GOODYEAR FIRE - A fire broke out yesterday afternoon at the Goodyear factory in Colmar-Berg, resulting in 23 injured due to smoke inhalation–11 of which required hospital treatment. The fire was brought under control by the end of the afternoon.
KNIFE ATTACK - In an update on Sunday’s knife attack in Limpertsberg, the prosecutor’s office has announced that an investigation has been opened into the violent altercation outside a discotheque. The investigation is focusing on charges of manslaughter or intentional assault and battery. Three people were injured with a knife and required hospitalisation. The suspects, both professional basketball players, were presented to the investigating judge yesterday. A 27-year-old man has been placed in custody while a 24-year-old man is under judicial supervision. According to the prosecutor’s office, none of the victims are in life-threatening condition.
MARC LIES - Hesperange Mayor and MP Marc Lies announces a two-month political hiatus citing personal reasons and stress recovery. As Lies holds both a local and national mandate, the coalition between the CSV and the Democratic Party is set to fill the void without officially reallocating tasks
PARLIAMENT BILLS - Luxembourg’s parliamentarians are meeting in the Chamber for the first session of the New Year today. Following a question time for the government, two bills are pending. They are expected to pass a bill for the renovation of the former National Library, next to the cathedral and for the construction of the new Lycée Michel Lucius, which will be built in Kirchberg and should be operational by 2030.
UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES - Luxembourg’s unemployment rate held steady at 5.9% in December 2024, with 19,532 residents registered as job seekers. According to the National Employment Agency’s (ADEM) latest report, this marks an increase of 7.3% compared to the previous year. Job cuts primarily impacted the road transport, accounting, culinary production, IT, and banking sectors, reflecting ongoing challenges in these industries.
TRUMP INAUGURATION - Donald Trump has granted pardons to 1500 of his supporters who stormed the Capitol building on the 6 January, 2021 in a bid to overturn the results of the election. Among them are the leaders of the far-right group ’The Proud Boys’ and the ‘Oath Keepers.’
In a flurry of executive orders Trump has withdrawn the US from the Paris climate deal and World Health Organisation, declared a state of emergency on the border with Mexico and designated drug cartels as terrorist organisations.
The US Senate has unanimously approved Marco Rubio as secretary of state, Trump’s first cabinet nominee to be confirmed by the Republican-led Senate, only hours after the inauguration.
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - The new US president is also a topic in Strasbourg today. EU lawmakers are debating the consequences of the second Trump mandate and the geopolitical repercussions on the EU. This morning, MEPs will first discuss the new regulations for social media. The EU wants to oblige platforms such as Meta and X, to actively combat illegal hate speech and disinformation.
GAZA CEASEFIRE - A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war appears to be holding, following the dramatic exchange of three hostages for 90 Palestinian prisoners in an agreement aimed at ending more than 15 months of war. As the ceasefire took effect, thousands of displaced, war-weary Palestinians set off across the devastated Gaza Strip to return home.
FOOTBALL - The Champions League returns for the first time in the new year today. Atletico Madrid are playing Leverkusen, Liverpool takes on Lille, Bologna against Dortmund, Bruges against Juventus, and Benfica play Barcelona.
TENNIS - The first quarter final matches are taking place at the Australian Open today. The Alexander Zverev vs Tommy Paul match is underway. At 10 o’clock this morning, Novak Djokovic is playing Carlos Alcaraz.
In the womens - the Spaniard Paula Badosa is already in the semi-finals, after a 7-5, 6-4 victory against third seed Coco Gauff.
BASKETBALL - The NBA champion Boston Celtics crushed the Golden State Warriors 125-85 on Monday as current league leaders Cleveland romped past the Phoenix Suns. Jayson Tatum scored 22 points with nine rebounds and seven assists before sitting out the entire fourth quarter for the Celtics, who handed the Warriors their worst home defeat since a 149-104 loss to Dallas in 1985.
We’re waking up under another blanket of fog. The freezing mist will probably leave a mark on the roads, so be wary of an icy layer making things more slippery than usual.
After the mist dissipates, we should have a relatively dry day with plenty of clouds, interspersed with periods of clear skies.The minimum temperature will be around -3°C to -1°C, and the max will be slightly higher today, between 4 and 6°C.
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