Four in 10 kids could be online bullying victims

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Lifestyle

Up to four out of 10 teens may have experienced bullying on the internet in some way, an expert has warned.University of Vienna project assistant Margarita Köhl said today (Thurs) various recent studies suggest that 20 to 40 per cent of Austrian children and teenagers have made experiences with so-called cyber bullying. Köhl pointed out […]

Siemens Austria supervisory board welcomes new arrivals

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Business

Infineon Austria head Monika Kircher-Kohl has joined the supervisory board of Siemens Austria.The company, a subsidiary firm of German technology and health industry firm Siemens AG, said today (Mon) that Kircher-Kohl and Austrian Industries (IV) General Secretary Markus Beyrer will succeed Albert Hochleitner and Johann Haider.Infineon Austria, the Austrian branch of German semiconductor producer Infineon […]

Croat bodybuilders banned after Austrian doping check

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Sports

Five Croatian bodybuilders have been suspended for doping as court procedures against a former Austrian sports manager continue.An Austrian doping control laboratory’s analysis of samples taken during a competition in Sisak, Croatia, from Marijan Mesec, Miroslav Kolobaric, Mirsad Skaljic and Robert Horvat last May confirmed that the athletes took illegal substances.Strongman Robert Meznaric was found […]

Raid at VIA over Skylink scandal

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Business

Lower Austrian prosecutors have raided offices at Vienna International Airport (VIA) today (Thurs).Korneuburg state prosecutor Friedrich Köhl said dozens of documents have been confiscated. “It will probably take several weeks to examine them,” he added.A spokesman for Flughafen Wien AG, the company managing VIA, claimed none of their offices were searched. He added it had […]