General News, page 220
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Teen could have killed himself after perfume theft
A Salzburg teenager might have committed suicide after being caught stealing perfume worth 20 Euros from a supermarket. -
Non-EU roaming costs warning issued
Austrian consumer watchdogs have warned holidaymakers of high mobile phone costs in Turkey and Croatia. -
Debt-ridden carer steals from elderly patients
A broke 20-year-old has been put in custody over accusations that he stole from 20 old-aged people. -
Kite surfer hurled against caravan
A kite surfer suffered serious injuries as a wind gust threw him against a caravan today (Weds).
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Ostrich killer questioned
A man who opened fire on two ostriches with his hunting rifle is being questioned after police tracked him down in a Tyrolean town. -
Religious classes at risk as just two in 200 students are Catholics
Right-wing opinion leaders are up in arms as just two of the 200-odd students at a Vienna school are Roman Catholics. -
'Forest cash hunter' arrested
A man caught on CCTV looking for hidden cash in a forest near Niklasdorf, Styria, has been tracked down by police. -
Worker falls to his death looking for loo
A Croatian worker has died after falling 100 metres off a cliff as he looked for somewhere to spend a penny.
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Chemistry students injured in lab blast
Three students suffered serious injuries after a laboratory experiment went severely wrong. -
Carinthian jailed for killing man by kicking head
A Carinthian has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for killing a man by kicking his head "like a football" when an argument got out of control. -
Tank lorry filled and nicked in Burgenland
Police in Antau, Burgenland, are investigating after a tank lorry and thousands of litres of oil were stolen from a company site. -
Anger as Chinese rock to be lifted on Austrian peak
Environmentalists have appealed to decision-makers to pull the plug on a controversial installation on one of Austria’s highest mountains.
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Number of Austrian fatalities abroad on the rise
The number of Austrians dying abroad soared in 2009, it has been announced. -
Evacuation as gas bottle catches fire in Vienna
More than 100 people were evacuated after a gas bottle caught fire at a building site in Vienna yesterday (Mon). -
Injured woman trapped at home for three days
An elderly woman was trapped in her house for three days after breaking her leg in a fall. -
High number of young homeless reported
Almost one in three homeless people in Austria is younger than 30, a charity has warned.
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Linz comes second in Austrian public transport study
Linz has the second-highest share of public transport among the nine Austrian provincial capitals, according to new research. -
Wels corpse was overdose victim
Police in Wels said today (Tues) that a man found on Sunday died from an overdose. -
Austrians in Croat clinic after tricycle crash
Seven Austrians attempting to ride a tricycle were hospitalised in Croatia on Sunday night. -
Vienna - London stowaway 'unable to afford ticket'
A British newspaper has identified the young man who survived a flight from Vienna to London by crouching in a wheel bay earlier this month.
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Robbers strike down teen with taser gun
Police in Vienna are hunting two men who attacked a teenager with a taser stun gun. -
'Impotent' €12,000 cockatoo sheds feathers in court
A court is to test a priceless cockatoo’s potency after a fresh complaint of his buyer in a bizarre feud between bird experts. -
AUA and airport at war over emergency landing alarm
Austrian Airlines (AUA) have attacked Innsbruck Airport officials for sparking a major alarm after an aircraft had to carry out an emergency landing yesterday (Sun). -
Austrian favourite Croatia tops European road death toll
Austrians’ favourite summer holiday destination Croatia has been revealed as the most dangerous country when it comes to fatal traffic accidents.

