Four reindeer were born at an Austrian zoo.Schönbrunn Zoo director Dagmar Schratter said today (Thurs) four female and two male babies of the breed had come into the world within the past few days.Schratter explained: “Male reindeer Hank is responsible for our latest baby boom. He joined us from Gelsenkirchen Zoo (in Germany) last September […]
Fewer than two per cent of Austrians are changing their electricity providers to save costs, it has been revealed.Walter Boltz, head of market watchdog E-Control, said today (Thurs): “No more than 1.7 per cent of households are changing their electricity providers each year despite the liberalisation of the sector (in 2001).”Speaking to the Kurier newspaper, […]
Around one out of four software programmes used in Austria was purchased illegally, an international trade organisation has disclosed.The Business Software Alliance (BSA) announced today (Thurs) that approximately 25 per cent of PC and laptop software Austrians were currently working with were pirate copies. The BSA added that the global share of bootleg software was […]
Austrias busiest aerodrome has experienced an immense passenger increase.Flughafen Wien AG (FW), the listed company managing Vienna International Airport (VIA or VIE), said today (Thurs) there were 1.726 million customers at the airport last month, up by 23.6 per cent compared to April 2010.FW pointed out that VIA was – as many other airports in […]
Viennese brewery Ottakringer AG achieved a turnover beyond 45 million Euros in the first quarter of this year.The company said today (Thurs) it managed to improve its turnover from 34.39 million Euros between January and March 2010 to 45.45 million Euros in the same time span of 2011. However, Ottakringer pointed out that its turnover […]
Fireproof products manufacturer RHI AG has said it is optimistic about the coming months despite the setback the firm experienced at the beginning of this year.RHI announced today (Thurs) it achieved a profit of 18.3 million Euros in the first quarter of 2011, down by 14.9 per cent compared to the same period of last […]
One in five Austrian judges is at risk of suffering from burnout, a study has concluded.The survey carried out by the ARGE Burnout group and experts of the Medical University in Graz, Styria was presented today (Thurs). Researchers questioned more than 700 judges.The investigation shows that around 20 per cent are threatened by […]
Heather Mills had to be hospitalised with a serious shoulder injury after suffering a skiing accident, it has emerged.The former model who split from pop icon Paul McCartney after a six-year marriage in 2008 crashed on a slope on the Mölltaler glacier in Carinthia yesterday (Weds), according to local media. Reports have it […]
The Austrian Football Bundesliga title race remains a thriller after Austria Vienna snatched one point away from home against leaders Sturm Graz last night (Weds).Roman Kienast found the net for the home side in the 37th minute before ex-Sturm ace Roland Linz equalised the score (41). Kienast who joined Sturm last year currently […]
A Bulgarian died in a collision on Upper Austrias A8 Innkreis motorway this morning (Thurs).Traffic police said the man was killed when the car he was travelling in crashed into an articulated truck near the Ried im Innkreis exit. Officials added that three passengers of the vehicle were hospitalised with undisclosed injuries. The lorry driver […]