Hungarian/Croatian: new course material

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Over 5,000 Burgenland school pupils studying Hungarian and Croatian will get new course materials from September. The materials were put together by teachers from across the region for the 5,018 students studying the languages and was developed in partnership with the language department of the Pedagogic College (Pädagogischen Hochschule) and ORF Burgenland. State school board […]

Angry Hungarian cools off after river plunge

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General News

A hotheaded Hungarian got the chance to cool off after threatening to kill his girlfriend and her sister when he jumped into the river Salzach and tried to swim away in order to escape police. But with the temperature in the river just under 12 degrees the 41-year-old Hungarian was soon in difficulties and had […]

Hungarian refuses to let go of stolen car

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A Hungarian was dragged along for more than 100 metres by a car during a robbery at the weekend.The businessman was loading the trunk of his Mazda in Vienna-Donaustadt when a masked criminal approached him from behind on Saturday morning. The attacker got behind the wheel after the Hungarian ignored his appeals to hand over […]

Baby tusker loves the snow

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A young elephant born four months ago is enjoying playing in the snow, as pictures released by Vienna’s Schönbrunn Zoo confirm.Zoo director Dagmar Schratter explained today (Weds) there was no problem with Tuluba frolicking around in the white masses as long as he retreats into the heated enclosure together with his mum Numbi every once […]

Hungarian crushed between lorries in Upper Austria

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A 50-year-old Hungarian was seriously injured yesterday (Thurs) when he was crushed between the trailer of a passing lorry and his own near Suben in Upper Austria’s Schärding district.Police said today the Hungarian and a 34-year-old fellow countryman were putting chains on their lorry when the trailer of a passing Polish lorry slid off Subener […]