Luxembourg Moselle grape harvest starts earlier year on year. Private winemakers harvesting end of August for first time. Vinsmoselle reports 30-40% yield losses due to heatwave. Quality excellent.
Two tunnel workers rescued alive after 10 days trapped in Nepal hydropower tunnel buried by Himalayan flood debris. 1,280 dead, 5,500 missing from glacial collapse.
East German PCK Schwedt refinery still operating at 80% capacity three years after weaning off Russian oil. Supplies 90% of Berlin's fuel. Rosneft still owns 54%. EU blocking aid.
The forgotten Nazi history of Lebensborn Moselland at Bofferdange Castle. Children home run by SS between 1943-1944. Polish children deported to Luxembourg to be Germanised. Property previously owned by writer deported to Dachau.
2026 Ig Nobel prizes held in Zurich for first time, outside the US. Optimised urinals, snake-stomping, buried underwear, Dunning-Kruger with Trump photo. Trophy shaped like foot covered in mushrooms.
Luxembourg entrepreneur Audrey Schoepfer turns textile waste into acoustic panels. Foyer Assurances among clients. Founded Hermana Clothes in 2021. From upcycled fashion to sustainable office materials.
Malaysia declares emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo after hazardous haze from Indonesian fires drives air pollution to critical 519. 647 schools closed. Cloud seeding operations underway.
FAO food price index rose 1.9% in August, accelerated by drought and conflicts. Sugar at highest since June 2025. Wheat up 15% year-on-year. Strait of Hormuz closure hits fertiliser supplies.