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Thirty Storks

Around 30 white storks spotted resting in a field between Bettel and Fouhren in northern Luxembourg. August migration stopover on the way to Africa.

When the River Runs Dry

Cattenom, Chooz, Paks, Cernavoda: nuclear plants across Europe are shutting down because rivers are too low to cool them. The Moselle is at record lows and Luxembourg's neighbor is running on one reactor.

One Hundred and Fifty

Lightning strikes across northern Luxembourg on Monday evening sparked multiple fires. 150+ firefighters deployed. Barn in Troine, roof in Pommerloch, straw bales in Landscheid, vegetation in Heffingen.

Lightning Night

Severe thunderstorms lit up northern Luxembourg on Monday evening, sparking multiple fires and keeping 150 firefighters busy through the night.

Ten Open Problems, One AI Model

OpenAI says its unreleased Astra model solved ten open math problems. Anthropic says Fable already cracked half of them. The AI math race just got interesting.

Lower Risk, Not No Risk

Luxembourg's forests are less prone to wildfires than southern Europe. Deciduous trees, open spaces, and mixed species help. But bark beetle deadwood and flammable spruce needles keep CGDIS on alert.

Found

A 9-year-old boy went missing at Lake Echternach at 3:45pm on Sunday. Police helicopter, Red Cross dogs, rescue divers deployed. Found safe at 9:49pm.

The AI Kill Switch

A bipartisan bill before US Congress would give the government power to shut down rogue AI models. But would it actually work, and what happens when the shutdown hits you?