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Estimated cost of €390 million

Environmental organization raises legal concerns over Alzingen bypass project

Calabrian nightclub death

Luxembourg rugby player and brother arrested after fatal altercation in Italy

Hesperange and Kirchberg

Two arrested after break-in, man in custody for sexual assault suspicion

Partiell Sonnendäischtert den 29. Mäerz 2024 zu Heilbronn.

Update: Follow the ESA livestream from 7.20pm

How to safely view the upcoming eclipse

Minister for Home Affairs responds

Luxembourg recorded over 500 vegetation and forest fires since 2022

Wanted under European warrant

Luxembourg police hand over 57-year-old man to German authorities in Trier

Meteolux raises heat alert to orange for Friday

Many of the migrants who reached Ceuta this week did so by swimming around the border fence

International news ticker

Morocco says taking measures to prevent new Ceuta migrant surge after online disinformation

The recent death of a 13-year-old girl in Brazil who was allegedly incited to commit suicide during a livestream has prompted calls for action against the messaging platform Discord

Brazil orders suspension of Discord livestreams after teen suicide

Emergency services

One injured in crash between Dreiborn and Flaxweiler

Food safety warning

Possible glass contamination in Oberweis 'Filet américain' sandwich

Un avion Easyjet survole Nantes, dans l'ouest de la France, le 13 avril 2026

Due to unstable working conditions

Cabin crew at EasyJet France to strike on 15 and 16 August

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Emergency exercise

Rescue drill in German train tunnel exposes critical response failures

Ahead of October return

Josée Lorsché says focus remains on substantive work, not media appearances

Some passengers were rescued from the capsized ferry

At least 44 drown after ferry overturns on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba

Health system at a crossroads

Unions and opposition warn of weakened healthcare after AMMD rejects new CNS agreement

Starting on 15 August

RTL online comments to be centralised on social media

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Your ultimate guide to second hand shopping in Luxembourg

Luxembourg Life →

From 'Summerfest um Séi' to e-lake

Beloved Echternach lakeside festival returns

TravelMatKanner

Exploring Trifels and Hauenstein in Germany

Luxembourg across the Atlantic

Wisconsin village celebrates roots at annual 'Luxembourg Fest'

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Hiroshi Okuda took the reins of Toyota in 1995 and is credited with introducing the Prius hybrid vehicle

Toyota ex-chief Okuda, pioneer of the Prius, dead at 93

Partial Solar Eclipse over Eislek

Solar Eclipse Day 2026

Get ready to watch it safely

Expert weighs in

Are bronze statues stolen from Luxembourg cemeteries to create art forgeries?

Mediation not over

Health Minister Deprez responds to AMMD's refusal to sign CNS agreement

Weather & Traffic

Wednesday 12 August: One word: Sunshine

Significant increase in petrol, diesel, and heating oil prices

Emergency services

CGDIS responds to multiple accidents and fires on Tuesday

A partial eclipse began in Spain shortly after 1730 GMT

Daytime darkness

Solar eclipse darkens Arctic Russia on course for Spain

Colombian police officers help search for survivors amid the rubble of a building that collapsed in Monday's earthquake

More than 200 dead

Colombia quake rescue efforts enter 'final phase' as toll hits 239

Companies organising nighttime hikes so participants can watch the eruption up close say they have been flooded with calls

Guides concerned

Tourists rush to Mount Etna as Italian volcano erupts

Rescued kidnap victims are being treated at the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital in Ilorin

Recently rescued

Nigeria kidnap victims escape 'hellfire' captivity beaten, malnourished

The NBA's Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly being sold to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner in a deal that values the club at a record $12.5 billion

Kushner moves on from FIFA

NBA's Los Angeles Lakers to be sold for $12.5 bn: ESPN

Day three of e-Lake festival (9 Aug 2026)

Oldtimer Grand Prix at Nürburgring (8 and 9 Aug 2026)

Bartrenger Duerffest (8 Aug 2026)

e-Lake festival day two (8 Aug 2026)

e-Lake festival day 1 (7 Aug 2026)

Laurent Unchained at Clervaux Castle Summer Music Festival (8 Aug 2026)

MAYA at Clervaux Castle Summer Music Festival (7 Aug 26)

Picadilly festival in Stadtbredimus (7 Aug 2026)

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

Damaged graves in Bettembourg (6 Aug 2026)

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

Blëtz tëscht Helleng a Fréiseng

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Thunder and lightning across Luxembourg on Monday evening (3 Aug 2026)

Betzfield Open Air Festival (1–2 Aug 2026)

RTL Sunset Movie Quiz at Sunset Cinema Lux-City (1 Aug 26)

BGL Ligue: Mondorf vs Differdange (2 Aug 2026)

Vintage cars and bikes in Steinfort (1 Aug 2026)

Police helicopter deployed over Echternach (2 Aug 2026)

Medieval festival in Vianden (2 Aug 26)

Tunnel vision feat. NOSI at 'Kultur Zesummen' in Esch-sur-Sûre (1 Aug 2026)

Explore

Russian air defences shot down around 180 drones on approach to Moscow

Consumer demand

Russian economy rebounds in second quarter despite Ukrainian strikes

Delivering droplets onto parched crops requires meticulous preparation to identify suitable clouds

Scorched earth below

Parched and desperate for rain, Kazakhstan turns to cloud-seeding

South Korean stocks enjoyed a healthy rally thanks to gains in market heavyweights SK hynix and Samsung

US equities gain as inflation report eases fear of rate rise

A nuclear plant in northern France shut down three reactors after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the units

Extreme weather, jellyfish knock one-fifth of France's nuclear capacity offline

Shenzhen-based Tencent is the developer and operator of China's multifunctional app WeChat

WeChat operator

China tech giant Tencent's Q2 profit down as AI push builds

Foxconn headquarters in New Taipei City in May 2025

Taiwanese tech titan

Foxconn posts quarterly profit surge on AI server demand

Sara Curtis set the first world record of the European championships in Paris

Italian teenager Curtis breaks 50m backstroke world record at Europeans

Romelu Lukaku is Belgium's all-time leading goalscorer

Veteran Belgian striker

Lukaku joins Turkish side Fenerbahce from Napoli

Joe Root has been appointed for a second stint as England Test captain

'I don't think they work'

England captain Root tells players to be 'adults' as he ditches curfew

Norway athletics great Karsten Warholm (2R) is on course to add 400m hurdles gold to the mixed relay title he won earlier this week

European Athletics Championships

Warholm on track in bid for fourth Euro hurdles gold

Marseille's Argentinian goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli has agreed a two-year deal with Manchester City

Man City sign Argentina goalkeeper Rulli from Marseille

A merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery would reshape the US entertainment and media industry

Amid mega-merger talks

California calls Paramount's threat to leave state 'blackmail'

Tenor and teacher

Luxembourgish singer Venant Arend dies aged 91

Musical discovery

How Radio Luxembourg helped launch David Bowie's career

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Calabrian nightclub death

Luxembourg rugby player and brother arrested after fatal altercation in Italy

Third spaces are making a slow comeback in Luxembourg

Morning Roundup

Assad sentenced to death in absentia, solar eclipse happening today, and Ronaldo ties the knot

Ending speculation

Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez

Britain's Glave upstages Jacobs to win European 100m gold

Expert weighs in

Are bronze statues stolen from Luxembourg cemeteries to create art forgeries?

Starting on 15 August

RTL online comments to be centralised on social media

Mediation not over

Health Minister Deprez responds to AMMD's refusal to sign CNS agreement

'I guess there was a threat'

Trump's secret plane swap triggers questions and confusion

Weather & Traffic

Wednesday 12 August: One word: Sunshine

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