Wolfgang Thierse has claimed Germanys conservative parties are in trouble after ignoring integration problems for too long.The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) official told Austrian newspaper Die Presse today (Mon): “The SPD doesnt have a particular problem regarding immigration topics in contrast to the conservative parties since they closed their eyes for too […]
The occupancy rate of FlyNikis most important cooperation partner has edged down.Air Berlin, which holds a 49.9 per cent with an option for the total takeover of FlyNiki, said today (Mon) it had 28.79 million passengers between January and October of this year, up by 3.4 per cent year on year.The company, Germanys second-biggest airline […]
Fewer than one out of four Austrians are satisfied with the governments work, according to a poll.Researchers Karmasin found that just 22 per cent are pleased by the performance of the coalition of Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the Peoples Party (ÖVP) which took office in December 2008.Sixteen per cent said they were in favour of […]
Ivanisevic impressed by Muster and Nadal
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Croatian tennis legend Goran Ivanisevic has revealed his admiration for players Thomas Muster and Rafael Nadal.The 2001 Wimbledon champion commented on Musters ambitious return to professional tennis, saying: “He was one of the best in the world. I was always impressed by his fighting spirit. ( ) I admire him.”Ivanisevic, who will clash with the 43-year-old […]
Cut off testicles sewn back on
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Surgeons at a Carinthian clinic managed to sew a mans testicles back on yesterday (Sun).Doctors working at the Klinikum Klagenfurt said today they expected the 49-year-old to make a full recovery following the six-hour operation. They stressed that such surgery carries very high risks and is therefore rarely carried out.The Carinthian man sliced off his […]
Liz Hurley has claimed people living in the countryside have more sex.The actress and anti-breast cancer campaigner said: “Id bet people living in the countryside are having more sex than city people simply because its sexier in the countryside!”Speaking to Austrian magazine Madonna, the 45-year-old “Austin Powers” star added: “When I close my eyes […]
The Austrian Foreign Ministry has reported that there were no Austrians on board a plane that crashed en route from Santiago de Cuba to Havana, killing 68 people.Ministry spokesman Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal said today (Fri) that two victims initially thought to be Austrian had actually been Australian.He cautioned, however, that there had not yet been official […]
The Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) warned today (Fri) that fine-dust pollution in Austria is higher than ever.It said pollution levels were highest in Vienna but also too high in Wiener Neudorf, Graz, Salzburg, Linz and Hall in Tirol.The club noted that 25 measurements exceeding acceptable levels were permissible annually but added there had already been […]
The six-person Vienna migrant family facing eviction from their apartment because of the behaviour of an autistic 16-year-old boy will not be left homeless, according to city government officials.A court has ordered the Turkish familys eviction by the middle of November after neighbours complaints about the boys loud and aggressive behaviour.Social workers visited the family […]
Police prevented three suspected car thieves from escaping into Hungary with a rented Mercedes worth 31,000 Euros last night (Thurs-Fri). Burgenland police said today they had arrested the 25-year-old American male driving the car, a 41-year-old Romanian man and a 31-year-old Romanian woman at a former truck rest stop on the eastern motorway (A4) near […]