Teen skier hospitalised after ravine plunge

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A teenage skier was hospitalised after crashing down a 20-metre embankment.The 16-year-old holidaymaker from Bahlingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg was airlifted to a clinic in Feldkirch after coming off groomed slopes in the winter sport resort of Damüls yesterday afternoon (Thurs).One day earlier, a 37-year-old skier from the Netherlands died after he hit […]

Dutch skier dies after hitting tree

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A Dutch holidaymaker died after coming off a skiing slope and crashing against a tree.The 37-year-old died before a team of paramedics reached the scene, according to police in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Salzburg. The man died of serious internal injuries and multiple fractures in the incident which occurred yesterday morning (Weds).The tourist has been the 15th person […]

Austrian has fourth-highest per capita GDP in EU

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Austria has made the top five in a spending power survey among European Union (EU) member states.Eurostat, the European Commission’s (EC) statistics authority, announced today (Weds) that Austria has the fourth-highest per capita gross domestic product (GDP) among the EU’s 27 member countries with 124 per cent.Luxembourg came first in the survey with 271 per […]

Austria’s competing power second-best in Eurozone

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Austria has the second-best competitive edge in the Eurozone, a leading think tank has claimed.The Brussels-based Lisbon Council announced today (Mon) that Germany (8.5 points) had the greatest competitiveness among the 16 European union (EU) member states which have adopted the Euro as their sole currency.Austria garnered 8.3 points in the study to come second […]

Six kangaroos and 52 birds in 1,300km truck ride

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A Bulgarian tried to smuggle six kangaroos and more than 50 birds from the Netherlands into his homeland, Austrian border officials have revealed.Officials in Nickelsdorf, Burgenland, on the Austrian-Hungarian border said today (Fri) they stopped the lorry during a traffic check campaign yesterday.”The man told us he bought the six kangaroos and 52 rare birds […]

More than 80,000 watched World Cup on mobiles

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Mobile communications provider 3 said today (Tues) 86,000 customers watched World Cup live coverage on their mobiles.The company said last Sunday’s final between Spain and the Netherlands (1-0) received the biggest hits, with all of the matches of the German national team recording good market shares as well.The firm added that customers watched on average […]

Romanian ‘who torched prostitute arrested’

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A Romanian gang leader suspected of setting a prostitute on fire in Vienna has been arrested in the Netherlands, according to newspapers.Viennese dailies report today (Weds) that Adrian Bogdan Negrei was caught in the city of Amsterdam while potential accomplices were still being sought. Police have not yet commented on the claims.A Europe-wide hunt for […]

iPad to come to Austria in July

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The US firm Apple has announced its new iPads will be available in Austria in July.The company said the product would also become available in Belgium, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore in July.The iPad, which has been on sale only in the USA, will go on sale in Germany, […]