Prospering plastic producer Borealis AG has said the construction of a centre for innovation in Abu Dhabi should be completed soon.The Vienna-based company which also runs factories in Austria and Sweden among other countries announced today (Thurs) that the facility in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be operating by […]
Austrian wins Pillow Fight Champs
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A young Austrian woman has become the worlds first pillow-fighting champion.Gudrun Grondinger won the competition which was held in New York City, USA, and attended by hundreds of enthusiastic fans of the quirky sport.The 24-year-old student from Vienna beat local heroes as well as participants from Japan and Sweden to scoop the title. Fellow Austrian […]
Designated Peoples Party (ÖVP) chairman Michael Spindelegger may be forced to change his partys strategy as rumours about the looming foundation of a new party are growing.Newspapers report that Veit Sorger, head of the Federation of Austrian Industries (IV), considers setting up a new political movement. The businessman who has hit out at the […]
Cats thrown out of driving car
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Police are investigating after a motorist tossed four kittens out of a car.Two animals survived while the other two passed away shortly after being hit by oncoming drivers who failed to stop in time, police in Traiskirchen, Lower Austria, said today (Thurs). The offender is being sought.Meanwhile, animal rights group Vier Pfoten issued a 500-Euro […]
Fake Gaddafi shocks refugees
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An Austrian artist has terrified asylum seekers by posing as Muammar al-Gaddafi.Bernhard D., an award-winning theatre actor, donned a fake sand-coloured uniform, a black wig and large sunglasses to resemble the Libyan dictator when he marched through the streets of Lampedusa. Tens of thousands of people from North Africa have arrived on the Italian island […]
Canadian cyclists in clinic
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Two Canadian women and a man from Lower Austria have been hospitalised after crashing into each other on their bikes.Police in Lienz, East Tyrol, said today (Thurs) the holidaymakers from overseas were going at high speed on their racing cycles when they collided with the Baden-based man on Tuesday.The trio sustained undisclosed injuries in the […]
A banker who embezzled more than six million Euros of clients money has been given a relatively mild sentence when judges heard he suffers from bipolar disorder.The ex-clerk who was sacked in October 2008 was sentenced to one year in prison at Viennas Criminal Court yesterday (Weds). The man has managed to disguise […]
Bar boss beats up policemen
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A landlord has been detained for attacking police officers after a visit of gastronomy sector inspectors.The bar owner was so angered by the unannounced appearance of two female food quality and labour rights officials that he started to insult them. After they failed to calm him down, the inspectors called the police.Officers had to apply […]
A district in Lower Austria has been identified as the area with the highest likeliness of fatal car crashes.The Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) announced today (Thurs) that 2.7 fatalities per 10,000 residents occurred in the district of Scheibbs. This rate makes the region the most dangerous individual traffic zone of the country ahead of Reutte […]
Vienna hotels introduce sharp price hike
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Hotels in Vienna are charging nearly 20 Euros more per night than resorts in Salzburg, a survey has revealed.Holiday information platform Trivago (www.trivago.co.uk/hotelprices) which constantly compares the prices for standard double rooms in Europes largest cities and most important vacation destinations announced today (Weds) that one night at a hotel in the Austrian […]