Austrian lingerie manufacturer Palmers has warned it will try to withdraw the takeover of rival Lejaby amid suspicions its previous owner gave wrong information about its finances.Palmers boss Thomas Weber told business magazine Trend his firm was considering approaching US American Warnaco Group to discuss chances for a retroactive reduction of the takeover price of […]
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Jeff Bridges shuns social networks
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Actor Jeff Bridges has revealed he had to “draw the line” on his activities on the internet.The Oscar-winning Hollywood star told Austrian Madonna magazine: “My relationship to computers and smartphones is a love-hate thing. They are fascinating but also addictive, so I decided to draw the line. I dont tweet (on micro-blogging website Twitter) and […]
The Hungarian ambassador in Vienna has claimed that the European press is not interested in a successful Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU).The Hungarian government of right-wing Fidesz chairman and Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been attacked by newspapers all over the continent over a controversial new media enactment. The law, […]
Electricity heating can be 10 times more expensive than wood heating systems, according to an investigation.Consumer information magazine Konsument revealed wood chip heating costs 1.99 Eurocents per kilowatt hour (kWh), while electricity-powered heaters can cause expenses of up to 18 Eurocents per kWh.The monthly magazine stressed extra costs for transportation and storage of wood chips […]
Hollywood star Colin Farrell has claimed he had no difficulties giving up drinking.The hot-tempered Irishman told Austrian Live magazine: “To stop boozing was the best decision I ever made in my whole life. I didnt lose any friends by it because I havent got any difficulties watching my mates getting drunk when going out with […]
AE&E follows A-Tec into bankruptcy
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Austrian Energy & Environment (AE&E) has filed for bankruptcy just weeks after its owner A-Tec Industries AG (A-Tec) was forced to open insolvency procedures.A-Tec said it failed to find an investor for AE&E, which is its biggest subsidiary. The firm held takeover talks with Styrian company Andritz, Austrian businessman Ronald Pecik and a string of […]
Radovan Karadzic has claimed he considered giving himself up to war crimes judges more than 10 years ago.The former Bosnian Serb leader who faces war crime charges at the Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia in the Hague in the Netherlands told Austrian magazine profil: “I was ready to appear in front of the […]
Vienna police chief Karl Mahrer’s streak of bad luck continues as he was bitten by an award-winning dog last night (Thurs).Mahrer decorated German shepherd Verdi with a special medal for sniffing out a stolen suitcase containing 183,000 Euros earlier this year.But as soon as he was led to the podium by police woman Sabine Empacher, […]
Kampusch admits fear of being a mum
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Kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch has revealed she is worried about whether she will be a mother one day.The 21-year-old told Austrian weekly magazine News: “Kids, family thats very complicated. It has a lot to do with responsibility and there would, of course, be fears something could happen to my children.”Kampusch said it was […]
Most apples on sale in Austria are laced with pesticides, a consumer magazine report has shown.Consumer information magazine Konsument said today (Thurs) 12 of the 16 samples it took contained chemical agents. It added that the discovered amounts were nevertheless below the allowed concentration.The magazine also pointed out that none of the 104 organic fruits […]