Beds in the children’s hospital were filling up quickly and some patients needed intensive care.
The infectious disease affects the respiratory system, is highly contagious among children, and dangerous for children under 2 years old.
Every year, about 200 babies are treated against bronchitis in Luxembourg.
Doctors urge caution: Dr De La Fuente underlined the importance of taking precautions in due time; contact between babies and people suffering from a cold should be avoided.
Bronchitis is not a new disease, but there is still no vaccine against it.
Backes stressed that the government does not intervene in the commercial activities of Spuerkeess (even though the State is the bank’s sole shareholder).
ALEBA (the financial sector’s trade union) had earlier expressed disappointment over the handling of this situation.
Ms. Backes said ‘solutions’ for Fortuna staff will be offered by Fortuna Bank and not by Spuerkees.
What’s the context? Fortuna Bank has decided to phase out its operations in the country, Spuerkeess has taken over its client, but is not bringing on the bank’s employees. At the moment, the bank still employs about 30 workers.
Xavier Bettel, met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada.
Their talks focused on Ukraine, climate change, and the strengthening of the French language.
Exports to Canada amounted to a record-breaking €124 million in 2021.
The Pope, who received Xavier Bettel on Saturday at the Vatican, embarked on a trip to Bahrain, making him the first pontiff in history to visit the country, in a trip that is hoped will cement ties with Islam.
Olaf Scholz began a high-stakes trip to China on Friday.
He’s the first EU leader to visit since 2019.
He’s walking a tightrope between shoring up a key economic relationship and facing concerns about over-reliance on ‘authoritarian’ Beijing.
The big question for Germany: Policymakers and businesses are grappling with an existential question: how can they reduce their reliance on China and can they survive without the world’s second-largest economy?
Eurozone’s economic growth fell to 0.2% in the third quarter.
The ECB just last week increased 3 key rates all by 75 basis points to 1.5%.
The Central Bank also warned last week that a recession is looming
If Eurostat confirms these statistics in its November report, it would be the first time inflation in the Eurozone crosses the 10% threshold.
Energy Prices up 41.9%: The increase was fuelled by energy prices which Eurostat estimates were 41.9% higher than in the same month last year. Prices for food, alcohol and tobacco are meanwhile believed to have risen by 13.1% year-on-year.
Related: The United Nations warned of a ‘sharp’ global labour market slowdown being underway.
Netanyahu and his right-wing allies won a decisive majority in Israel’s election.
His party, Likud, won 32 seats. He will now be looking to form a coalition.
Netanyahu’s likely coalition partners Shas and United Torah Judaism won 11 and seven seats, respectively.
Concerned about Peace: Luxembourg’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean Asselborn said he is concerned about peace in Israel, after initial projections showed Netanyahu’s winning earlier this week.
In Brazil, another ex-Leader made a comeback: Jair Bolsonaro, is out, Lula is back in.
Luxembourg experienced its warmest October on record: With an average of 12.8 degrees Celsius and a peak of 21.8 last month, October was 2.9 degrees above the “normal climate” of the years 1991 to 2020.
https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/1986895.htmlIn fact, the UN said this week that temperatures in Europe have increased at more than 2x the global average over the past 30 years, the fastest rise of any continent on earth.
A special police operation in northern Luxembourg shocked residents who felt that they were experiencing scenes from a film. 👮♀️
NATO’s chief said it’s ‘time to welcome’ Finland, Sweden into the alliance, only Turkey stands in the way of their membership. 🪖
Tokyo began issuing partnership certificates to same-sex couples, a long-awaited move in a country without marriage equality. 🏳️🌈
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