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Hynek joins Erin on the Breakfast Show to discuss the CinEast festival that shows off Central and Eastern European Culture through cinema, exhibitions, debates and more! It's the 17th edition of the festival this year and there is a specific country focus on Croatia. find the whole programme at cineast.lu

Parents in Sweden can now transfer paid parental leave days to people who are not a legal guardian, including grandparents and friends. The law allows parents to transfer up to 45 days of their paid leave to someone who isn't the child's legal guardian. For single parents, up to 90 days can be transferred.

The UK is finishing with coal power after 142 years of exploiting mines and burning coal. The country's last coal power station finished operations yesterday after running since 1967.

With episode 2 comes a conversation all about sustainability and how it has become a talking point in recruitment. It's a topic of concern for many job seekers as well as companies creating new jobs around sustainability. Claire and Emmanuel are well suited to talk about this topic and bring up the importance of this emerging sector. Listen to the episode to find out more! [this is sponsored conte...

India has expanded its healthcare programme to provide citizens aged 70 and above with annual medical insurance coverage. This initiative is expected to benefit an additional 60 million people. The expanded programme builds on a 2018 healthcare initiative, which already covers over half a billion citizens. Get all the details on today's "What's right with the world". Photo: wikicommons

Georges joins Erin on the Breakfast Show to talk about the upcoming 41st Birthday celebrations of Kulturfabrik. Why celebrate the 41st birthday? Georges will explain all, including a complicated start to the Kulturfabrik and a look towards the future. Find out more here: https://www.kulturfabrik.lu/

Erin and Charlotte venture outside of the studio to see The Pope on his one day visit to Luxembourg! This is the first time a Pope has been to Luxembourg in 40 years. Charlotte interviews people in the street who are excited to see the Pope, whilst Erin is in the room with the speeches, hearing the message of His Holiness Pope Francis and a welcome from Prime Minister Luc Frieden.

Global leaders have committed to curb the death toll from antibiotic-resistant infections by 10 percent by 2030. This means that every country should implement a national action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

California is about to become the first US state to tackle the fast fashion waste that overwhelms consumers and landfill, by requiring clothing producers to create and fund a recycling system. It shifts the responsibility from consumers to producers.

Lukas Grevis is premiering his debut feature film "D'Land am Schiet" (The Land in the Shadows) next week for the public. He joins Erin on the Breakfast Show where they discuss the joys of filming in Northern Luxembourg. Lukas explains talks about the key theme of xenophobia, which is exposed to the residents of the town when a dog is killed in the film.

For the first episode of the new "PwC People Pulse" on ARA City Radio, Mary and Adam join Erin on the Breakfast Show to talk through what can be expected for the next episodes! You might be asking yourself "Why are PwC on the radio? Aren't they just a consulting company?", that’s why Mary and Adam are here to answer these questions, and more in the first episode. This is not just a segment for tho...

The football Homeless World Cup is currently taking place in South Korea’s capital Seoul. The event runs until 28 September and features 56 teams from 44 nations, bringing together 450 players from across the globe who have faced homelessness or other forms of social exclusion. Photo: nacionalite.org via Wikicommons

Eva Klein has come in to talk to us on the Breakfast Show with Erin about the start of the Philharmonie’s new season, starting on the 20th September with Colours and Contrasts. In particular, Eva talks about how the Philharmonie is not just for classical music, but also boasts a collection of contemporary or “out of the box” performances. These include a Portuguese language festival and the contem...

Restoring rivers to their natural state, removing dams and managing floodplains could help us cope with today's higher flood risk. Various restoration projects are underway across Europe to undo the 'straightening' of rivers and add more curves and trees.

The protected green and loggerhead turtles are making a big comeback on the beaches of two British military bases in Cyprus. The number of nests have surpassed last year's amount - already a record - by nearly 25% to 382 turtles nests.

Pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and MSD are making considerable progress in treating cancers that are known for being hard to treat, such as bladder tumours, lung cancers and certain forms of breast cancer.

Good news for partners who sleep separately and for those who do not sleep separately out of fear of ruining their relationship, even though they would love to sleep separately for the sake of a good night's rest: a so-called 'sleep divorce' is not necessarily a bad thing.

The United States has collected $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes. Since last fall, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has focused on high-wealth individuals with over $1 million in income and significant tax debt.

The Esch Clinics is a project that aims to foster a just ecological transition in Esch-sur-Alzette. Esch will be a model city for urban transitions. During our summer outside broadcast in Esch, we had César Reyes on the microphone, one od the project leaders and researcher at the university of Luxembourg. Listen in to get the entire interview.

The Esch Clinics have started in September. The initiative aims to reshape Esch into a model city for a just ecological transition, combining urban planning with political interventions and by integrating the voices and needs of the community. On Local Matters, César Reyes, one of the project leaders, explains how the project is going to overcome traditional ways of thinking urban spaces. This is...

Finnish fishermen have transformed a former barren 'moonscape' into a biodiverse haven and an important carbon sink. Drawing on both traditional knowledge and science, they realised that the key was to reintroduce water to the sites.

Trees suffocating by concrete are being 'liberated' by an army of community activists in Mexico City. These vigilante citizens are making up for the government's inaction.

YouTube will limit access to fitness videos for European teens. As the video channel is aware that repeated exposure to certain types of videos that idealise specific body types could negatively impact teenagers' self-esteem, they will adjust video recommendations to prevent this.

Erin speaks to Geoff from the British and Irish Film Festival hosted in Luxembourg. This is the 15th year of the festival, which shows mostly independent films to audiences over a couple weeks. Geoff talks about the importance of storytelling and what is happening at the festival this year. find out more at festivalevents.lu

The EU parliament has approved new legislation aimed at increasing toy safety across the EU, especially focused on harmful chemicals and digital product risks. The regulations include a ban on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC's) that are linked to various health issues, such as hormone-related cancers and developmental problems.