Top tractor stolen from dealer

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General News

Police in Carinthia are investigating after an expensive tractor was nicked from a agricultural vehicle dealer’s estate last week.Officials in the southern province announced today (Thurs) the new Fendt Vario model had been taken between from the open air showroom in Grafenstein near Klagenfurt on the 6th or 7th October.They added the tractor was worth […]

Heads will roll as SPÖ and ÖVP lick their wounds

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Politics

Several decision-makers of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and the People’s Party (ÖVP) are facing the chop after the federal coalition partners were badly beaten in last Sunday’s Vienna election.The SPÖ lost its absolute majority in the 100-member city parliament, dropping from 49.1 per cent to 44.6 per cent. The party is now forced to […]

Cruise arrives in Greece instead Croatia

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Organisers of a cruise are in hot water after berthing in Greece instead of Croatia.Holidaymakers told Austrian press today (Weds) that the MS Delphin arrived in Athens – despite initial plans to set for Croatia’s Adriatic coast.The tourists claimed the crew hesitated to explain why the ship moored in the Greek capital.A German-Austrian production company […]

One third paid for sex at least once, poll shows

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Lifestyle

Almost one in three men have had sex with a prostitute, a new survey has found.Pollsters Market said today (Weds) 32 per cent of interviewed men admitted to having paid for sex at least once in their lives. The Linz-based institute explained 44 per cent of men aged 60 and older have slept with prostitutes […]

‘Red Bull Stratos’ grounded by lawsuit

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Sports

An Austrian extreme sports athlete’s attempt to jump out of a balloon in from an altitude of 36 kilometres has been postponed after a businessman claimed he was robbed of his idea.Daniel Hogan launched legal action against Red Bull. The American entrepreneur claims he approached the Austrian energy drink producer with the idea of breaking […]

Austria en route for Euro2012

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Sports

The Austrian national team have retained their chance to compete in the Euro2012 by reaching a 4-4 draw against Belgium away from home last night (Tues).Franz Schiemer (14’, 62’), Marko Arnautovic (29’) and Martin Harnik (93’) scored for the squad coached by ex-Mainz 05 boss Dietmar Constantini at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.Paul Scharner […]

Woman loses €22,000 in online cat fraud

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A young woman from Salzburg coughed up thousands of Euros for a cat she was supposed to receive for free, it has emerged.The Thalgau resident transferred more than 22,000 Euros to anonymous businessman after having received a response to her online ad.The crooks offered a British Shorthair from Cameroon, but told the woman she must […]

Kids to prepare pumpkin feast for elephants

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Lifestyle

Children have been invited to create special delicacies for a baby elephant in a zoo in Vienna.Schönbrunn Zoo managers said today (Weds) kids were welcome to participate in seven workshops in which they hollow out pumpkins from this Saturday (16 October; call +43 1 877 929 45 00 to sign up).While some of the vegetables […]

Salzburg set to spend €4mn on winter marketing

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Business

Salzburg will invest almost four million Euros in tourism marketing initiatives for the upcoming winter season, it has been announced.Leo Bauernberger, head of the province’s tourism board, said today (Tues) almost four million Euros will be spent on various marketing and advertising activities in Austria and abroad as the winter sport season approaches.Salzburg’s tourism councillor […]

Legero to expand Romanian factory

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Business

Rudolf Hampl, head of Austrian shoe producer Legero, announced plans to enlarge the firm’s production facilities in Romania.The company, whose headquarters are in Graz, started to relocate its production from Austria to Romania, India, Vietnam, China, Indonesia and Italy in 1993 due to financial reasons.Now Hampl said the plan was to become even more active […]