No smoking in bars does not work finds new study

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Green Austria

A new study of the Medical University of Vienna shows that separated rooms in gastronomy are not effective in regards to smoking. The Institute of Environmental Hygiene measured the effect of ultrafine dust particles on the health of non-smokers in 134 bars and restaurants in Vienna. Smoking was allowed in 20 of these premises and […]

Salzburg judge charged for possession of child pornography

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General News

Salzburg Juvenile Court Judge, Peter H. appeared in court himself yesterday for possession of child pornography. The 47-year-old has been sentenced to five months behind bars and a 2,250 Euro fine.  Whilst his career as a magistrate is over he will still keep his new position in the Department of Justice. The criminal would only […]

Shock U-turn on 1980 prostitute murder

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An Austrian may have spent nearly 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Manfred B. called the police after discovering the body of prostitute Heidemarie Mayerhofer at her flat in Salzburg in November 1980. The pimp, who was 29 at the time, was considered a suspect when police were told he […]

Strong performance by Leopold Museum in poll

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Culture

More than seven in 10 visitors of Vienna’s Leopold Museum have rated the institution with the highest grade in recent research. Around 1,000 visitors were interviewed as part of a study by market analyst Sensor. Seventy-two per cent of people who attended the Leopold Museum said they found it “excellent,” the institution’s managers announced today […]

Egyptian gets life sentence for killing wife

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An Egyptian who murdered his wife has been sentenced to life behind bars.The 43-year-old was found guilty in a court in Vienna yesterday (Weds) of suffocating the 39-year-old woman in a row in their flat in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus district in January.The defendant denied all guilt. The verdict is not yet legally binding since his lawyer decided […]

Duo caught stealing over 800 chocolates

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Police officers in Vienna discovered more than 800 bars of chocolate in a thieving duo’s car, it was announced today (Fri).Officials said policemen increasing their presence in the district of Wieden checked two men’s vehicle after the pair were spotted visiting several supermarkets in little time.The officers – members of a special anti-crime group called […]

Italian jailed for human trafficking

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General News

A 35-year-old Italian has been sentenced to jail for human trafficking.The man was caught trying to smuggle four illegal immigrants from Afghanistan to Germany last year. He reportedly asked for 400 to 500 Euros from each of the men to get them to Rosenheim in Bavaria. He was arrested during a traffic check in the […]

Farmer set to serve jail term commits suicide

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A Carinthian farmer shot himself dead instead of starting a 200-day prison term, it has emerged.The Oberlienz resident left his farm on foot yesterday (Tues) shortly before a special Cobra police unit surrounded the estate to pick him up after he failed to turn up at Villach prison.He was due to spend 200 days behind […]

Pensioner fined for gold-smuggling attempt

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A German pensioner has been fined for trying to smuggle pure gold worth half a million Euros from Switzerland via Austria into his homeland.Vorarlberg custom officials said today (Fri) the man was ordered to pay 35,000 Euros over the incident last April, but added he had been allowed to keep the valuables.The 69-year-old claimed he […]