Mouth To Nose Resuscitation Trick Saves Dog

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This dog’s owner nose a thing or two about first aid, at least when it came to saving the life of her beloved pet after he was taken out of her burning hose by fireman in Moedling in Lower-Austria. Beautician Sabine Bauer, 24, said: “I was at a neighbour’s for five minutes, and when I […]

Dutch Royals to come back to Lech this year

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The Dutch Royal family have said they will continue to have their winter holiday in Lech in Austria despite the accident that left Prince Johan Friso in a coma. The Prince was buried in an avalance while skiing off piste with a friend. But the Royal family have said that they still plan to come […]

Austria beat Turkey 2-0

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The Austrian National Football team won their friendly against Turkey 2-0 last night (Weds). This victory puts the team off to a confident start for the World Cup qualifiers which begin on September 11th with a game against Germany. Veli Kavlak scored the opener after just 51 seconds and the second goal came just minutes […]

Paragliders crash on garage roof

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Two Germans were transferred to a clinic after a paragliding tandem flight attempt went wrong.The holidaymakers, aged 51 and 62, lost control of the glider a few minutes after taking off on a descent in a mountain range near Neustift, Tyrol, on Thursday. They fell onto the roof of a garage. The men were hospitalised […]

Motorcyclist killed in crash

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An elderly biker died in a head-on collision in Lower Austria this morning (Weds).The 61-year-old man lost control of his motorcycle before crashing into an oncoming truck in Klausen-Leopoldsdorf in the province’s Baden district.Paramedics reached the site of the accident within minutes, but their resuscitation attempts failed to save his life.The lorry driver did not […]

Austrian ski resort invests 10 Millions in ski lifts

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An extensive investment in facilities at the Katschberg ski resort in Salzburg is set to be completed this year with a further investment of 10 million euros to ensure all of the lifts are fast and modern.The latest investment which is set to begin in May with the replacement of the last of the old […]

Young generation is hungry for knowledge

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The vast majority of young Austrians are eager to learn, according to a new study.Pollster GfK Austria said today (Mon) that 80 per cent of Austrians aged between 15 and 30 said they were hungry for knowledge. GfK Austria interviewed 4,600 Austrians aged between 15 and 30.These findings come on the back of a poll […]

Young Austrians spend little time on reading papers

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Young Austrians are investing just a few minutes a week reading newspapers, a survey has revealed.Linz-based pollster Market found that Austrians aged between 16 and 29 spend an average 60 minutes per week reading a printed daily newspaper. The agency also found that 28 per cent of people aged 50 and older spend five or […]

Austria fight a losing battle against Greece

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Austria lost their final match of this year against Greece despite having dominated for most of the 90 minutes last night (Weds).Dietmar Constantini’s team immediately put pressure on the Euro2004 champions’ back four and were awarded a penalty just five minutes into the game. Austria Vienna defender Florian Klein however failed to take advantage of […]

Late Juve goal shocks Sturm

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Sturm Graz are rank outsiders in terms of entering the UEFA Europa League group stage after losing to Juventus 1-2 last night (Thurs).The team managed by Franco Foda conceded an early goal (Leonardo Bonucci, 16’) but also had several decent chances to score. Croatian centre-back Gordon Schildenfeld’s powerful header found the net eight minutes from […]