A Styrian haulier could be on his way into the record books.Franz Pregartner from St. Ruprecht an der Raab has not had any kind of accident in 44 years. The 63-year-old who has never been off work due to illness throughout that time said he had covered around 4.2 million kilometres.”I have been […]
A British journalist has revealed “almost everything” she ate in Vienna was “delicious”.Rachel Cooke, who writes a popular life and style column for the daily Guardian newspaper, admits she “had not expected to like Austrian food”.Cooke reveals she was uncertain about which experiences her second visit to Austria may hold after a rather unfortunate stay […]
A doctor is suspected of having taken pictures of female patients private parts, according to a Viennese newspaper.Free daily paper Heute reported today (Fri) that the physician is accused in a letter to health authorities of having photographed womens genitals. It is also claimed that the man molested female staff at the Wilhelminen Hospital in […]
Portuguese Socialist Party head and Prime Minister Jose Socrates has claimed his country is a model pupil in restoring its finances.Many analysts and economists have warned that Portugal may be the next European Union (EU) member to tap the recently established European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF). Greece and Ireland have already received billions in credits […]
One in four Austrian companies employ unregistered staff, according to a report.The Kronen Zeitung newspaper quotes secret documents today (Tues), claiming that around 25 per cent of checked firms were found employing illegal workers. The daily newspaper reports that more than 11,200 of the overall 67,000 staff at investigated businesses between January and November 2011 […]
Pop star Cher has claimed gay men have more fun.Asked by the Salzburger Nachrichten newspaper whether she is proud of being an icon for many homosexuals, the 64-year-old said today (Mon): “I got kind of a romance with all gay men since I was 12. The first homosexuals were friends of my mother. They were […]
Scottish striker Michael Paton will not join Austrian Bundesliga club Wacker Innsbruck, according to reports from today (Thurs).Press and newspaper claims that the 21-year-old decided to battle for his place in the starting eleven of Scottish Premier League (SPL) side Aberdeen FC despite having spent a week-long trial at Wacker earlier this month.The daily Aberdeen-based […]
Peoples Party (ÖVP) Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich has labelled the Austrian embassy in Paris a “pigsty”, according to reports.The federal minister was due to catch a connection flight in the French capital yesterday (Tues) to attend the United Nations (UN) 2010 Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico.The departure of the Air France jet the minister […]
A doctor who faced several years in jail for mistakenly removing a womans healthy leg got away with just a fine yesterday (Mon).Suspended surgeon Raimund V., 61, was sentenced to pay a fine of 10,000 Euros and 5,000 Euros to the victim, a 91-year-old pensioner. His colleague Klaus B., 40, was fined 7,200 Euros for […]
An Austrian has been fined for yodelling while mowing his lawn, according to a report.The Kronen Zeitung newspaper claims Helmut G. was told by a court in Graz, Styria, that his yodelling offended his next-door Muslim neighbours.The men reportedly accused the 63-year-old of having tried to mock and imitate the call of the Muezzin. The […]