An elderly fisherman had to be hospitalised after he broke his arm trying to climb a steep embankment with a ladder.The 83-year-old wanted to go fishing at the Gaflenzbach stream near the Upper Austrian town of Weyer with a friend yesterday (Weds). The pensioner fell more than two metres into the riverbed after losing his […]
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Brit faces armed robbers in Linz
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A British man has described the terrifying moment when an armed robber pointed a gun at him after he went into a high street bank in the centre of Linz yesterday (Tuesday).Simon Byrne, 24, from Liverpool, said: “I had only just walked into the bank in the middle of the day. I wanted to open […]
The Austrian textiles industry is hoping for better times ahead after registering a dramatic decline in turnover last year.Official figures presented today (Fri) show the industry was confronted with a 20 per cent year on year drop in turnover in 2009 to 2.05 billion Euros. Statistics also show that the number of staff employed in […]
WIFO says industry will do well in Q2
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Austrias economy will recover in the second quarter of this year, a leading think tank has predicted today (Thurs).Vienna-based Institute for Economic Research (WIFO) said the countrys industrial branchs engagement will soar by three per cent to 79 per cent compared to the first three months of 2010.WIFO said engagement will continue to increase. “The […]
International fashion chain “Van Graaf” will open its first Austrian branch next week.The company announced today (Weds) its new branch at the Shopping City Süd (SCS) Austrias biggest shopping centre which is located south of Vienna would open next Wednesday (17 March) and have a selling space of around 8,000 square metres.The shop […]