More than 500 international breakdance artists will perform at this years Urban Culture Festival in Salzburg.Organisers of the event set to take place between 25 and 27 June said today (Tues) b-boy stars like the South Korean formation “Gamblerz” are lined up to entertain the crowds.Top acts from America and Asia have also confirmed performances […]
Juliette Lewis to rock Salzburg
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Hollywood actress Juliette Lewis will come to Salzburg for a performance with her new band this June.The “From Dusk till Dawn” star will rock the stage at the citys Rockhouse club on 8 June, according to a report by Austrian music news platform Britishrock.cc from today (Tues).Lewis has over the past few years neglected her […]
Freedom Party (FPÖ) chief Heinz-Christian Strache is outraged over “gender disparities” at the defence ministry after female employees were given flower seeds on Valentines Day.The opposition right-winger asked Social Democratic (SPÖ) Defence Minister Norbert Darabos in an official enquiry: “Does work by male staff count for less at your ministry?”Darabos yesterday (Mon) hit back at […]
Red Bull target Lehmann, reports say
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Red Bull Salzburg have set their sights on Arsenal legend Jens Lehmann as keeper Eddie Gustafsson is ruled out for at least six months, it has been reported.Austrian press claimed today (Tues) that officials at the Austrian Bundesliga leaders considered approaching the 40-year-old VfB Stuttgart goalkeeper over a one-year deal.Lehmann however recently made clear the […]
By Kathryn QuinnWith an ever increasing number of spas springing up around Europe, the offer at the Falkensteiner Hotel & Spa Bad Waltersdorf, in northern Styria stands out as giving holiday makers all they desire for the perfect relaxation and wellness experience.The first thing guests will notice is the impressively vast amount of treatments available […]
A Vienna woman is recovering after suffering serious burns in a dramatic barbecue accident yesterday (Sun).Police said today the woman, 50, triggered an “explosion-like darting flame” when she put inflammable paste on the charcoals during a private BBQ bash in Döbling district.She was flown to AKH clinic via helicopter after suffering second- and third-degree burns […]
Greens Graz Vice Mayor Lisa Rücker claimed the big two parties would make “wobbly jelly politics” as her party named Werner Kogler front runner for autumns provincial election.MP Kogler was revealed as the partys top candidate for the 26 September vote after Jörg Martin Willnauer surprisingly resigned.Willnauer announced over the weekend he had decided not […]
Cosmos creditors endorse speedy shutdown
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Creditors of bankrupt Cosmos welcomed the decision to close down all branches of the electronic consumer goods chain, according to a lobbyist.Wolfgang Hrobar of the Alpine Creditors Protection Association (AKV) said today (Mon) the broke companys more than 1,500 creditors were happy about the decision to shut all 27 shops since it ensured personnel and […]
Austrian experts are at odds over whether officials reacted correctly to the eruption of an Icelandic volcano, while FlyNiki boss Niki Lauda considers suing aviation safety organisation Eurocontrol.Fritz Pachowsky, aviation engineering lecturer at Viennas Technical University (TU), said today (Mon): “Shutting down the whole European airspace for several days is like sending someone with a […]
Sepultura to rock Klagenfurt in August
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Brazilian heavy metal legends Sepultura are set to rock Austria, it was announced today (Mon).The four-member band will perform at Klagenfurts Stereo club on 11 August, according to Britishrock.ccThe band became one of the biggest heavy metal acts in the world with their fifth album “Chaos A.D.” in 1993. Their 1996 album “Roots” is regarded […]