Two Austrians have been reunited with their Mercedes limousines after experts located the stolen cars in the Czech Republic.Motorists association ÖAMTC said today (Weds) it informed Interpol after tracking down the expensive vehicles which were stolen in Vienna on Monday.Czech police, who confiscated the S-Class motors in capital Prague, have started investigating the crime in […]
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Residents in a densely populated housing area in Vienna had a lucky escape after four gas bottles exploded on a neighbouring construction site yesterday around noon (Weds).Police in Favoriten district said today experts had started investigating the incident which occurred at a building site in-between the two apartment blocks.Officials said a massive fire kicked off […]
A faulty brake conduit is to blame for a dramatic train crash in Vorarlberg, according to an expert commissions report.Rene Zumtobel, a spokesman for Federal Railways (ÖBB), said today (Fri) an investigation showed that the car-transporting cargo trains brake line had been defunct. He added that experts ruled out human error.Around half of the 320 […]
The first human-bred Batagur turtles are now on display at Viennas Schönbrunn Zoo.Zoo officials said the two baby Batagur turtles whose ancestors used to live in rivers in India and Bangladesh now bring the world population up to 22 after they were born last month.Their pregnant mothers were saved from the cooking pot […]
Hundreds had to be evacuated as explosives experts disarmed a 500-kilo World War Two-era aerial bomb in Vienna-Donaustadt this morning (Thurs).Police in the capital said they decided to evacuate several housing estates and the nearby Arbeiterstrandbad swimming pool which was packed at temperatures of around 30 degree centigrade before the interior ministrys team […]
Flights and hotel stays are significantly cheaper when booked at airlines and hotels websites than via internet travel platforms, a new survey has shown.Officials at motorists association ÖAMTC said today (Mon) they had discovered differences in price of up to 142 Euros in tests in which they booked flights and hotel stays for three-day trips […]
Fire at Russian Embassy this morning
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A fire broke out at the Russian Embassy in Vienna this morning (Thurs), it has been announced.Officials at the Landstraße district fire department said no one was injured by the blaze around 7am.Firemen quickly managed to extinguish the fire which broke out for unclear reasons.Experts are now set to investigate the site to find out […]
Niki Lauda has appealed to passengers stranded at European airports because of the eruption of an Icelandic volcano to remain patient.The three-time Formula One champion who now runs his own budget carrier FlyNiki said in a TV interview last night (Thurs): “Volcano ashes can ground a plane. The situation is extremely dangerous, and cancelling flights […]
Putin ‘to visit Austria next month’
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Russian Premier Minister Vladimir Putin will visit Vienna next month, according to a newspaper report.Vienna daily Heute reported today (Weds) that Putin, who has a black belt, would attend the Judo World Championships set to take place in the Austrian capital between 22 and 25 April on 24 April.The newspaper also claimed that […]
BZÖ calls for tougher immigration laws
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The debate on immigration statistics and soaring unemployment figures is set to intensify as the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) today (Weds) called for a “foreigner check”.BZÖ boss Josef Bucher said Austria should adopt immigration systems as in operation in countries like Canada or Australia.Bucher claimed only people who “fulfil certain criteria” should […]