One in three women consider plastic surgery

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Lifestyle

A third of Austrian women can imagine undergoing cosmetic surgery, a poll has revealed.Researcher Marketagent said today (Thurs) around 33 per cent of women considered plastic surgery as an option, while only one in six men said the same.Breast reductions and enlargements were identified as the most popular potential surgery among women in the poll, […]

‘Uninteresting person’ Swank on back doors and awards

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Culture

Hollywood superstar Hilary Swank has claimed she is an “uninteresting person” as paparazzi are showing comparably little interest in her.”Yeah, I’m not interesting. I mean, what are they supposed to want from me? There have been two men in my life so far. (…) Apart from that, I know where the back doors are to […]

Possible U-turn on Austrians in child porn crackdown

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General News

Fourteen Austrians whose online activities were supervised by international anti-child pornography investigators may face charges despite not having downloaded any banned material.People’s Party (ÖVP) Justice Minister Claudia Bandion-Ortner said today (Fri) she assigned a team of experts to find out whether the men could be charged after Austrian Crime Office (BK) officials explained there were […]

Feared crime gang collared

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General News

Police in Vienna have cracked a group of boys and young men accused of crimes in five districts.Officials announced today (Fri) the 23 youths aged between 13 and 20 are suspected of dozens of break-ins, thefts and bodily harm offences in the districts of Innere Stadt, Mariahilf, Neubau, Meidling and Liesing. The alleged criminals were […]

‘Jealous’ man jailed for knifing

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A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for knifing down guests of a pub his girlfriend worked at.Judges at Vienna’s Criminal Court heard today (Fri) how the Hungarian-born resident of Vienna followed two men on New Year’s Eve 2008 when they left the bar in Vienna-Ottakring. The men, aged 47 and 69, explained they […]

Housework poll reveals conservative views

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Lifestyle

A vast majority think women must know how to run a household, a new study has shown.Research firm IMAS said today (Fri) 77 per cent of Austrian men demand from women of being capable of handling the housework. The pollster highlighted that a majority of 66 per cent of interviewed women said they agreed with […]

French teens exposed as thieves

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Ten young Frenchmen are facing theft charges in Austria.The group of young men aged 17 and 18 were spotted stealing fashion items from a sport equipment store in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Salzburg. Police searched their lodgings at the ski resort after being informed about the crime yesterday (Weds). They discovered the stolen items, around 70 grams of […]

Human trafficking suspect nabbed

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A France-based Tunisian man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle two fellow countrymen into Austria.The 33-year-old’s car was stopped on a main road near Schönberg in Tyrol yesterday (Tues). He identified himself as a Tunisian citizen living in France, while the car’s passengers – two men aged 21 and 24 – had no […]

Attempts to stop dogfight injure two

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General News

Two men were injured trying to separate their fighting dogs yesterday afternoon (Tues).The dog owners suffered various injuries as they tried to stop their canines – a terrier and a wolfhound – from fighting after an encounter in Sonnberg near Liezen, Styria.The men aged 58 and 68, who did not know each other, were bitten […]

Minister pledges social work law improvements

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Politics

Political decision-makers have promised to introduce a law to clarify uncertain aspects of the legal framework that Austria’s community workers are confronted with.Social Democratic (SPÖ) Labour and Social Issues Minister Rudolf Hundstorfer announced today (Weds) that he will raise the issue in parliament soon. The minister explained that people willing to do unpaid social work […]