann from EY Luxembourg´s Strategy and Transactions team, discuss prepping your business for a successful sale.
The exhibition takes part in the Cerle Cité
Review

Made in Luxembourg: Ready. Set. Design.

today at 14:38
Beijing's central business district
China

China’s defense budget climbs 6.8% as economy recovers

today at 09:47
A production line at ArcelorMittal's Differdange plant
industry

ArcelorMittal outlines plant upgrades as jobs are cut

04.03.2021
The Royal Bank of Canada building in Belval
Employment

More than 20% of employees at RBC could go in fresh round of cuts

04.03.2021
Italy government's, led by Mario Draghi, notified the EU of its decision but there were no objections from Brussels
Vaccinations

Italy blocks shipment of AstraZeneca jab to Australia

04.03.2021
Gender pay gap

EU law could bar employers from asking about candidates' pay

04.03.2021
Flavio Becca at Luxembourg court in February this year
Crime

Real estate mogul Becca gets two year suspended sentence

04.03.2021
Luxembourg-based JAB Holding invested in a company sells in-home gardening equipment that's taken off during the pandemic
post-pandemic economy

Profiting from the future of growing your own food

04.03.2021
Luxembourg
Pandemic

Covid cases keep rising, infections up 5% in past week

The number of patients in hospital as a result of coronavirus is at its highest level since early January
by John MONAGHAN 03.03.2021
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#13 - with John Ryan

In the 13th episode of our health Podcast we talked to John Ryan, the Director Public Health at the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG Santé). We asked him about European coordination work in the pandemic, DG Santé’s role in it and how it is involved in the vaccination against COVID-19.
Santo Rumbo was acquitted of all charges in a trial targeting the 'Ndrangheta mafia group
Trial

Alleged mafia figure, arrested in Luxembourg, acquitted in trial

03.03.2021
The survey marked the anniversary of the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in Luxembourg
Pandemic

60% say missing social contacts has been biggest Covid hardship

03.03.2021
The forecast for the IT and technology sectors was made in a study by industry lobby group FEDIL
Employment

Demand for IT and tech workers could see 1,000 posts created

03.03.2021
A further 250 people received fines in Luxembourg last week for failing to comply with Covid-19 regulations
Health

250 people fined for Covid-19 breaches

02.03.2021
Business & Finance
Fuel prices have also increased
STATEC

Annual inflation rate drops to -0.1% from 1.9%

Inflation rate skewed because of delayed winter sales
by Yannick HANSEN today at 15:06
Lufthansa airplanes at the international airport in Munich, southern Germany
Aviation

Lufthansa counting on vaccine rollout after €6.7bn loss

The airline said it will struggle to make money on flights before the end of this year
2 min. 04.03.2021
According to Interpol there was a criminal network distributing counterfeit jabs
Crime

Chinese and South African police seize fake Covid vaccines

04.03.2021
UK capital city, London
Budget

Sunak extends aid for jobs saying UK recovery to take time

03.03.2021
Luxembourg-based Eurasian Resources Group mines and processes copper and cobalt in the Congo.
african mines

Luxembourg-based ERG deals through controversial Congo middleman

03.03.2021
Spire helps monitor illegal fishing and weather patterns
Space

Spire to list in New York after new investors come in

03.03.2021
European Union
A health worker holds a vial of Russian-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in Podgorica, Montenegro on February 23
Pandemic

EMA to start review process for Russia’s Sputnik V Covid vaccine

“The rolling review will continue until enough evidence is available for formal marketing authorization application,” the EU agency said
2 min. 04.03.2021
Hungary's leader Viktor Orban has pulled his party out of the EPP grouping in the European Parliament
European Parliament

Orban's Fidesz party leaves EPP group in European parliament

Hungary's leader announces move on Wednesday, after the EPP approved new rules to allow a member party to be suspended
3 min. 03.03.2021
Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport
Travel

EU vaccine passports for travel still months away, memo shows

03.03.2021
The European Commission building in Brussels
Budget

EU set to extend suspension of budget rules

03.03.2021
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said her plans to partner with Israel do not represent a "breach" of European efforts
Vaccinations

Denmark targets ‘significant’ vaccine gains in talks with Israel

02.03.2021
The ECJ issued a ruling on Tuesday on Poland's new rules for appointments to the country's Supreme Court
European Court of Justice

Poland suffers new blow at top EU court over judicial reforms

02.03.2021
World
US President Joe Biden has vowed to treat Russia differently from his predecessor
Russia

US matches EU and UK sanctions on Russia for Navalny attack

President Joe Biden announces first measures targeting prominent figures
3 min. 02.03.2021
Investigators have said it is extremely unlikely that frozen food caused the initial outbreak of Covid-19 in the Chinese city of Wuhan last year
Pandemic

WHO investigators downplay China's Covid-19 origin claims

02.03.2021
Oil and gas operations emitted just over 70 million metric tonnes of methane into the atmosphere in 2020
Environment

After historic fall, carbon emissions are now coming back fast

02.03.2021
Beijing's central business district
China

China ‘worried’ about bubbles in property, foreign markets

02.03.2021
Culture
exhibition

A taste of 17th century Florentine art

How Europe’s richest bankers flaunted their wealth 400 years ago
by YASEMIN ELÇI 2 min. 18.12.2020
Diane Jodes, Apple Dreams Photo: Yasemin Elçi
print makers

Contemporary prints on show in newly opened gallery

11.12.2020
Vanessa Springora, the author of "Le Consentement". Photo: JF Paga
book review

Two separate Vanessas tell a similar tale

04.12.2020
The Egyptian Theatre in Park City, Utah, which takes part in the Sundance Film Festival, where Kajillionaire premiered this year. Photo: Shutterstock.
film review

Family of grifters deals with emotions in earnest comedy

13.11.2020
LT Expat Hub
Appointments should be made online once you receive your invitation letter containing a code, much like the large-scale testing system
Coronavirus

Getting vaccinated

The invitation phases, registering and vaccination centres – a guide to Luxembourg’s Covid-19 vaccination programme
by Sarita RAO 5 min. 26.02.2021
Spice up your usual menu with a visit to a speciality food store
Menu

World food speciality stores

03.03.2021
Taking the time to think about the surroundings you want
Garden Path

Plotting, planning and inspiring a dream garden

26.02.2021
Listen to woodpeckers, watch butterflies and spot new buds Photo: Laurent Jacquemart
Stay fit

Walking routes

02.03.2021