A right-wing partys youth organisation has vowed to review the organisation of its homepage after a banner advertised erotic contacts and a controversial computer game.The Vorarlberg branch of the Freedom Partys (FPÖ) youth organisation RFJ confirmed today (Weds) that it cancelled the contract with an internet advertising company after a large banner which appeared on […]
Bank Austria (BA) chief Willibald Cernko has revealed interest in Hypo Group Alpe Adria (HGAA).The banker said today (Weds) BA was interested in acquiring HGAAs Austrian business. He explained: “We are talking about 60,000 customers here. It would be highly ignorant not to consider this.”Cernko stressed there were “many requirements” before a possible takeover. The […]
Austria has reached a midfield position in a bizarre new survey listing the length of mens penises.New customised data platform Target Map (www.targetmap.com) reports today (Tues) that the average size of Austrian mens members is 14.16 centimetres (cm). This data helps the country to a modest ranking in the global survey.Congolese men (17.93 cm) […]
Viennese technology and fireproof products maker RHI AG achieved earnings of nearly 140 million Euros last year.The company – which presented preliminary annual figures earlier this month – said today (Tues) its earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) soared by 75.7 per cent to 138.8 million Euros from 2009 to the following year. RHI added […]
Real estate company ECO Business-Immobilien AG (ECO Business) has managed to double its earnings.The firm, which has its headquarters in Vienna, said today (Tues) its earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) climbed from 12.4 million Euros in 2009 to 29.4 million Euros the next year. ECO Business added it made a profit of 9.1 million […]
Othmar Karas may succeed Ernst Strasser as leader of the Austrian Peoples Partys (ÖVP) delegation in the European Parliament (EP).Strasser decided to resign as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) yesterday (Sun) after investigative journalists of the Sunday Times revealed he was willing to lobby on behalf of financial sector companies in the EP. The […]
A 22-year-old skier from Sweden had a narrow escape after he was pulled down a hill by an avalanche yesterday (Sun).Authorities in Vorarlberg announced today that the man sustained no injuries when he was dragged down a 100-metre embankment by the snow in the incident. He was able to continue skiing down to the valley […]
A 47-year-old Austrian and a 46-year-old German sustained injuries when they collided on a slope in Carinthia yesterday (Sun).The men crashed into each other on a piste in the ski resort of Nassfeld in the district of Hermagor around midday. Officials did not give any information on the kind of injuries they sustained. The German […]
Police in Burgenland are investigating against a driver from Hungary for doing more than 200 kilometres per hour (kph).Officials in Oberwart said today (Mon) the BMW was caught travelling at 218 kph near Schachendorf by a radar trap on a 100 kph limit main road yesterday. Austrian police have already contacted their colleagues in bordering […]
A Czech woman faces criminal charges for leaving her 11-month-old baby unattended for two hours to go skiing.An après ski bar owner called the police in Kaprun, Salzburg, after noticing the abandoned buggy yesterday (Sun). He said today: “We had many guests yesterday, so we didnt spot the unattended child immediately. I decided to inform […]