Burglars nicked 200,000 Euros worth of clothes from a shop in Vöcklabruck, leaving less valuable items, police have announced.Upper Austrian authorities said today (Tues) that the gang escaped with hundreds of items of pricey designer outfits for women from Italy and France. They said the criminals seemed to have known what they were looking for […]
Austria blocks monthly Greece aid
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Austria has not yet given the green light to transfer its December rate to fellow European Union (EU) member Greece, it has emerged.Peoples Party (ÖVP) leader and Finance Minister Josef Pröll announced today (Tues): “Statistics give no reason to hand over the money from an Austrian point of view.”Pröll argued that figures have shown that […]
First quadruplet leaves clinic
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One of a set of female quadruplets born at an Upper Austrian hospital has been discharged, doctors said today (Tues).Martin Wald of the Klinikum Wels announced the girl, who now weighs 3.1 kilograms, was allowed to join her mother at home last week. The woman, who underwent hormone treatment to become pregnant, gave birth to […]
A Freedom Party (FPÖ) official has been arrested for threatening his son with a rifle, according to reports.Viennese newspaper Heute reports today (Tues) that Valentin Silberstein, head of the rightist partys branch in Traismauer, Lower Austria, was put in custody for firing shots with his Winchester rifle at a company estate in Grafenwörth in the […]
Hot-air balloons stolen
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Lower Austrian police have started investigating the theft of three hot-air balloons.The folded balloons, together worth more than 180,000 Euros, were nicked from a company estate in Guntramsdorf. The owners of the balloons – called Pink Cameron, Eispeter and Casino Baden – reported the theft on Sunday, according to a police statement from today (Tues).Various […]
Chocolate truck nicked
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A lorry transporting chocolate worth more than 100,000 Euros was tracked down in Germany after being stolen in the Austrian province of Tyrol.The truck was discovered by police just across the Austrian-German border yesterday evening (Mon). None of its cargo 21 tons of fine chocolate worth 125,000 Euros were missing.The vehicle disappeared from […]
A climber faces involuntary manslaughter charges over the death of a colleague.Prosecutors started investigating today (Tues) after a 21-year-old Styrian passed away on Saturday due to the serious he suffered in a 12-metre fall at a climbing hall in Graz last Wednesday.His friend of the same age is accused of being responsible for the death […]
Petrol prices fuel new fury
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A motorist association has called on the government to interfere in the Austrian mineral oil industrys price determination.Arbö criticised today (Mon) that one litre of regular car fuel was 4.5 Eurocent cheaper at a petrol station in Germany than at a station in the adjacent Austrian province of Salzburg despite higher mineral oil taxes in […]
Ried keep the lead
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SV Ried have retained the top spot in the Austrian Bundesliga.The team of Paul Gludovatz beat Magna Wiener Neustadt 2-0 at home on Saturday while second-placed Sturm Graz only reached a goalless draw against struggling title holders Red Bull Salzburg yesterday (Sun).The Bulls are in sixth after just five victories so far this season. Rapid […]
Kulterer eyes custody compensation claim
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Former Hypo Group Alpe Adria (HGAA) chief Wolfgang Kulterer is considering asking for compensation over his three-month custody.The bankers lawyer Ferdinand Lanker said today (Mon) he may ask for financial compensation for his client since he doubted the righteousness of his custody.Kulterer was arrested and put in custody in Klagenfurt in August before being released […]