Daily roundupWednesday's key coronavirus developments from Luxembourg and abroad

Starting with Luxembourg

• https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/1796305.html

  The latest figures from Luxembourg show that 161 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours.

• The pandemic has demonstrated the importance of Luxembourg as a centre for research.

And abroad

• Premier League matches are once again being played in packed stadiums after Britain’s successful coronavirus vaccine rollout -- but the reluctance of many players to get jabbed is proving a headache for football authorities.

• NewZealand on Wednesday became one of the first developed economies to hike interest rates since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, as the central bank bids to rein in rising inflation.

• British supermarket giant Tesco on Wednesday posted surging first-half profit on the back of elevated pandemic sales and its “resilient” supply chain.

• US private firms added 568,000 jobs last month, payroll services firm ADP said Wednesday, much more than expected and potentially a sign of strong employment figures to come.

• German tourism giant TUI, battered by the coronavirus pandemic, said on Wednesday it would raise over one billion euros selling stock to existing shareholders to pay off debt.