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Kate OGLESBY

Kate OGLESBY
Kate is a reporter covering business with a focus on start-ups and fintech. Before joining the Luxembourg Times she worked as a political reporter in London. She completed a diploma in journalism in the UK and prior to that graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in French and Arabic.
Kathryn.OGLESBY@luxtimes.lu
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Gare

Sex, drugs, and loneliness - a night at the Gare

A night in the Gare, where life for drug addicts is not so rock ‘n’ roll
by Kate OGLESBY 7 min. 10.03.2022
A sign outside a business reminds people to wear their face masks
Covid-19

Wastewater key to predicting if Covid will continue receding

Cases halved in the second week of February compared to the first
by Kate OGLESBY 2 min. 17.02.2022
technology

Bettel tight-lipped on Pegasus software ban

After European data protection body calls for spyware to be banned across the EU
by Kate OGLESBY 2 min. 16.02.2022
House prices in Arlon, just across the Luxembourg border, rose by 14% last year
Housing

House prices in neighbouring Belgian province up 20% in 2021

High real estate costs in Luxembourg are having a knock-on effect on neighbouring areas of Belgium, France and Germany
by Kate OGLESBY 2 min. 14.02.2022
A bird's eye view of Hesperange
crime

Three charged, €5m seized in Hesperange fraud probe

The case first came to light in 2019 during a Hesperange council meeting
by Kate OGLESBY 11.02.2022
Highly vulnerable adults can have a fourth jab three months after they had their last injection
pandemic

Fourth vaccine for Luxembourg's most vulnerable

News comes as number of infections in first week of February dropped, Health Ministry data shows
by Kate OGLESBY 10.02.2022
Education Minister Claude Meisch presenting a report on schools earlier this year
Luxembourg City

New international school opens for 300 pupils

Children can begin to apply to the English, French and German sections from the start of March
by Kate OGLESBY 09.02.2022
Three quarters of children between three and 11 spend around an hour a day on their smartphones
internet

Four in five kids under 12 years have a smartphone

Parents biggest worries for their children with phones include excessive exposure to screens and cyber criminals
by Kate OGLESBY 08.02.2022
Hundreds of residents were forced out of their homes last year following the floods
weather

Luxembourg under flood alert following heavy rain

The Grand Duchy is on alert for flooding after heavy rain on Sunday
by Kate OGLESBY 07.02.2022
Flooding in Luxembourg's Moselle region in 2021
weather

Climate change cost Luxembourg €1bn over 40 years

Costs of last year's floods were not included in the report by the EEA
by Kate OGLESBY 04.02.2022
Luxembourg's famous wine growing region, the Moselle
Harvest

Luxembourg wine sales recover to pre-Covid levels

Residents drank 5.7 million litres of local wine and crémant last year, enough to fill more than two Olympic-sized swimming pools
by Kate OGLESBY 2 min. 03.02.2022
Health Minister Paulette Lenert at a previous press conference
pandemic

Lenert to update on Covid situation as Europe opens up

Countries such as France have begun to loosen restrictions
by Kate OGLESBY 03.02.2022
A housing development in Kirchberg, Luxembourg's financial district
housing

Luxembourg’s richest gain most from housing aid

Nearly three quarters of those renting rooms or homes are in Luxembourg’s lowest income bracket, LISER said
by Kate OGLESBY 2 min. 02.02.2022
Electric car charging stations in Luxembourg
vehicles

Luxembourgers lukewarm about buying electric cars

Only half of car owners consider switching to an electric car, well below the EU average of 67%
by Kate OGLESBY 2 min. 01.02.2022
climate

EU energy taxation not in line with bloc's climate goals

The findings come from a report from the Luxembourg-based budget watchdog
by Kate OGLESBY 31.01.2022
Schools across Luxembourg have been hit by staff absences as the Omicron variant spreads throughout the country
Covid-19

Luxembourg schools latest victim of Covid staff absences

Around one in ten teachers are currently off work due to infection, according to Education Minister Claude Meisch
by Kate OGLESBY 31.01.2022
A airplane flies about a 5G cellular mast
technology

Europe must speed up 5G rollout, EU watchdog says

Luxembourg has already begun install 5G, starting with the capital city
by Kate OGLESBY 3 min. 24.01.2022
Planes taxied outside Luxembourg's airport
travel

Air travel up in 2021, still way below pre-pandemic levels

Two million passengers travelled from Luxembourg last year
by Kate OGLESBY 21.01.2022
Luxembourg's financial district Kirchberg
jobs

Headcount ticks up most in public sector

The highest increase in paid workers was among those working in administration and public services
by Kate OGLESBY 21.01.2022
A drive-in Covid testing centre at Luxembourg's P&R Bouillon
Covid-19

Luxembourg sees record Covid cases for second day in a row

Country reported more than 3,000 new infections on Thursday, surpassing previous record set 24 hours earlier
by Kate OGLESBY 20.01.2022