The project “Austrian Books Online” is a public-private partnership of the Austrian National Library (ÖNB) and Google. 100,000 books without copyright have been digitalised since 2010. The books can now be downloaded, read online and searched free of charge with the help of the online catalogue of the ÖNB. Director General Johanna Rachinger called it […]
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The man in charge of Christmas in Vienna is a Muslim who has urged fellow Muslims to enjoy the traditional Christian festival. Akan Keskin, 55, has been in charge of the Vienna Christmas markets since 2005 and every year spends months in advance planning every detail of the traditional Christian festival. And once the event […]
Concerns have been voiced in Kreisbach bei Wilhelmsburg about a planned animal graveyard at Castle Kreisbach. The man in charge of establishing the graveyard wants to give animals a proper burial as a service to pet lovers, but locals believe that the graveyard might be too unsettling for tourists heading to the castle. But officials […]
Viennese police officers are facing jail over failing to help a retired politician after he was assaulted by a right-wing mob. Albrecht Konecny, the former head of the Social Democrats’ (SPÖ) delegation in the federal council (Bundesrat), said a group of policemen were watching on as he was beaten up on his way home from […]
An acclaimed version of the Greek tragedy “Antigone” is now on at the Volkstheater.Especially Andrea Wenzl and Günter Franzmeier received almost unanimous praise by critics and audiences for their performances in the play at the Viennese theatre which has been headed by Michael Schottenberg since 2005.Stephan Müller directed the German adaption of the famous play […]
The vast majority of Austrians would support a ban on plastic bags, according to a poll.Viennese researcher Karmasin found that 73 per cent of Austrians would back such a law, while only 24 per cent rejected the suggestion. The agency said the number of supporters of a ban on the ecologically harmful bags seems to […]
A 45-year-old man has been sentenced to a spell in prison for pestering a telephone counselling service with perverted calls.The Salzburg-based offender was tracked down after the Viennese “24-7 crisis hotline” informed police about his frequent calls.Judges in Salzburg sentenced the defendant to six months in prison yesterday (Weds).Meanwhile, officials in Lower Austria are set […]
Police in Austria and Serbia revealed plans to join forces in investigating alleged money-laundering activities by Serbian crooks and former Hypo Group Alpe Adria (HGAA) officials.Austrian media claimed last week ex-HGAA decision-makers cooperated with an infamous Serbian drug lord for years.Reports had it that “Balkan cocaine king” Darko Saric laundered around 100 million Euros between […]
DO&CO gets Euro2012 job
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DO&CO has already qualified for the Euro2012 after the caterer was chosen to organise the events hospitality services.The Viennese company announced today (Thurs) it will handle catering for the tournaments premium partners and officials. The 2012 European Football Championships will take place in Poland and the Ukraine.The firm, which is headed by Attila Dogudan, was […]