A Luxembourg IT company that for more than ten years has boasted about having innovation in its DNA has discovered that what it actually has encoded in its genetic sequence is a disorder called phenylketonuria. The discovery was made after the company, which specializes in fund management and monitoring software, sent a sample of its […]
‘Cash is yucky and covered with germs,’ so don’t withdraw it, banks warn
Saying that they would hate to see their customers do something that might pose a risk to their health, a consortium of European banks has advised account holders to avoid withdrawing cash, which they say is covered in germs. “We did a study, and it turns out that the average banknote has something like 34 […]
New €2.50 surcharge for blowing up cash machines
The agency that regulates Luxembourg’s banking sector has authorized a new surcharge to discourage people from igniting explosives inside the country’s thousands of cash machines. Starting next week, banks will be permitted to charge anyone who blows up a cash machine €2.50, in addition to other fees they might incur during the forcible removal of […]
Grrr: senior citizen at cash machine takes ages to find slot for bomb
ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE — A line of criminals waiting to blow up a cash machine early Thursday morning had to wait 15 minutes while an elderly thief in front of them struggled to find the right place to insert his explosive device. “Hey, grandpa, we don’t have all day,” angrily whispered Hubert Beenhouwer, who was already late […]
Hundreds of sheep in Kirchberg hired
KIRCHBERG – A flock of sheep passing through Luxembourg’s financial district in recent days has led to an impromptu job fair, with companies rushing outside to set up recruitment stands, and some claiming they made dozens of new hires. Ewelyn, a five-year-old female sheep who took a break from her career after giving birth to […]