Austria ‘shipped arms to Syria’

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Austria supplied Syria with armoured vehicles in 2006, according to an investigation by Amnesty International (AI). The group announced yesterday (Weds) Austrian firms delivered vehicles of such kind worth two million Euros to the Arabian country that year. AI added the same type of vehicles were shipped from Austria to Yemen in 2006. AI criticised […]

Anger as Chinese rock to be lifted on Austrian peak

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Environmentalists have appealed to decision-makers to pull the plug on a controversial installation on one of Austria’s highest mountains.Organisers of Styria’s Regionale10 festival announced recently that famed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will oversee the positioning of a four-tonne rock at the 2,995-metre Hoher Dachstein later this week.Ai Weiwei – an outspoken critic of the Chinese […]

Chinese rock to be placed on Austrian peak

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Culture

A Chinese artist is to place a four-tonne rock on one of Austria’s highest mountains.Organisers of Styria’s Regionale10 festival announced today (Tues) that famed architectural designer Ai Weiwei’s creation will be positioned on the peak of the 2,995-metre Hoher Dachstein on 23 June.They said the rock from the Chinese province of Sichuan will be transported […]