Frank Stronach has revealed plans to move into forestry and cattle breeding as the Magna founder launched a scathing attack on American companies over the conditions they keep their herds in.Stronach said: “Im planning to buy 20,000 hectares of woods in (the US state of) Florida. The climate is excellent there.”Speaking about his intentions to […]
A Viennese worker lost a thumb while working with a circular saw yesterday (Weds), it was announced.Officials in the capital said today the 38-year-olds finger was chopped off by the machine at a construction site in the city centre.He was driven to a clinic, and it has not been announced whether surgeons managed to reattach […]
Jake Gyllenhaal has revealed he would not be surprised if his new movie “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” turned out to be the last major Hollywood action film featuring “a real set”.The actor who stars in the leading role of the blockbuster produced by Jerry Bruckheimer told Austrian movie magazine Skip: […]
More than 100 photographs from the archive of one of Viennas most renowned studios will be on display at the citys WestLicht (www.westlicht.com) gallery from next week.Organisers of the “Photo Simonis” exhibit said today (Thurs) the archive material of the studio of the same name was rescued when the company stopped doing business in 2005. […]
A Slovakian biker shocked drivers on an Austrian motorway by driving in the wrong direction to look for his wallet.The motorcyclist was stopped by Carinthian traffic policemen near the Wolfsberg exit after terrified motorists called to report him speeding the wrong way down the A2 southern motorways breakdown lane yesterday (Weds).The 34-year-old man told police […]
A have-a-go tobacconist scared off an armed robber by throwing a pack of cigarettes straight into his face, yesterday (Weds).Graz police said the 56-year-old shop owner did not hesitate when the robber demanded money from him at gunpoint and chucked the pack of Gauloises straight into the gunmans face.The would-be robber and his accomplice waiting […]
Hundreds of basements in the provinces of Upper Austria and Lower Austria were flooded yesterday (Weds) after days of continuous rainfall.Officials at Viennas Centre for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) warned residents living near the Danube, Enns and other rivers to protect their homes as more rain is predicted over the next few days.But they stressed […]
AWO to host ‘Down Under’ workshop
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Economic experts will speak about the “excellent opportunities” Austrian companies find in New Zealand and Australia at an upcoming congress organised by the Austrian Economy Chambers Foreign Trade Department (AWO).The AWO said today (Thurs) Guido Stock head of its trade delegation in Sydney, Australia will present recent figures and an outlook for doing […]
Liste Burgenland performs spot landing
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Final results of last Sundays provincial election mean that the Burgenland parliament will feature five parties for the first time in history.Voting commission officials announced last night (Weds) that the counting of postal votes means that the Greens who won 5.2 per cent in 2005 managed to remain in parliament with 4.15 per […]
Thousands ogle A380 in Vienna and Linz
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Thousands of aviation enthusiasts turned up in Vienna and Linz to get a glimpse of the new Airbus A380 yesterday (Weds).The worlds biggest passenger aircraft landed at Vienna International Airport (VIA) and Linz Airport as part of a Europe-wide test flights session.Around 1,500 airplane fans came to VIA to watch the double-decker plane which […]