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AI-powered project: Luxembourg joins global launch of health data initiative to advance cancer research
RTL Today
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July 22, 2025
The International Health Data Space Initiative (IHDSI) brings together institutions from Luxembourg, the United States, and South Korea to build a secure, federated, and privacy-compliant infrastructure for health data integration and research....
Viticulture roundtable in Senningen: Luxembourg to tackle wine sector succession crisis with new action plan
RTL Today
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July 22, 2025
Facing a looming succession crisis in Luxembourg's wine sector, the government has unveiled a series of measures, including a vineyard exchange platform, financial incentives, and legal reforms to prevent land abandonment, support young...
After ethnic clashes: Druze community in Luxembourg condemns Syria's leadership
RTL Today
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July 22, 2025
As violence escalates in southern Syria, members of the Druze community in Luxembourg express fear, outrage, and heartbreak over the massacre of their people in Suwayda and condemn the interim government for failing to protect minorities. Eight...
Spotify to Raise Premium Prices Outside U.S. Again
Billboard
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August 4, 2025
Spotify will be raising prices on its premium plan in markets around the world once again, the company announced in a blog post Monday (Aug. 4). According to the post, “Premium subscribers in multiple markets across South Asia, the Middle East,...
Brussels bureaucrats complicate Sánchez's life: the amnesty, the takeover bid for Sabadell, and the Catalan government in the EU.
Ara
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July 21, 2025
BrusselsIt's been a bad week for Pedro Sánchez's government in Brussels. The good news coming from Ursula von der Leyen's European Commission came to a screeching halt, and in less than five days, senior officials from the European institutions...
Luxembourg’s SES wins US approval to acquire Intelsat’s spectrum
Mobile Europe
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July 15, 2025
The US telecoms regulator, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved Intelsat’s plan to transfer control of the licences granted by the FCC to SES. SES has its HQ at Betzdorf, Luxembourg (pictured above, photo courtesy of SES) and...
Public finances: Finance minister 'confident' deficit will stay below €1.29 billion
RTL Today
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July 21, 2025
Luxembourg's public finances are under pressure, with slower revenue growth and rising expenditures widening the deficit – though the Minister of Finance Gilles Roth remains confident it will stay below the €1.29 billion target set in the 2025...
Tánaiste among 25 foreign ministers calling for Gaza ceasefire, as denial of aid deemed 'unacceptable'
The Journal
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July 21, 2025
THE TÁNAISTE HAS joined the foreign ministers of 24 countries in calling for an end to the war in Gaza, as they say the suffering of civilians “has reached new depths”. They have condemned the “drip feeding” of aid and the “inhumane killing of...
UK And 25 International Partners Urge Israel To Immediately End Gaza War, Lift Aid Restrictions
MENAFN
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN- Palestine News Network ) LONDON /PNN/ The UK and 25 international partners issued a joint statement today, Monday, calling on Israel to immediately end the war in the Gaza Strip and to promptly lift restrictions on the flow of aid. In the...
Foreign affairs ministers from 24 nations join Simon Harris in calling for end to war in Gaza
Irish Examiner
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July 21, 2025
The tánaiste and foreign ministers from 24 nations have together called for an end to the war in Gaza.Simon Harris issued a statement along with his fellow ministers, which said "the suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths". The...
US United Press International SpaceX scrubs launch of 2 more satellites for Luxembourg-based SES
Yahoo News
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July 21 (UPI) -- SpaceX scrubbed the launch of two O3b mPOWER satellites for Luxembourg-based SES on Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Station. The Falcon 9 was scheduled to lift off at 5:27 p.m. from Pad 40 but, with 11 seconds on the countdown...
Joint statement: 26 countries, including Luxembourg, demand immediate end to war in Gaza
RTL Today
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July 21, 2025
In a joint statement published on Monday, 25 foreign ministers and the EU Commissioner for Equality issued an urgent call for an immediate end to the war in Gaza. The 26 signatories condemned the devastating impact on civilians, including the...
Seven-percent increase: Record year for business permits in 2024, Minister expresses cautious optimism
RTL Today
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July 21, 2025
Luxembourg issued over 12,000 business licenses in 2024, but Minister of the Economy Lex Delles warns that the surge may reflect crisis-driven entrepreneurship, not a booming economy. In 2024, Luxembourg recorded approximately 12,500 requests for...
Iconic festival: Ogazón becomes first female Luxembourger to perform at Tomorrowland
RTL Today
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July 21, 2025
This weekend, Nathalie Faber, better known by her stage name Ogazón, became the first Luxembourgish woman to perform at the world-famous Tomorrowland festival. Tomorrowland is not simply a big party. It is an icon of electronic music that brings...
Western Foreign Ministers Condemn Israel’s Slow Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
Mezha
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July 21, 2025
The foreign ministers of 25 Western countries sharply criticized Israel for its “gradual provision” of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. This came amid reports from the Palestinian Ministry of Health that over 1,000 people have died trying to...
Ageing in place: Luxembourg alternative housing project highlights gaps in current elder care support
RTL Today
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July 21, 2025
With government support systems proving inadequate for many seniors, a Luxembourg non-profit is making the case for community-based housing alternatives after mixed results from its pioneering project. Since 2019, the non-profit 'Beienhaus' (Bee...
Cafés under pressure: 945 beers a day must be sold to pay one minimum wage: Horesca president
RTL Today
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July 21, 2025
While restaurants and hotels have expanded slightly since 2019, cafés across Luxembourg are struggling to stay open, Horesca's Steve Martellini said in a Monday interview as he outlined rising costs and a worsening staff shortage. Our colleagues...
Ukrainian foreign minister announces new Ukrainian consulates in several European countries
European Pravda
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Ukraine plans to open four embassies – in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Panama and Uruguay – by the end of 2025. Sybiha announced the plans to open another four embassies on the first day of the annual meeting of the heads of Ukraine’s foreign...
Former Premier League journeyman Andros Townsend joins his 16th different club as he signs for little-known Thai minnows
Daily Mail
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August 4, 2025
By DAN DAVIS, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 08:18 EDT, 4 August 2025 | Updated: 08:18 EDT, 4 August 2025 Former England winger Andros Townsend has completed a surprise move to Thai minnows Kanchanaburi Power - the 16th different club of his career....
Cyprus’ deputy minister heads to Copenhagen for EU migration talks
Cyprus Mail
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July 21, 2025
Deputy Migration Minister Nicolas Ioannides will travel to Copenhagen on Monday, to participate in the informal meeting of EU justice and home affairs ministers, which will take place on Tuesday. The focus of the meeting will be on new and...