A Russian billionaire is facing charges for the illegal killing of protected animals in Austria.Viennese newspaper Kurier reports today (Thurs) that Rashid Sardarov was reported for holding organised hunting trips targeting protected deer and goats in Lower Austria.The industrialist and his family reside at a multi-million Euro estate in the remote town of Rohr im […]
A German has been sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison for blackmailing Austrian food companies.Markus Rewinski sent threatening e-mails to confectionery company Manner and delicatessen producer Wojnar’s last year. He also laced products of the Viennese firms and placed them on shelves in shops in Tyrol. Police stressed after arresting Rewinski last […]
Holiday traffic warning announced
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Drivers are being warned of the high possibility of traffic jams at the weekend.Austrian car clubs ÖAMTC and Arbö said today (Thurs) that, especially on Saturday, substantial tailbacks were expected for key routes in Tyrol, Salzburg and Vorarlberg. The organisations explained their predictions were based on the fact that several German regions including Bavaria, Hamburg […]
A majority of Austrians think the turmoil in North Africa and the Arab region will influence the political and economic situation in Europe.Research group Market, which interviewed more than 400 Austrians, said today (Thurs), 76 per cent expected the developments in Libya and other countries to affect current circumstances in Europe.While many Austrians reportedly brace […]
A Czech man has been arrested after traffic policemen discovered dozens of marijuana plants in his car during a traffic check in Lower Austria.Officers found 83 hashish seedlings in the boot of the 32-year-olds vehicle during a campaign in which hundreds of drivers were checked on the A5 northern motorway yesterday afternoon (Weds).The man told […]
A 27-year-old worker was injured in a freak accident on a skiing slope in Vorarlberg yesterday (Weds).The man was replacing direction and warning signs with new models on the piste in Laterns. His colleague, 69, was behind the wheel of a snow groomer. The elderly man started the vehicle and ran down his co-worker in […]
A vast majority of Austrian women are undergoing preventive breast cancer screening, according to a new study.German technology and health sector company Siemens AG found that 82 per cent of women living in Austria have seen doctors for such treatments. The firm, which interviewed over 4,000 women aged between 25 and 65 in eight countries, […]
Red Bull hires Pirker
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Former Styria Media Group boss Horst Pirker has joined Red Bull.The energy drink giant said today (Thurs) that the businessman took over its affiliated company Red Bull Media House as of 1 March. Pirker surprisingly resigned as head of Styria Media Group an internationally operating publishing firm in September.Red Bull founder and chief […]
Graz fine dust woes continue
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There have been more fine dust particles in the air than allowed in the Styrian city of Graz on nearly 50 days so far this year, figures presented today (Weds) showed.The Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) informed that federal fine dust limits were surpassed on 46 days in the provincial capital so far in 2011. Austrian […]
More real estate deals in Austria
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Almost 94,000 properties were sold in Austria last year, it was announced today (Weds).Land registry records show that 93,807 houses and apartments were sold in 2010, 12.7 per cent more than in 2009. The overall purchase price of the estates ranged around 17.25 billion Euros, up by 5.8 per cent year on year, according to […]