Thousands of homes and offices in Tyrol were without electricity for more than half an hour this morning (Tues). A short circuit – which happened during work on a transformer station near Innsbruck – left around 4,000 households without energy between 9.47am and 10.20am, electricity provider Tiwag explained. Customers were locked in shops as automatic […]
An elderly builder had to be hospitalised following a work accident in Lower Austria yesterday (Mon). The man may have lost his balance before falling off a ladder, officials in Mödling south of Vienna said today. They added that he fell from a height of six metres and landed in an excavation pit. The construction […]
Tyrolean Alps claim 13 lives
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The number of hiking and climbing fatalities in an Austrian tourism hotspot has soared. Rescue officials in the province of Tyrol announced today (Tues) that 13 people had lost their lives in the region’s mountains so far this year. They pointed out that just four people had died in the same time span of 2010. […]
Viennese police have promised to take action against lawbreaking cyclists. Officials in the capital announced today (Mon) intense controls would be carried out especially in the city centre. They argued their decision had to do with the large number of tourists visiting Vienna at the moment. Police explained they wanted to avoid an increase of […]
German killed at Donauinsel
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A man found dead in a large recreation area in Vienna has been identified as a German. The 29-year-old’s body was discovered by hikers at the Donauinsel (Danube Island) yesterday morning (Sun). He was stabbed to death after a group of six men’s argument got out of hand, police said today. Officials said the offender […]
Most Viennese docs fear burnout
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A majority of Viennese doctors consider themselves under risk of suffering from burnout, a study has shown. The Austrian Medical Council and organisation ARGE Burnout asked medics to participate in an online poll. More than 6,200 doctors across Austria took part in the poll. Nearly 1,200 of them work in Vienna. The results show that […]
Austrian yacht stranded in Croatia
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The yacht of two Austrian holidaymakers got stranded at the shores of a Croatian island, it has been reported. The Croatian Times writes that the reason for the accident of the 15-metre long boat is still a matter of investigations. The yacht’s skipper, a Croat, was fined 600 Euros for the incident at Hvar, according […]
Two young women from Bulgaria are accused of stealing around 25,000 Euros from elderly people in Austria. The duo – who were caught in May – are in custody in Vienna, police said today (Fri). Investigators said the women aged 20 and 21 followed pensioners after watching them withdraw money at cash terminals in towns […]
An elderly motorist is recovering in hospital after ploughing into a row of parked cars. The 80-year-old man crashed into the vehicles at a taxi rank in the city of Salzburg yesterday evening (Thurs) after an overtaking manoeuvre. He had to be hospitalised. Officials in the city said today that another person – a cab […]
Austrian teen dies in New York hotel
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An Austrian teenager collapsed and died in a hotel room in the United States, it has emerged. The 16-year-old from Wiesen in the eastern Austrian province of Burgenland visited New York City with his family. He passed out in their suite at the weekend. Paramedics failed to save his life. Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, a spokesman for […]