Business

TA joins WAC as job cull fears linger on

Telekom Austria Group (TA) has joined an internationally-operating union of telecommunication service providers.

• Austrian weapons 'used in Afghanistan'
• Most supermarket apples contain pesticides, test shows
• AUA reduces its losses

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Politics

Ambassador 'beat his wife'

The Austrian Ambassador in Kosovo has been accused of beating up his wife.

• Foreign minister under fire after 'active immigration' appeal
• SPÖ and ÖVP head to head in Stryia
• Majority see decline in politicians' work

Finance

Erste Bank CEO wants tax on assets

The head of Austria’s second-biggest bank has caused a stir by calling for the introduction of a tax on assets.

• Austria and Israel agree on double tax treaty
• Erste in €40mn support deal for Tvarna mall project
• BA boss says new taxes would endanger thousands of jobs

General News

Pensioner drowns in Lake Faak

Tourists located in Carinthia's Lake Faak yesterday (Weds) had to watch as a pensioner from Lower Austria drowned in front of them.

• Expensive gear nicked at horse farm
• Doctor jailed for stealing from patients
• Snake on the loose found at keeper's kitchen

Travel

Falkensteiner Hotel Diadora: The Best Of Both Worlds

There has never been a better time to explore Croatia than the present. The spectacular country has made a comeback as a top tourist destination in recent years. The country is rich in history and culture as well as being blessed with stunning scenery and a land full of surprises.

• More Austrian Airlines flights - starting in winter
• Kuwait´s Wataniya Airways launches Vienna service
• Plurality says no to holidays this year

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• Arsenal teach Sturm Graz a lesson
• Arnautovic on Mourinho and the 'Bentley incident'
• Bedridden man 'eaten by maggots'
• Rapid want €4mn as Rangers join hunt for Jelavic

Green Austria

Many Vienna cultural locales flooded by rain

A number of Vienna cultural locales were flooded or otherwise disrupted by yesterday’s (Thurs) heavy rain.

• Chances Emerge from Erupting Volcano!
• New study shows heat loving bacteria has origins in oil springs and the depths of earth's crust
• VCÖ deplores boom in SUV sales

Sports

Beichler scores for new club

Daniel Beichler found the net for his new club Hertha BSC Berlin in a 1-2 defeat against German third-league side FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt yesterday (Weds).

• Rapid want €4mn as Rangers join hunt for Jelavic
• Kaltenbrunner adamant about K2
• SC Neusiedl go down heads held high against Arsenal

Lifestyle

Naked women beer ad angers feminists

Feminist politicians are outraged about a "sexist" beer ad now on across Austria.

• Kitten hides in police car's engine bay
• Carinthian angler catches piranha
• Rare donkey born at Schönbrunn Zoo

Culture

Demi and Ashton 'to come to Austria'

Demi Moore and Asthon Kutcher will come to Austria to attend a charity gala for their anti-child slavery foundation, it has been reported.

• Chinese premiere at Salzburg Festival
• U.S. Bombs to rock Austria
• Urban Art exhibits at Kunsthalle Vienna