Almost 1,500 traffic accidents happened over the Easter weekend in Lower Austria.Officials however said today (Mon) the holidays had been “relatively quiet” as far as the number of car crashes was concerned.Stefan Spielbichler, a spokesman for rescue officials in Austrias biggest province, said no one had died on Lower Austrian roads since Good Friday.The Federal […]
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A 39-year-old Tyrolean ski tourer had a lucky escape after being dragged 150 metres by an avalanche in the provinces Axamer Lizum ski resort.Local officials said today (Mon) the man was rescued after he managed to stick out his head in yesterdays incidence.Another ski tourer walking up a different mountain spotted the mans head after […]
A Lower Austrian teenager broke his leg when he fell 15 metres out of a window he had opened because he felt sick.Officials in Klosterneuburg said today (Thurs) Christian V. had left his classroom at the BR/BRG Buchbergergasse to go to the toilet. On his way there, he opened a window in the hallway for […]
Strong support for legal euthanasia
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Most Austrians think euthanasia in the final stage of a lethal disease should go unpunished, a poll has shown.Vienna-based research agency Karmasin said it had interviewed 500 Austrians for its weekly poll for news magazine profil.The pollsters announced 46 per cent of questioned people had said doctors who carry out euthanasia on patients suffering from […]