No Fugging chance for name change

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Austrians considering renaming their village from Fucking to Fugging have been told to think again – because the name is already taken. Villagers at Fucking in Upper Austria voted yesterday to change the name to Fugging. But then came the news that there used to be a second village with the name Fucking in Austria […]

Pensioner sentenced for stalking

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A Styrian pensioner has been given a suspended jail term for stalking.Judges at the Criminal Court in Graz heard today (Tues) how the 62-year-old woman kept sending letters to a man for months.The 67-year-old reported the defendant to the police after she continuously tried to begin a relationship with him after they met in a […]

Chinese traveller checks conman on the run

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Police are hunting a Chinese fraudster who fled after trying to exchange stolen traveller checks worth almost 800 Euros.Graz police announced today (Fri) the man attempted to turn American Traveller Cheques worth 1,000 US dollars (790 Euros) into money at a city centre bank yesterday.The conman left his passport behind as he ran away after […]