A fatigued and visibly chilly Belgian employee of a Luxembourg bank has finally shown up at work, three days after getting stuck behind a new fence at the border in the southwest of the country that officials hope will keep out wild boars possibly infected with African swine fever. Risk analyst Laurence Bouchain, 29, lives […]
Scientists discover new sea animal made entirely of plastic
A team of marine biologists from Luxembourg who were exploring the Mediterranean coast on Thursday reported finding a new aquatic species, one made entirely of plastic. The animal roughly measures 40 centimeters long and appears to move around with the help of drinking straw appendages. “This is a simple case of adapting to the environment,” […]
Luxembourg buys French region Lorraine for use as giant parking lot
Amid a collective sigh of relief from local drivers who face difficulties finding parking spots in the capital, France has agreed to sell its entire northeastern area of Lorraine to be converted into a giant lot for Luxembourg cars. The large plot will accommodate up to 10 million vehicles, says project head Fernand Braun, and […]
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 […]
Multicultural group freezes mid-hello because no one knows which greeting to use
BELVAL — What started out as a chance to have a drink and catch up after the holidays turned into an exhausting ordeal when a group of international students found themselves frozen by extreme uncertainty in the middle of greeting each other. Joshua Bartleby, 21, a North American who organized the meetup, says that within […]