14 August 2019
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Mattel to release Luxembourg Expat BarbieFollowing up on a promise to create more dolls tailored for specific global markets, the American toy manufacturer Mattel has announced plans to release a ...14/08/2019
7 August 2019
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Exhausted parents demand immediate end to summer holidaysLUXEMBOURG-VILLE -- Chanting "eight weeks of summer holidays is seven weeks too long," hundreds of local parents took to the streets on Wednesday to ...07/08/2019
31 July 2019
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5 alternatives to forcing restaurants to give free tap waterIncreasingly fed up with the widespread practice among restaurants of refusing to serve tap water, some residents are calling for a law that would require ...31/07/2019
24 July 2019
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Grand-Rue boutique remains cool thanks to saleswoman’s icy personalityA shop on the Grand-Rue that specialises in designer accessories has become an impromptu refuge from the extreme heat, thanks to a saleswoman named Judith ...24/07/2019
17 July 2019
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Road worker takes brunt of driver’s anger at self, family, lifeA road worker who was directing traffic around a giant hole on Thursday morning became the focus of a local man’s fury when the two made brief contact ...17/07/2019
10 July 2019
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Golden Melusina statue delivered to new stadiumLuxembourg’s new football and rugby stadium, which is being built in Cloche d’Or and will be completed by 2020, has received its artistic centerpiece, one ...10/07/2019
4 July 2019
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Oops: Grand Duke realises they forgot to give him last nameA routine visit from the national statistics agency STATEC to Berg Castle this week has left Luxembourg’s Grand Duke Henri embarrassed after the monarch ...04/07/2019
26 June 2019
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Man survives 46-second walk from air-conditioned car to air-conditioned officeCLOCHE D’OR -- A man being called “the Bear Grylls of Luxembourg’s dedicated car-driving community” has survived a harrowing 46 seconds outside in extreme ...26/06/2019
20 June 2019
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Fun facts about Luxembourg’s National DayLuxembourg’s National Day is celebrated every year on 23 June. Impress your friends by sharing these fun facts.20/06/2019
12 June 2019
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Luxembourg chooses unlucky bastard to pay for entire free transport planSaying “well, someone has to do it,” Luxembourg officials have announced they have finally decided on a source of funding for the plan to make all public ...12/06/2019
5 June 2019
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Road engineer wins bet he can squeeze another lane into Route d’ArlonDemonstrating the spirit of Luxembourg’s motto “Let’s make it happen,” a VDL road engineer has won a challenge to fit another traffic lane into the ...05/06/2019
29 May 2019
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Majority of Luxembourg marathoners plan on using illegal third legA months-long investigation into the dark world of recreational running in Luxembourg has revealed that a majority of local marathoners who are competing ...29/05/2019
22 May 2019
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7 minerals other than Luxembourgite that were discovered hereThe discovery of a mineral dubbed Luxembourgite near an old mine earlier this year has received a lot of news coverage, but it’s not the only mineral the ...22/05/2019
16 May 2019
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Newcomers warned against accidental exposure to EurovisionLuxembourg officials are warning about a potentially strong outbreak of the Eurovision Song Contest this year, and they are advising newcomers — ...16/05/2019
9 May 2019
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EU employees lay flowers at site where thousands of unread reports are buriedIn commemoration of Europe Day in Luxembourg, a crowd of employees from European Union institutions gathered at a document burial site in Kirchberg to pay ...09/05/2019
3 May 2019
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Luxembourg to import hundreds of anarchist street punksResponding to complaints that the country is two shades too quiet, Luxembourg officials have announced a plan to import up to 500 anarchist street punks ...03/05/2019
1 May 2019
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Other notable expulsions from the Natural History MuseumLast weekend, a breastfeeding mother was asked to leave the National Museum of Natural History because she and her baby were breaking the museum’s “no ...01/05/2019
24 April 2019
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Expat family will literally do anything if told it’s ‘tradition’In a display of extreme willingness to integrate, a family that moved to Luxembourg earlier this year will literally do anything as long as they believe ...24/04/2019
16 April 2019
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Grandmother bakes cake for investment fund that bought house next doorHOWALD -- A local grandmother says she’s eager to meet the new owners of the house next door, and that she’s baking them one of her famous apple cakes to ...16/04/2019
11 April 2019
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Luxembourg invests €50 million to mine black holeProving that the country is keeping its eyes on the stars, Luxembourg has announced it has invested 50 million euros in a company that plans on mining a ...11/04/2019
3 April 2019
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Shocking discovery: hundreds of corporate juniors living in tunnel below KirchbergThe Luxembourg Wurst Shocking discovery: hundreds of corporate juniors living in tunnel below KirchbergKIRCHBERG -- Two sisters playing in a patch of trees have made a shocking discovery, one that will radically change our understanding of how those who ...03/04/2019
27 March 2019
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Queen Elizabeth casually asks Grand Duke Henri for Luxembourgish citizenshipLUXEMBOURG-VILLE — Explaining that she wanted to see a dear friend and ask for a little favour, on Wednesday Queen Elizabeth II paid an impromptu visit to ...27/03/2019
21 March 2019
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‘Individually wrapped strawberries,’ announces excited supermarket execA supermarket executive responsible for some of Luxembourg’s most popular individually wrapped fruits and vegetables has struck again, this time with ...21/03/2019
13 March 2019
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Woman frozen whole evening waiting for third cheek kissLUXEMBOURG-VILLE -- A woman who staunchly upholds the practice of three cheek kisses remained motionless for a whole evening when a friend stopped after ...13/03/2019
7 March 2019
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Luxembourg cyclists participate in Vëlobrennen to ensure good riding seasonRespecting a tradition that goes back to at least the 1750s, members of Luxembourg’s secretive cycling community are gathering this weekend in a private ...07/03/2019
27 February 2019
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Report: not one thing happened in Luxembourg todayA report issued by a consortium of Luxembourg’s largest news outlets has confirmed that nothing happened in Luxembourg today.27/02/2019
20 February 2019
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Wolf chooses to live in Belgium after seeing cost of dens hereA wolf that was sniffing around Luxembourg for a new den has announced that due to the high prices here, he and his pack have decided to live over the ...20/02/2019
13 February 2019
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Luxembourg man saves up to take girlfriend on exciting trip in taxiA local man who has been putting away money for a special trip has announced he is finally taking his girlfriend on the taxi ride they’ve always dreamed ...13/02/2019
6 February 2019
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Grown man destroyed by visit to Control TechniqueDespite weeks of intensive training to build his psychological endurance, a Luxembourg man has been left in a state of emotional ruin following a car ...06/02/2019
30 January 2019
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Gang of illegal car warmer-uppers operating in LuxembourgPolice in Luxembourg are asking the public to be on the lookout for members of a criminal gang who for weeks have been illegally warming up their cars in ...30/01/2019