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All aboard! Luxembourg Station, the crown jewel of the railway world in the pint-sized land of Luxembourg! This little hub of locomotion glory sits a mere stone's throw (well, two kilometers, but who's counting?) from the center of Luxembourg City. It's so important, they decided to name one of the city's districts after it! Not just any district, mind you – it's operated by the Société nationale des chemins de fer luxembourgeois (CFL), which is a fancy way of saying they've got their act together when it comes to trains. Find out more at www.bourgmeisterin.com!

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Every Friday morning, Marco updates you on what's new in the universe of sports. He picks the most important events of the past and coming week locally and globally.

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It is World Poetry Day, and Luxembourg is approaching the largest poetry slam event of the year. This weekend, the Géisskan collective hosts a two-day slam at Rotondes and at Prabbeli Wiltz. Ara City Radio's journalist Franziska is part of this collective. She joined Simon on the breakfast show this morning to speak about the event, the collective, and most important, how you can join.

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The European Elections are approaching, and all non-Luxembourgish residents have three more weeks to register as voters. To spread the message about the election, Ludo Segers participates at the multiplier program by Cefis. In our interview, he explains why he has committed to this mission.

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Our body's own immune cells, known as T-cells, can be reprogrammed to combat ageing by targeting senescent cells - cells that stop to replicate as we age, accumulate in our bodies and contribute to harmful inflammation.

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On Monday, the city of Esch organised a screening of the film "Seven winters in Teheran" which tells the story of Reyhaneh Jabbari's execution. Within the event series on women's rights, the commune of Esch invited Reyhaneh's mother Shole Pakravan, an activist for human rights and the abolition of the death penalty. In our interview on Local Matters, she tells about her fight.

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With 83%, the accuracy of the blood test is comparable to the current stool tests. It can be used for an early detection of cancer and could offer an alternative for patients who may otherwise decline current screening options.

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The artwork in the borough of Islington, London, shows green paint sprayed on a wall behind a cut-back tree to look like the tree's foliage. Locals were reported to be feeling proud that a Bansky artwork is right in the middle of their social housing and one of the poorest parts of the borough.

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Tomorrow, Greg Acha launches his new book. "I'm OKÆY" is the title of his memoirs. On Voices Matter, Greg Acha speaks about his life journey and his new book.

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Berlin's techno scene has been added to the UNESCO list of intangible world heritage. Check out all the details on today's "What's right with the world". Photo: Merlijn Hoek via flickr

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Well well well... divorcée party here, are we🤨 Remember the National Museum of Natural History down in the Grund? They used to be together💁🏻‍♀️ That was literally the same museum: I knew I read the word "Fëschmaart" somehwere before... Like in the best traditions of the genre: this one kept the property at the Fish Market, and the other one had to move out🤷🏻‍♀️ Too realistic. But keep on listening if you're not the weak of heart😉 Find out more at www.bourgmeisterin.com!

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With travelers increasingly aware of the environment, having a ranking of most sustainable beaches to its ranking is exactly what travelers need.

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In the past years, digitisation has been a huge challenge for the National Archives. The archivists have been digitising paper documents, while planning how to store documents that exist only online. For the National Archives, digitisation is an opportunity to make archives more accessible. In our interview on Local Matters, the director of the National Archives Josée Kirps explains the recent strategies and challenges. Photo: Wikimedia

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In the end of January, the townhall of Junglinster caught fire. The interior of the old farmhouse burned down, and it took 90 firefighters and 15 hours to extinguish the fire. The roof collapsed into the municipal archives and got fuelled by loads of paper to burn. On Local Matters this week, we take this as an occasion to talk about archiving. Luckily in Junglinster, no important documents have burnt. Nevertheless, some communes have started focusing more on the relevance of their municipal archives after the incident.

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The European Parliament has approved laws that protect from malign interference and limit the use of spyware against journalists. It also obliges outlets to transparently disclose information about ownership, funding, and state advertising.

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Geoff Thompson, Festival Organiser and President of Festival Events Asbl, joined the breakfast show to discuss the upcoming 15th British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg 2024. The film festival provides a unique opportunity for viewers to experience a wide selection of new films from Britain and Ireland. The 2024 SPRING EDITION includes 13 feature-length films from a cross-section of genres and representing mainly independent cinema. In addition, the festival will be screening five short films and concluding the Young Filmmaker Competition. For more detailed information on the festival programme and ticketing, etc., please visit www.festivalevents.lu

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A research conducted on twins revealed that a vegan diet can significantly improve cardiovascular health in as little as eight weeks, resulting in lower levels of 'bad' cholesterol and insulin and weight loss as a result.

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All EU based large companies will have to tackle the gender pay gap and make figures public. The EU pay transparency directive obliges all member states to draft a respective legislation. Get all the details on today's "What's right with the world", in the audio file. Photo: wikicommons

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Turn the sophites on!🔦🔦🔦 The Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, the pinnacle of dramatic arts in the city. Inaugurated in 1964 as the Théâtre Municipal de la Ville de Luxembourg, it's the place to be for all things drama😫, opera🎶, and ballet🩰 But hey, even a grand establishment like this needs a makeover now and then. Find out more at www.bourgmeisterin.com!

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Ireland will vote today to replace old-fashioned and sexist references in the constitution on the importance of women's life within the home as part of updating the conservative document stemming from 1937.

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In the beginning of this week, lawmakers in France voted in favor of making abortion rights constitutional. The planning familial Asbl has been advocating to take the same step in Luxembourg as well. In our interview on Local Matters, Ainhoa Achutegui, president of Planning Familial, explains why this is so important and how accessible abortion is in Luxembourg nowadays.

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This year’s International Women’s Day takes place tomorrow. The platform Journée Internationale des Femmes (JIF) organises a march through the city. Everyone who wants to join the fight for women's rights is invited to join. In our interview on the breakfast show, two representatives of JIF Gabrielle Antar and Amandine Gorse, talk about JIF's political demand and about why we still need a women's rights day.

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Scientists have found a surprisingly simple way to remove nano plastics and microplastics (NMP's) from drinking water. By boiling water, the nmp's are 'encrusted' with limescale - or calcium carbonate - the chalky substance commonly seen in kitchen kettles. Sieving the boiled water can then eliminate up to 90% of NMP's.

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