Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Archives – Page 17 of 38 – Luxembourg Wurst

Grand Duke Jean, 1921 – 2019

Luxembourg invests €50 million to mine black hole

Proving 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 recently photographed black hole. “Some critics say we’re just throwing money into a giant hole, but that’s the point,” said Hubert Sternmann, spokesperson for the government’s Office […]

Know-it-all expat can name Luxembourg’s prime minister

CLAUSEN — In a move that’s unsurprising because he’s a total know-it-all according to those close to him, an expat in Luxembourg has impressed his Luxembourg friends by giving the name of Luxembourg’s prime minister. Sasha Onyeze, 34, has over the years fostered a reputation as someone who reads too much about arcane topics—a guy […]

Local fish demand ‘anatomically correct’ Melusina

LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — Complaining that the mythical half-fish, half-woman Melusina is always represented as mostly woman, a group of local fish are demanding an end to depictions of her that aren’t “anatomically correct.” On Tuesday afternoon, at least 20 fish gathered on the banks of the Alzette in the Grund near a statue of Melusina where […]

Luxembourg police radar awarded for service

SCHOENFELS — A Luxembourg radar unit has been given the highest award in speed limit enforcement after having caught 100,000 careless drivers since it was dispatched nearly three years ago. On Tuesday afternoon during a lull in traffic, Captain Marco Trausch gave a Medal of Merit to Unit 12, which operates on CR101 between Kopstal […]