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Luxembourg on Monday launched the Meluxina high-performance computer, a €30.4m investment and the latest chapter in the country’s digitalisation strategy.   “Meluxina can begin to swim,” said prime minister Xavier Bettel (DP) at the launch of the supercomputer, with reference to its namesake, the Melusina mermaid who stands at the heart of the grand duchy’s founding myth. Located at the facilities of IEE in Bissen, Grand Duke Henri was at hand to push the red button that launched th...

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Luxembourg mid-June expects to launch what it calls a covid check system, which will allow many restrictions to be loosened, in addition to lifting a nightly curfew and allowing more people to visit each other.  The current set of covid-19 laws expires on 12 June and prime minister Xavier Bettel (DP) and Paulette Lenert (LSAP) on Wednesday presented the next set of rules, which promise significant steps towards more normality. “We see that the situation is substantially better,” Bettel sai...

O Governo debate esta quarta-feira, dia 2, a vacinação dos adolescentes dos 12-15 anos. Afinal, como é feita a vacina para os mais novos? Qual a eficácia e segurança? As respostas são dadas ao Contacto pelo diretor dos ensaios clínicos a jovens em Cincinnati, EUA e por uma pediatra do Luxemburgo.

Starting 1 June, the emergency rooms of the Centre hospitalier du Luxembourg and the Robert Schuman hospital in Kirchberg will be open in parallel during daytime hours.  The two hospitals previously alternated their emergency shifts for the centre region of Luxembourg. In the south, the Centre hospitalier Emile Mayrisch operates an emergency room while the Centre hospitalier du Nord covers the north of the country. “It’s a fundamental right of each citizen to have access to quality healthc...

Prime minister Xavier Bettel and health minister Paulette Lenert on Wednesday are expected to unveil the next set of covid-19 laws, with the hospitality sector in particular hoping for lighter measures.  The current set of rules expires on 12 June. This includes a curfew starting midnight, restaurants closing at 10pm, negative coronavirus test results for indoor dining, a limit of four guests per household and other restrictions. “The closure at 10pm is much too early looking at the current ...

Cuisine in Luxembourg Luxembourg is a small land, nestled at the crossroads of diverse European cultures. According to 2020 national statistics, around 626,000 people live in Luxembourg and it is one of the most densely populated regions of Europe. Furthermore, nearly half of the people who live in Luxembourg have a foreign nationality. These days, Luxembourg’s largest immigrant population is Portuguese (15.6%), followed by French (7.6%), Italian (3.7%), Belgian (3.3%), and German (2.1%). Wha...

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