There has never been a better time to explore Croatia than the present. The spectacular country has made a comeback as a top tourist destination in recent years. The country is rich in history and culture as well as being blessed with stunning scenery and a land full of surprises.A real gem is the Dalmatian […]
An Austrian businessman is among those killed in a plane crash in Pakistan earlier today (Weds).Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, a spokesman for the Austrian foreign ministry, said Mirko C. had lived in Göttingen, Germany, for some time. The 60-year-old Austrian-born had been working for a German company and had been on a business trip, Launsky-Tieffenthal added.A total […]
Police had to call in the fire brigade yesterday (Tues) – to help find a kitten.Officers in Vienna-Favoriten were alerted by passersby who spotted the curious kitten climbing into the engine of a patrol car.But after rooting around under the bonnet, the six policemen were unable to find the cat and so called in fire […]
Two Austrians have been reunited with their Mercedes limousines after experts located the stolen cars in the Czech Republic.Motorists association ÖAMTC said today (Weds) it informed Interpol after tracking down the expensive vehicles which were stolen in Vienna on Monday.Czech police, who confiscated the S-Class motors in capital Prague, have started investigating the crime in […]
A Tyrolean farmer died instantly when his tractor touched a high-power line today (Weds).Officials in Weer in the provinces Schwaz district said the man, 49, was spraying herbicides on weed in his fields when his tractors trailer got entangled with a 25 kilovolt (KV) line. The farmer died on the spot, they added.Dozens of households […]
Two Indian citizens have been found hiding under the seats of the international Bucharest Vienna train by Romanian border police.The Romanian Times reports that the two men, aged 22 and 27, were discovered at the Romanian Hungarian border in Curtici in Romanias Arad county, where they told border guards they were heading for […]
Hiker passes out after cramp
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A 55-year-old hiker is recovering in an Upper Austrian clinic after she suffered a cramp and passed out yesterday (Tues).The woman from Attersee was hiking across the Sonnstein Mountain near Traunkirchen in Upper Austrias Gmunden district when she suddenly suffered a cramp in her leg. Her pals said she collapsed and fell unconscious within minutes.An […]
Verbund chief Wolfgang Anzengruber has said planned investments might be delayed due to the continuing debate over a capital increase.The government has been at odds for weeks over whether it should console the energy provider with 500 million Euros in an overall one-billion-Euro capital increase. The Austrian State holds a 51 per cent interest in […]
Canadian composer Howard Shore will be honoured in Vienna later this year as the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra (RSO) is set to perform some of his most famous melodies in an upcoming gala.The famed composer will receive the Max Steiner Award named after the late Viennese Hollywood score composer (“King Kong”, “Casablanca”) as […]
Mitterlehner expects strong 2010 economy
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Peoples Party (ÖVP) Economy Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner has said the Austrian economy will prove think tanks wrong by growing stronger than predicted.The Institute for Economic Research (WIFO) and the Institute for Higher Studies (IHS) said earlier this year they expected the countrys economy still considered to be in a fragile condition after the global […]