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Trump urges Iranians to evacuate Tehran, Luxembourg continues defence push, and Gaza marchers to return home
RTL Today
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The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Tuesday, 17 June. Luxembourg ASSELBORN ON IRAN – During an interview on RTL yesterday, Luxembourg's former foreign minister Jean Asselborn said that he had not witnessed such a...
Media advisory – Environment Council of 17 June 2025
PubAffairs Bruxelles
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June 16, 2025
Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Place: ECCL building, Luxembourg Chairs: Paulina Hennig-Kloska, Minister for Climate and Environment Tuesday, 17 June from 09.00 Arrivals (live streaming) +/- 09.15 Doorstep by...
EU bank pledges 1.6bn euros for France-Spain power link
Business Recorder
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June 16, 2025
MADRID: The European Investment Bank on Monday announced 1.6 billion euros of funding for a major electricity interconnection between France and Spain, fulfilling demands by Madrid after the huge April blackout. Experts believe the severity of one...
Luxembourg opens doors to the past for European Archaeology Days
RTL Today
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For the first time, Luxembourg joined the European Archaeology Days with special tours and rare site openings across the country, giving the public unique access to historical locations and deeper insight into the nation's archaeological heritage....
Tuenti social media co-founder takes control of Puerto Banús bullring with plans to demolish it
SUR in English
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June 16, 2025
The landscape of Puerto Banús is set to change substantially with the disappearance of one of its most iconic buildings: the bullring. Marbella business owner Félix Ruiz, known for having been one of the founders of the social media site Tuenti...
Five Luxembourg banks join the European EPI consortium
RTL Today
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On Monday, the European Payments Initiative (EPI) consortium, the developer of the Wero payment solution, announced that five Luxembourg banks had joined: Spuerkeess, BGL BNP Paribas, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL), POST Luxembourg, and...
From in-house lawyer to corporate strategist
Iberian Lawyer
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June 16, 2025
Pablo García Montañés, president of ASES and general secretary at Grupo Andbank, explains why the role of the board secretary is increasingly pivotal to corporate success by ilaria iaquinta An increasing number of lawyers are leaving courtrooms...
Hamburg Commercial Bank backs Attestor’s acquisition of historic Kaufmannshaus
Europe Real Estate
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Prestigious city-centre asset set for modernisation as HCOB finances long-term transformation Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB) has provided an acquisition and investment loan to London-based asset manager Attestor for the purchase of Hamburg’s...
Bitget enters three-year partnership with UNICEF Luxembourg to advance blockchain literacy among young women
crypto.news
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June 16, 2025
Bitget has committed to a three-year partnership with UNICEF Luxembourg to advance digital skills and blockchain literacy among young people through the Game Changers Coalition programme. In a press release sent to crypto.news, Bitget pledges to...
Czechs & Slovenians Need To Work The Most To Exit Poverty
Zero Hedge
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In any given country, real wages, employment conditions, and economic opportunity often influence how easily people can overcome poverty. Hence, rising above the poverty line requires a lot more work in some nations than in others, even between...
Person hit by train in Moutfort
RTL Today
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The national railway company (CFL) reported earlier that train services on the Luxembourg-Wasserbillig-Trier line were disrupted due to emergency services operating on the tracks near Milbech. The Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS)...
TV View: Football is outshining hurling - it’s just a shame so much of the thrilling fare isn’t on telly
The Irish Times
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Anyone who hadn’t checked their telly listings on Saturday evening and assumed RTÉ2 would be bringing us live coverage of Derry v Dublin might have concluded that the stadium in Newry was looking a bit worse for wear. What they were viewing,...
Inhaler return to Luxembourg this July
RTL Today
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Dublin’s Inhaler are heading back to Luxembourg! The band play den Atelier on Wednesday, 3 July, and we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away. Since their debut in 2018, Inhaler have become one of the biggest new names in guitar music. With over...
PingPong launches InvestXB In Luxembourg, Bringing Next- Generation Infrastructure To Alternative Investments
GlobalFinTechSeries
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June 16, 2025
PingPong, a pioneer of cross-border embedded payment solutions with an established presence in Luxembourg since 2017, launches InvestXB, a next-generation infrastructure solution for alternative investment managers, administrators and corporate...
Person hit by train in Moutfort
RTL Today
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The national railway company (CFL) reported earlier that train services on the Luxembourg-Wasserbillig-Trier line were disrupted due to emergency services operating on the tracks near Milbech. The Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS)...
EU calls for diplomacy in time of war
EurActiv
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June 16, 2025
EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas is convening the bloc’s 27 foreign ministers for a video conference on the Israel-Iran war on Tuesday. “The meeting will provide an opportunity for an exchange of views, coordination on diplomatic outreach to Tel Aviv...
What are the tax rules for my children’s Indian bank interest if they live abroad?
Mint
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June 15, 2025
One of my kid is living and working in Luxembourg (permanent resident) and the second one is in the USA (Green Card holder). Both of them have bank interest income in India. Do they have to pay tax in their respective countries on Indian interest...
Unregistered agencies offer fake overseas jobs for youngsters in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on social media platforms
The New Indian Express
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"The lured youth are told to pay anywhere between Rs 1.50 lakh to Rs 3 lakh, and a fake offer letter and visa are issued to them. They are later told that for some reason, they could not avail the job and money they have paid is non-refundable as...
Amazon Prime Day 2025 quadrupled to 4 days
ChannelX
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June 17, 2025
The dates for Amazon Prime Day 2025 have been revealed and, from it’s humble beginnings of being ‘a day’, will be stretched over 96 hours – yes that’s four straight days of deals running from the 8th of July through to the 11th! Originally...
Marko Bošnjak sworn in as judge at the EU Court of Justice
STA
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June 17, 2025
Luxembourg, 17 June - Marko Bošnjak was sworn in on Monday at a ceremonial session to take up his position as judge at the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg, to which the National Assembly elected him in March. He was succeeded at the end of May...