Child porn doc caught

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An Upper Austrian doctor is accused of having molested a young patient. The man was arrested yesterday (Weds), local officials said today. They explained investigators became active after having received tip-offs accusing the medic of sexual abuse. Prosecutors in Wels announced that the general practitioner was accused of having produced pornographic images of children for […]

Bull knocks down farmer

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A bull will be slaughtered after he put an elderly farmer into a clinic, officials in Vorderstoder said today (Weds).The animal knocked the 60-year-old man to the ground at his farm in the town in Upper Austria’s Kirchdorf district yesterday evening (Tues). The farmer’s son, 28, managed to get clear by leaping over a fence.The […]

Vienna woman parking her car injures pensioner

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An elderly woman is recovering in hospital after she was hit by a driver trying to park a car, officials announced today (Fri).The 51-year-old failed to explain to police why she did not see the pedestrian, 79, in the incident which occurred in Vienna-Favoriten Wednesday morning.Medical authorities had no comment on the pensioner’s condition.Police in […]

SM session death under critical scrutiny

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Police are investigating after a man died in bizarre sex games.Officials in Linz said today (Mon) that the 40-year-old suffocated during a sadomasochistic (SM) sex session with three men aged between 29 and 41 on Friday night.Police are currently examining the victim’s flat where the men had sex. A gas mask, which could have been […]

Flopped betting office hold-up in Vienna

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A hapless robber fled empty-handed when a betting shop clerk fled into a back room.The masked man asked the employee to hand over all of the day’s takings in the hold-up yesterday (Tues), officials in Vienna-Margareten said today. The man behind the counter dashed into a room in the back of the betting office to […]

Veteran trucker may be a record breaker

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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 […]

Turkey ends embargo as Austria free from blue tongue virus

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Turkey has started to import cattle from Austria again after having decided to stop doing so amid fears animals were infected with the blue tongue disease last month.The Lower Austrian Agricultural Chamber announced today (Fri) Turkish officials decided to lift the ban which was implemented after a laboratory test showed that at least one cow […]

Rare geese nicked from farm

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Police in Lower Austria are investigating after two priceless geese were stolen.Officials in Kernhof near Lilienfeld said today (Mon) a farmer reported the loss of the two Red-breasted Geese this morning.A spokesman for local police said: “The farmer told us the geese were worth several hundreds of Euros each. They are a very rare vagrant.”Meanwhile, […]

Swede dies in skiing accident

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A 46-year-old skier from Sweden died after he came off the slope at high speed on Saturday.The man was racing down the piste in St. Anton am Arlberg, Tyrol, with two friends. The group jumped over the edge and down a steep descent on one side of the slope. He died due to the serious […]

Stricter drink purchase ID law causes a stir

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Foodstuff branch representatives and many customers feel infuriated by a new law ordering shoppers to identify themselves if they plan to buy more than 10 litres of wine.The federal finance ministry, which is headed by People’s Party (ÖVP) chairman Josef Pröll, decided that supermarket customers must fill in a form if they purchase more than […]