A 76-year-old woman is suspected of having smuggled dozens of kilograms of drugs into Austria.Friederike G. was arrested at Innsbruck station yesterday (Thurs). Police, who have been watching the pensioner for several months, said today she was accused of transporting vast amounts of cocaine and heroine from the Netherlands into Austria on train journeys.The elderly […]
‘Jealous’ man jailed for knifing
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A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for knifing down guests of a pub his girlfriend worked at.Judges at Viennas Criminal Court heard today (Fri) how the Hungarian-born resident of Vienna followed two men on New Years Eve 2008 when they left the bar in Vienna-Ottakring. The men, aged 47 and 69, explained they […]
Elderly man’s hand chopped off
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An elderly mans hand was cut off in a dramatic accident yesterday (Thurs).The resident of Kematen an der Krems in Upper Austria was splitting blocks of wood when his left hand was hacked off at the wrist. Local police said today it was unclear how exactly the accident happened, adding that the 82-year-old had many […]
Ruby focus at harmonic Opera Ball
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Police said just six people demonstrated against the Vienna State Opera Ball last night (Thurs).Officials in the capital put dozens of anti-riot officers on alert to deter possible demonstrators. Up to 2,000 protesters collided with the police at previous occasions of the pompous event which is regarded as one of the cultural highlights of the […]
Cash transport robbery in Vienna
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Armed robbers made off with hundreds of thousands of Euros when they attacked a money transporter crew last night (Thurs/Fri).The incident occurred in Vienna around 1am. The exact sum cash the trio escaped with is still unclear, according to police. Newspapers, however, speculate that the criminals – who were armed with guns – managed to […]
Allianz Austria seeks extra staff
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Insurance company Allianz Austria plans to hire additional employees, it emerged today (Fri).The firm, which belongs to the German Allianz Insurance Group, announced it wanted to engage 280 clerks to match growing demand in its private life insurance products.Allianz Austria has 3,410 staff, an increase since 2009, when the number was below 3,300.Chairman Wolfram Littich […]
French teens exposed as thieves
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Ten young Frenchmen are facing theft charges in Austria.The group of young men aged 17 and 18 were spotted stealing fashion items from a sport equipment store in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Salzburg. Police searched their lodgings at the ski resort after being informed about the crime yesterday (Weds). They discovered the stolen items, around 70 grams of […]
Car petrol prices approach all-time peak
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Car fuel costs nearly 10 per cent more than at the beginning of the year, a motorists association has claimed.Car club ÖAMTC announced today (Thurs) that one litre of car petrol cost up to 9.5 per cent more at the moment than it did in early January. The organisation pointed out that the recently introduced […]
Majority unhappy with work-life balance
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Fewer than one out of three Austrians are satisfied with their personal work-life balance.Just 30 per cent of questioned citizens said, they were pleased about how they reconciled their professional duties and family responsibilities.The Centre for Future Studies at the Fachhochschule college in Salzburg said today (Thurs), it also found that a majority of 53 […]
Hungarians buy sugar in bulk
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Shops in eastern Austria have reported that Hungarians are engaging in panic-buying of sugar.Several managers of supermarkets and groceries in the Austrian province of Burgenland told local media today (Thurs) that their stocks of the product were sold out due to recent developments.Branch experts explain that Hungarians have started to cross the border to purchase […]