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Weather & Traffic

Friday 7 August: Still quiet on the weather front

Tripartite slows inflation

Next index tranche forecast for late 2027, says STATEC

Emergency intervention

Roof catches fire in Oberwampach, firefighters on scene

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Three fighting for their lives

Multiple people injured after trams collide in Gelsenkirchen

Diesel and heating oil drop in price

Emergency services

Two injured in three accidents on Thursday

Luxembourg interest rates yet to improve

What's On? 6–9 August

7 things to do in and around Luxembourg this weekend

Cuba's power grid failed on August 2, causing another nationwide blackout

International news ticker

US sanctions pushing Cuba into full-blown crisis: UN experts

Fraudulent immigration

Defendant paid €6,000 for false residency permit

Luxembourg-managed funds increase from 5,800 billion to 6,700 billion euros in a year

Targeting e-bikes and other items

Thief caught in the act leaving garage in Merl

UEFA has not let up in its criticism of Infantino

'Conditions have not been met'

UEFA says boycott of World Cups stands despite FIFA backdown on private investment

At the beginning of August, 67 graves were vandalised in Bettembourg and several items were stolen.

Items stolen 'for metal value'

More than 60 gravestones vandalised at Bettembourg cemetery

An unprecedented 72,000 people poured into Ceuta from Morocco from July 30, mostly by swimming

Orchestrated campaign?

How online disinformation fuelled Ceuta migrant surge

Following weeks of heat

Europe's rivers run dry, hitting Luxembourg's Mertert port

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Eyes on the sky!

Hanna with her daughter

Making Luxembourg Home

From fleeing war to building a community: How one Ukrainian mother found a new home in Luxembourg

Forty-five years to this day

31 July 1981: Belgian fighter jet crashes into RTL antenna in Dudelange

Editor's Pick

A one-million-euro lottery ticket was found in the rubbish in Italy after the panicked winner asked binmen to help her retrieve it

'Miraculously still in one piece'

Italian garbagemen help recover lost 1 mln euro lottery ticket

The unprecedented scenes in Ceuta triggered sharp tensions among the European Union's 27 member states

'Shared European responsibility'

EU chief urges 'united action' on borders after Ceuta migrant rush

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been humiliated in withdrawing a controversial plan that has weakened his hold over football's governing body

After furious global backlash

Timeline: How FIFA's World Cup private investment plan imploded

'We are reaching our limits'

Heatwave draws record crowds to the Upper Sûre reservoir

Improving cooperation

Gloden calls September meeting with Air Rescue and CGDIS on forest fires

Emergency services

Driver crashes into tree between Senningerberg and Schuttrange

Weather & Traffic

Friday 7 August: Still quiet on the weather front

Emergency intervention

Roof catches fire in Oberwampach, firefighters on scene

Oil prices rose after a report said Iran would look to prevent US and Israeli vessels from using the Strait of Hormuz in any deal with Oman

Oil extends gains and stocks fall on fresh Hormuz worries

US-backed political transition talks between Venezuela's interim government and opposition representatives are underway in Caracas

Venezuela's political transition talks wrap first day in Caracas

The Korean peninsula is sweltering through a record-hot summer with 23 deaths attributed to the heat in the South

North Korea touts dog soup and other home-cooked recipes to beat the heat

Experts at Chilbolton Observatory monitor UK-licenced satellites and ever-growing fragments of space debris swirling around them

UK observatory nervously watches growing space junk threat

In the Australian outback, camels are used for wild races, an alternative milk source and even to make beer

Camels find unlikely home in outback Australia

At the beginning of August, 67 graves were vandalised in Bettembourg and several items were stolen.

Damaged graves in Bettembourg (6 August 2026)

Storks pause in Bettel on their migration route (4 Aug 2026)

Blëtz tëscht Helleng a Fréiseng

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209th solemn ceremony of the Luxembourg Army (28 July 2026)

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Kirchberg tram expansion (27 July 2026)

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Explore

South Korean stocks dropped again, after enjoying a strong recovery since the end of last week

After strong recovery

Oil price shoots up as stocks tread water

Latvia organised together with NATO in 2025 anti-drone military exercises that featured some home-grown tech

Invigorating defensive capabilities

Baltic startups take aim at deterring Russia on NATO's eastern flank

Siemens has benefitted from demand for data centres that provide the computing power for AI

Despite higher net profit

Siemens shares plunge on disappointing guidance raise

Butterflies are adapting to climate change by adjusting the geographic range where they live and breed.

In search of cooler conditions

Butterflies seek new habitats as climate changes: study

Hundreds of vessels remain stuck since Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic in response to US and Israeli strikes

Rollercoaster ride

Oil drops, stocks hit records on hopes of Hormuz opening

McDonald's executives vowed to simplify their messaging after too many campaigns flooded consumers in the second quarter

Disappointing World Cup campaign

McDonald's reports slower US sales in 2nd quarter

Coach Les Kiss will lead Australia for the first time in their Test against Japan in Osaka on Saturday

Kiss takes reins as Wallabies face Japan

New Zealand hooker Codie Taylor (C) is tackled during a 2025 Test against France in Dunedin.

All Blacks skipper Taylor cautiously recovering from calf strain

Maghnes Akliouche scored 23 times in 139 appearances for Monaco before joining Paris Saint-Germain

PSG sign France midfielder Akliouche from Monaco

Britain's Anthony Joshua (L) and Albania's Kristian Prenga trade blows during their heavyweight boxing fight in Jeddah

Highly anticipated fight

Warren coy over whether Fury-Joshua will be in UK or US

FIFA president Gianni Infantino

President under fire

English FA withdraws support for Infantino: reports

'First-of-its-kind'

Disney signs deal to let TikTok users add film extracts

Second-biggest ever

'Spider-Man' soars to huge $355 million opening in North America

Ted Lasso makes its way back into the spotlight this August with 4th season

Most Read

Fraudulent immigration

Defendant paid €6,000 for false residency permit

Following weeks of heat

Europe's rivers run dry, hitting Luxembourg's Mertert port

What's On? 6–9 August

7 things to do in and around Luxembourg this weekend

Items stolen 'for metal value'

More than 60 gravestones vandalised at Bettembourg cemetery

Details revealed

Special police unit deployed in Bamertal after suspected firearm handling

Morning Roundup

Petrol prices fall sharply, Luxembourg preps a crisis guide, and Infantino keeps his job at FIFA

Luxembourg interest rates yet to improve

Invigorating defensive capabilities

Baltic startups take aim at deterring Russia on NATO's eastern flank

Diesel and heating oil drop in price

'Lëtz prepare'

New crisis preparedness guide to reach every household in October

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