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Child returns from school with nasty caterpillar stuck to hand

LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — A six-year-old from the capital returned home from school on Friday with a germ-infested caterpillar named Mila stuck to his hand. The plush, multicolored creature — which plays a prominent role in primary school textbooks — was described by the boy’s parents as stinking of “slime, kid sweat, and the icky contents of […]

Meeting plunged into English due to single anglophone

GASPERICH — A department meeting was plunged into total English on Wednesday, causing moderate levels of confusion and leaving at least one person severely annoyed. The monthly gathering — comprising 18 employees from seven different countries — is usually held in French. However, it quickly became apparent that a new anglophone employee was suffering from […]

Majority of cross-border workers ‘masochists’

A recent study shows that while some cross-border workers don’t actually enjoy the hellish daily commute into and out of Luxembourg, a majority find it “totally pleasurable,” which is one of the main reasons why they choose to work inside of the country yet live outside of it. Delphine Gilles, 34, a professor of sociology […]

Eco-sac again forgotten at home

BERTRANGE — For the 445th time in a row, a shopper from Luxembourg has forgotten to bring her eco-sac from home. On Monday, Ana Cisneros-Horta, who has lived and worked in Luxembourg since 2010, stopped at a Delhaize supermarket on her way home from work. After setting her items on the cashier’s conveyor belt, she […]