Rosenkranz supporter accuses media of ‘manipulating’ campaign

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Politics

A historian who came out supporting the Freedom Party’s (FPÖ) presidential candidate Barbara Rosenkranz has accused Austrian media of “riding a campaign” against her bid.Lothar Höbelt, an expert on developments in Austria’s right-wing political scene who has been linked with the FPÖ before, said yesterday (Tues) outdated controversial statements by Rosenkranz would be screened as […]

WWII bombs call AC/DC’s Wels concert into question

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Culture

A concert by Australian rock legends AC/DC at an Austrian airport could be cancelled because of unexploded WWII bombs.State broadcaster ORF reported yesterday (Weds), that the concert venue – the airport in Wels, Upper Austria – had been the target of heavy bombing by the Allies during the war.It added that Helmut Track, the city […]