Allergic AC/DC fans make full recovery

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All of the dozens of AC/DC fans who needed treatment for showing allergic reactions during a concert on Saturday will make a full recovery, medical officials in Wels have announced.Around 150 visitors of the Australian hard rock legends’ concert in the Upper Austrian city had to be treated after they complained about burning eyes.Doctors found […]

Eight beehives stolen in Vorarlberg

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Vorarlberg police said a beekeeper rival might be behind a beehive theft which occurred over the weekend.Officials in Doren said yesterday (Tues) it was unlikely that the thief who made off with eight hives – home to 250,000 bees – did not know about beekeeping.An estimated 1,800 Euros worth of damage was caused by the […]

Kid walks two kilometres ‘to visit babysitter’

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A four-year-old boy was reunited with his parents after he left home “to visit his babysitter”.Officials in Villach, Carinthia, said today (Tues) police officers picked up the child around two kilometres from his home. He told the policemen he wanted to visit his babysitter in the neighbouring town.The boy’s worried parents had called police after […]

Italians flocking to Carinthia after ‘Marian apparition’

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Canny town hall officials in Carinthia hope their town will make a fortune after an Italian seer claimed he had experienced a Marian apparition.Bad St. Leonhard officials have decided to set up a devotion memorial tomorrow (Sat) where Salvatore Caputa was said to have encountered the Virgin Mary last week.Caputa claimed he had received a […]

FPÖ in turmoil as troublemakers expelled

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Turbulence in the Freedom Party (FPÖ) continues as two Tyrolean party officials were expelled today (Fri).A spokesman for the right-wing opposition party said Innsbruck Councillor Christian Haager and provincial parliament member Walter Gatt had “harmed the FP֒s reputation”.Haager and Gatt are accused of questioning the authority of Tyrolean FPÖ boss Gerald Hauser, who is suffering […]

Rosenbauer earnings under fire after cartel checks

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Fire-fighting equipment producer Rosenbauer is optimistic 2010 will be “a record year for us” despite earnings plunging last year.Firm officials said today (Fri) they expected all of its production capacities to be occupied this year due to the current positive order situation.Earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) dropped by 26 per cent year on year […]

Austrian airspace gets all clear

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Aviation activity in Austria was back to normal today (Weds) after air traffic officials said there were no possible problems from volcanic ash anymore.Peter Schmidt, a spokesman for air traffic administration agency Austro Control, said the whole country was third in the European Union’s (EU) new three-scale ash danger index.Schmidt explained this meant flights can […]

WWII bombs found at AC/DC gig venue

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A team of explosives experts discovered two World War Two aerial bombs beneath a site where AC/DC are set to perform next month.Interior ministry officials said today (Tues) one of the missiles was defect while the other one did not have a detonator.Authorities announced that a beer crate from 1941 was found as well.Experts continue […]

Vienna street to be named after ‘Tiger’ Zeman

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Vienna officials announced today (Tues) that a street will be named after Rapid Vienna legend Walter Zeman.A ceremony to mark the naming of the street in Donaustadt district will take place on Friday.Zeman is regarded as one of Austria’s best goalkeepers of all time. He played for Rapid between 1945 and 1961 and was called […]

Austrians die in snowstorm plane crash in Italy

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By Emiliano AlbensiThree Austrians were killed in an airplane crash in central Italy yesterday evening (Sun) after flying into a snowstorm, it has emerged.Officials in the country’s Marche region said today (Mon) the Cessna 182 started in Rome’s Urbe Airport for Wolfsberg, Austria, when it crashed between Ancona and Macerata.The site where the plane came […]