Miss Austria competition organisers have pledged to do all they can to get winner Carmen Stamboli into this years Miss World competition regardless of an apparent breach of regulations.Stamboli, a brunette FlyNiki stewardess, was crowned Miss Austria 2011 at the Casino Baden in Lower Austria at the weekend.The events jury has been criticised for picking […]
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HGAA trio acquitted
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Three former Hypo Group Alpe Adria (HGAA) employees have been found not guilty of embezzlement.Ex-HGAA head Wolfgang Kulturer, former HGAA Austria chief Gert Xander and Albin Ruhdorfer, a former attorney of the bank, were acquitted at the Provincial Court in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, yesterday (Tues).The businessmen were accused of embezzlement concerning two controversial lending deals.HGAA […]
Pensioner’s legs stuck in motor hoe
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Surgeons at a Viennese clinic are fighting to save a mans legs after a dramatic gardening accident.Both of the 75-year-old pensioners legs got jammed in the motor hoe as he was working in his garden in Laa an der Thaya, Lower Austria, yesterday morning (Mon).The mans wife called an ambulance, before a local doctor decided […]
VW emission feud sparks legal action
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Porsche Austria Holding GmbH (PH) has vowed to take the Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) to court as political leaders and non-government organisations (NGO) unite behind the traffic research group.PH announced it will sue VCÖ for providing allegedly incorrect data concerning carbon emission rates of Volkswagen (VW) models. PH, which is based in Salzburg, is part […]
Huber happy as turnover jumps
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Götzis-based clothes producer Huber Holding AG (Huber) has managed to achieve a higher turnover and earnings last year than in 2009.The Vorarlberg company said today (Mon) its turnover rose by 3.8 per cent to 101.3 million Euros, while earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) soared from 2.7 million Euros in 2009 to 4.7 million Euros […]
Teens behind 20,000 vandalism
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Two teenagers face charges under Austrian youth crime law for causing damage at a train station.Police in Pasching outside Linz, Upper Austria, announced today (Mon) that two 14-year-old boys admitted vandalising the local station. The pals threw stones at the building, causing an overall damage of 20,000 Euros.The teens were not put in custody. Police […]
RZB boss denies VBI takeover aim
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Raiffeisenzentralbank (RZB) chief Walter Rothensteiner has ruled out being interested in the acquisition of two struggling competitors.Rothensteiner told the Kurier newspaper today (Mon) that RZB had no intentions to approach Hypo Group Alpe Adria (HGAA) and Volksbank AG (ÖVAG about a takeover or a cooperation.The banker argued there would be “no sense” in acquiring HGAA […]
Viennese hotels have introduced significant price increases as temperatures are on the rise, it has been revealed.Travel platform Trivago (www.trivago.co.uk/hotelprices) found today (Thurs) that a standard double room in the Austrian capital currently costs an average 134 Euros after just 99 Euros last month and 104 Euros in January. Trivago research shows that the current […]
McDonald’s has been struck by an internet prank claiming that the fast food chain is making surcharges to “Mediterranean-looking” customers.The e-mail which aims to resemble an official McDonald’s Austria press release has made the rounds on the World Wide Web in the past days.The note announces that clients “with a southern appearance” will […]
Sex ad leaves right-wingers red-faced
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A right-wing partys youth organisation has vowed to review the organisation of its homepage after a banner advertised erotic contacts and a controversial computer game.The Vorarlberg branch of the Freedom Partys (FPÖ) youth organisation RFJ confirmed today (Weds) that it cancelled the contract with an internet advertising company after a large banner which appeared on […]