Austrian man Christian Kozel, 29, discovered he was dead when uniformed police officers turned up at his home in Salzburg at the weekend. He said: “I was pretty shocked when I saw them at my door, and was relieved to find out that although I was dead, at least it was only on paper.” But […]
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The Eurovision Young Musicians Competition will open the Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwoche) this week on the 11th of May. The Eurovision Young Musicians Competition is one of the most important international contests for classical music, which since 1982 has been taking place every two years. The competition wants to extend cultural exchange beyond national borders […]
Electricity to a village was cut off when a Martin tried to bite through a high voltage cable. Villagers in Waengle in Reutte, Tirol, were left without power for several hours until the fault could be discovered at a remote Alpine junction box. A fire brigade spokesman said: “The animal was killed instantly but its […]
Salzburg has ended the regional kindergarten building programme – not because of a shortage of money but because the number of places to satisfy demand has now been reached. The city said that places for 96 percent of the children in kindergarten age in the city were now provided. SPÖ-vice Mayor Martin Panosch who was […]
Tsonga cruises to Vienna glory
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has won the Erste Open by beating Juan Martin del Potro for the first time after three defeats. The Frenchman thrilled the 3,500 tennis fans at the Stadthalle in Vienna by managing to come back after losing the first set in the tie break in yesterday’s (Sun) final. He upped his game in […]
Disputed MEP faces fraud charges
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A controversial member of the European Parliament (MEP) could be in court for fraud later this year, it has emerged. Hans-Peter Martin made headlines by secretly filming MEPs of different nationalities and political movements to expose their alleged abuse of various privileges in Strasbourg, France, and Brussels, Belgium, where the European Parliament (EP) and the […]
The first ever Aston Martin manufactured outside Great Britain will be produced at the carmakers headquarter facility from next year, it has emerged.The British company announced yesterday (Tues) it decided not to continue the cooperation with Austrian-Canadian company Magna International (Magna). The firm which was founded by Austrian businessman Frank Stronach in the 1950s […]
IV meets Azerbaijani leaders
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An Austrian delegation has met with Azerbaijani businessmen and the country’s political elite to discuss opportunities to do with the countries economic relationship.Azerbaijani business newspaper Trend reports that a group of entrepreneurs headed by Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) boss Veit Sorger travelled to the Eurasian countrys capital Baku to debate key topics with their […]
Furious residents of a Croatian seaside resort have called on water guards to fine an Austrian singer for speeding.A clip (www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFLHa3jZaDw) for Monika Martins new hit “Auf Wiedersehn Goodbye” shows the folk music and Schlager singer going on a motor boat going at high speed along the coast of Vis.Many locals and music fans discussing […]
Dead German found in Salzburg Alps
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Police are investigating after a jogger discovered the body of a hiker yesterday evening (Weds).The woman called police after found the corpse on the Pferdeschlittenweg path near the town of St. Martin in Salzburgs Tennengau region.Officials found out that the corpse was a 61-year-old resident of Leipzig in Germany who spent his holiday in the […]