Austrian ice-hockey stars become gladiators

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An Austrian ice hockey team will get to become gladiators when matches are played inside one of the best preserved Roman arenas in the world later this month. The ice pitch will be placed inside the ancient Roman Arena in the western Croatian town of Pula to host Croatian champions Medvescak Zagreb as well as […]

Austrian victories in EBEL semi final

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Austria’s EBEL Hockey League semi final contenders celebrated victories last night (Tues). Carinthian team KAC crushed Zagreb in the first match of the best of seven series. The championship record holders won the clash 4-0 away from home. Several players engaged in a fistfight in the second quarter of the match. Black Wings Linz – […]

German police arrest Austrian over drug stash

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An Austrian travelling on a coach from London to Budapest has been put in custody in Germany after police discovered drugs in his luggage.Officials in Deggendorf in the German state of Bavaria announced today (Mon) that the 25-year-old man from Linz in Upper Austria was on a coach connecting the capitals of Great Britain and […]

Vienna police present hotel safety initiative

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Vienna police have announced plans to cooperate with the city’s hotels more closely in a bid to tackle crime.Police official Walter Hladik said today (Fri) they would get in touch with all four and five star resorts in eight of capital’s 23 districts to create tighter connections in an attempt to cut down the number […]

Lorry crashes into Schönbrunn park wall

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A traffic jam of several kilometres was caused when a lorry crashed into the walls of Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace Gardens this morning (Thurs).Police said the driver got away with minor injuries after he came off the road and ploughed into a wall near Kennedy Bridge on the road towards the city centre shortly before 9am.Firemen […]