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Dr Melzer, can we have a fulfilling relationship with a robot?
Chatbots are increasingly becoming a part of our everyday lives - they're getting cleverer, more practical... more human? Reports of people forming romantic relationships with chatbots are on the ris…
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Between vocation and second chance: working in the sheltered workshop
For many people with disabilities, a sheltered workshop is the perfect workplace. Here they find work and recognition - things that the regular labour market often does not offer. This is also the ca…
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Wat mengs du? - Smartwatch: opportunity or danger for the healthcare system
What happens when prevention turns into panic? When millions of alarms go off, but hardly anyone knows what they mean?In his Carte Blanche, Pierre Mangers writes about why smartwatches are not the pr…
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Déi gutt Mod #33 Grenzen zéien an iwwerwannen feat. Thorunn Egilsdottir
Vun Island op Lëtzebuerg: D’Thorunn Egilsdottir, Expat Service Manager bei der Spuerkeess, erzielt an dëser Episod, wéi hat Carrière, Famill a Weiderbildung ënnert en Hutt kritt huet.
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Drugs that change lives? How an LSD trip gave hope
He struggles with self-doubt, cancels his studies and finds no access to therapy. Only an illegal LSD trip changes everything and gives him hope again. But what does it mean when help exists - but is…
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New Work #23 - Acquis ou conquis sociaux ?
Sponsored contentDen Aarbechtsmarché ass permanent amgaangen, sech ze veränneren. Wéi gesäit d'Aarbechtswelt vun haut aus? Wéi eng Faktore ginn ëmmer méi wichteg a wou leien d'Chancë respektiv d'Geforen? De Podcast v…
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Editorial - EU candidates need patience and nerves of steel
Countries seeking to join the EU must prove their worth before being allowed into the club - and the list of criteria keeps getting longer, even if certain historical episodes can speed things up. Af…
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The maker with a tailored suit
Pascal Zimmer has tried many things and taken many risks. The entrepreneur, dandy, craftsman and former judo champion has retained his self-taught curiosity and approaches his life with a mixture of …
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Maisons médicales: short distances for patients, long days for doctors
Those needing medical advice in the evenings or on weekends can find quick help in the Maisons médicales. But behind full waiting rooms, doctors are reaching their limits. Doubts about the system's s…
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The price of likes – How fake activity kills trust online
Likes, follows and reviews were and still are important markers of trust on social media – until people figured out you can simply buy fake engagement. Researchers at the University of Luxembourg are…
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Not married, not paired - hardly any rights
More and more people are living in stable partnerships without being married or pacsed. But if their partner dies, they are legally left with nothing - regardless of how long they have been together …
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Nowhere left to go: Asylum seekers pushed to Calais
When Muzain's asylum request was rejected in Luxembourg, he saw the Channel crossing as a last resort. Lëtzebuerger Journal met him in Luxembourg and traveled to Calais to retrace his steps and under…
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From GP to high-tech minister: Obertin's digital mission
Stéphanie Obertin, once a general practitioner in Bonnevoie, is now responsible for digitalisation, research and higher education. The DP minister talks to us about her new political role, AI, and cy…
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The ordinary oppression of a people in the West Bank
The spotlight is on Gaza and the atrocities suffered by its population over the past two years, almost making us forget that Palestinians on the West Bank are also living in inhuman/unworthy conditio…
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Luxembourg's Revolut rêverie: A train long gone?
As Revolut heads to Paris and N26 trips up in Berlin, Luxembourg is left debating its own stance on the presence and absence of neobanks within the country. Did we miss a chance – or is it simply not…
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Veterinarians between empathy, ethics and escalation
Insults, threats, online hate: in Luxembourg's veterinary clinics, emotions are increasingly clashing with people who actually want to help. Between compassion, ethical boundaries and financial respo…