A teenager had to be hospitalised after he was stung by wasps 20 times. The incident happened in Mondsee, Upper Austria, yesterday (Sun). Two friends of the 17-year-old boy were attacked as well. However, they did not have to be taken to a clinic due to the lower number of stings. The teens told doctors […]
The government is disagreeing over whether the Federal Industry-Holding Stock Corporation (ÖIAG) should get involved in the handling of a major bankruptcy to save jobs. Social Democratic (SPÖ) General Secretary Günther Kräuter suggested yesterday (Sun) ÖIAG should be used as an “active industrial-political instrument” after it became clear on Friday that plans to carry out […]
A new survey has revealed a significant potential for conflicts between Austrians and foreigners. A poll by the Centre for Future Studies of Salzburg’s FH higher education college shows that 53 per cent of Austrians considered the change that existing difficulties in the coexistence of themselves and immigrants could worsen as “very high”. Around 45 […]
One of Vienna’s top tourist attractions has been unveiled after a five-month restoration phase. The larger than life-sized statue of famed waltz composer Johann Strauss jun. had to be renovated. City officials explained that especially its socket was in need of extensive restoration. They initially claimed costs would range around 360,000 Euros. Reports from today […]
Five times more students will start courses at Austria’s universities when the semester starts next week than in 1970, statistics have shown. Official data presented by Statistik Austria on Wednesday revealed that more than 265,000 people will study at the country’s universities and colleges in the upcoming semester. This is a strong increase compared to […]
District chiefs have turned their guns on the Viennese government over its plans to turn all residential areas into 30-kilometre-per-hour (kph) limit zones. The coalition of Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the Green Party of Vice Mayor Maria Vassilakou agreed after partnering up last year to increase the number of 30 kph limit streets in the […]
A public hospital’s doctor and psychologist are under scrutiny for allegedly cooperating with an exorcist. Viennese media claimed yesterday (Weds) that the SMZ Ost Clinic staff held workshops with an exorcist in the services of the Diocese of Vienna. The man and the medics allegedly spoke about previous success stories of their partnership at public […]
A group of hackers who had previously attacked the websites of political parties reportedly obtained information on thousands of insurance customers. Anonymous Austria, the Austrian department of an internationally operating network of hackers, claimed yesterday (Weds) they got hold of data containing information about thousands of clients of Tyrol’s public health insurance company TGKK. The […]
A court decided to lower a fine issued against a policeman who seriously injured an African-American teacher after mistaking him for a drug dealer. The unidentified police officer was ordered to pay 2,800 Euros in a court in Vienna last January over the incident which occurred in an underground station in the city in February […]
The number of xenophobic felonies is increasing. The federal interior ministry announced yesterday (Tues) that police and prosecutors registered 580 breaches of law with xenophobic, far-right, racist, islamophobic and anti-Semitic background last year, 28 per cent more than in the previous year. The ministry – which is headed by People’s Party (ÖVP) official Johanna Mikl-Leitner […]