Police are investigating after finding a decayed corpse in an apartment on Saturday.The body was discovered after a police station in Vienna received an e-mail saying: “Please take care of my mothers body.”Johanna B. from Pforzheim in Germany was found lying under a blanket in an apartment in Vienna-Brigittenau. Investigators discovered forged documents in the […]
Austrians spent more than 150 million Euros on their hair last year, a survey has shown.GfK Austria found that the 8.5 million people living in the country invested 154 million Euros on hair care products and visits to the hairdressers in 2009.The agency said today (Tues) that its research has also shown five per cent […]
Remorseful thieves returned an Austrian familys pet dog after making off with their caravan, it has emerged.Corinna G. from Baden, Lower Austria, said today (Fri) she had driven to the Italian city of Pisa earlier this week after being informed that family canine “Micky” had been found leashed to a fence at the campsite where […]
A hiker had to spend the night in intensive care after he was bitten by a crossed viper.Lower Austrian Franz Seiberl said today (Weds) he tried to scare away a few of the poisonous snakes – which are also known as European adders – when he spotted them winding towards him on a hiking path […]
Vienna think tank the Institute for Economic Research (Wifo) has called for a new state social aid system with “productive elements.”Wifo expert Alois Guger said today (Thurs) social infrastructure providing for care of the aged and children was more important than financial aid to individuals.Vienna Social Democratic (SPÖ) social councillor Sonja Wehsely added that provision […]
By Thomas HochwarterA ten-year-old Russian girl is in intensive care as she collapsed minutes after a skiing accident.Officials in Sölden in Tyrols Imst district said the girl lost control of her skis on the childrens “Mini-Giggijoch” slope. She crashed into a pile of snow and probably landed on the back of her head, according to […]