A road worker was killed in an accident on a building site in Semriach near Graz, Austria. The 32-year-old worker from Slovakia was driving a street roller when fell down an embankment. Colleagues who heard his screams ran to his aid but he had been decapitated in the accident. The worker was supposed to have […]
An emergency helicopter operated by the OAMTC has been hit by a 9mm gun shot in Vienna, Austria. A replacement machine had to be brought into operation after one of the rotors was shot through on the helicopter Christophorus 9. Ralph Schüller, from the OAMTC said: “A 9mm shot went right through one of the […]
Students from the Wels-based FH Oberösterreich have developed what they claim is the world’s first pizza vending machine. In 2007 the school founded its transfer centre for business creation under the leadership of Dr. Gerold Weisz. Under his leadership in the next two years eight successful businesses were grounded as well as exciting initiatives such […]
A Serbian man living in Vienna who waited home for washing machine repair man to turn up has been discovered dead and without his legs in a woodland. The man’s body was found on Thursday near Gablitz and over the weekend he was identified as 57-year-old Serb Marinkovic Milenko. He vanished shortly after dropping off […]
The first coffee maker on wheels has arrived in Vienna. Budding barista Felix Veres has been driving his cafe converted Piaggio Ape around the capital since the start of January, seving coffee on the move. Whist mobile cafes have been a feature of city’s such as Hamburg and Amsterdam for some time now, they have […]
A Swiss man plans to sue Austrian casino bosses for being denied 43 million Euros after allegedly hitting the jackpot. Behar Merlaku said he won the money at a slot machine at a casino in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, last March. However, operator Casinos Austria refused a payout, claiming that technicians discovered a software error. The company […]
Tens of thousands of Austrians are addicted to gambling, according to a new study.The Gallup research group announced today (Weds) that 64,000 Austrians are believed to be compulsive gamblers. The agency explained this number means that the share of slot machine and sport betting addicts in Austrias overall populace resembles the European average. Around 8.5 […]
Funk rock pioneer Kurt Hauenstein has died.The Austrian bass player and singer who fronted the band project Supermax passed away in Vienna from a cardiac disease at the age of 62 yesterday (Sun), his management announced today.The musician who is best known for his smash hit “Love Machine” from 1978 received […]
A Slovakian gang accused of dozens of cash machine thefts in their homeland and in the neighbouring Czech Republic was not active in Austria, police announced today (Fri).A spokesman for the Federal Crime Office (BK) in Vienna said investigations to this point suggest that the five men who were arrested earlier this week […]
Armed robbers made off with hundreds of thousands of Euros when they attacked a money transporter crew last night (Thurs/Fri).The incident occurred in Vienna around 1am. The exact sum cash the trio escaped with is still unclear, according to police. Newspapers, however, speculate that the criminals – who were armed with guns – managed to […]