An Austrian illusionist has survived being trapped in a block of ice for 24 hours.Klaus “Mr Freeze” Fox wore just a jumper, trousers and shoes when he was caged in a two metre long and 70 centimetres wide space in the middle of a solid ice block in Spittal, Carinthia, on Sunday.The magician, whose previous […]
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Fire-fighters used jump cables to rescue a woman from an ice-cold river yesterday (Weds).The 39-year-old from St. Valentin in Lower Austria jumped into the Enns near the Upper Austrian town of Traun after her dog was about to be swept away by the waters. She was able to rescue the canine, but failed to reach […]
An elderly woman has died in a lake after her car was hit by another vehicle when she backed out of a parking space.Hallein police chief Paul Pirchner announced today (Fri) the woman failed to stop her VW Golf from ending up in the Wiestal reservoir after it was rammed by a 52-year-old male driver […]
An ice cream investigation has revealed almost one in four served to the public suffer serious hygiene flaws.The Upper Austrian Labour Chamber (AKOÖ) said today (Tues) that hygiene specialists who examined ice cream on sale at parlours in the provincial capital Linz found only eight of the 19 probes they took to be of passable […]
More than 13 tonnes of ice were used to create life-sized models of the main characters from the hit TV series The Simpsons.Managers of the Planai skiing and hiking area in the province of Styria said today (Weds) it took Sebastian Zörweg, Hans Böhmer and Christian Schmid several weeks to turn the blocks of ice […]
Tichy reveals new summer ice creams
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Legendary Viennese ice cream parlour Tichy has presented caramel-whisky and chocolate mousse with oranges as its two new varieties for this summer.The company which was founded in 1952 and relocated to Favoriten districts Reumann Square three years later is year for year competing with several Italian firms for the unofficial title of the […]
‘Swan Lake On Ice’ to glide to Vienna
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An ice figure skating show based on ballet “Swan Lake” is to be performed in Vienna.The touring production initially intended only for St. Petersburgs 300th anniversary in 2003 has become a hit all over the world.The show called “Schwanensee on Ice” (Swan Lake On Ice), based on the famous ballet by Pyotr Ilyich […]
KfV issues thin ice warning
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Austrians would be well advised to avoid skating on natural ice after a thaw, the Committee for Traffic Safety (KfV) said today (Fri).It warned the essential thing was to determine the thickness of natural ice before venturing onto it and it was sometimes possible to learn that by consulting local government offices.KfV advised people to […]
A top scientist in Croatia has warned Austria to prepare for an ice age instead of talking about global warming, online newspaper Croatian Times reported today (Weds).Physician Vladimir Paar suggests one would not need to cross the sea when travelling from Ireland or the UK to Croatia via the rest of Europe.”A majority of Europe […]