Post AG staff benefit from turnover jump

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Business

Austrian postal services provider Post AG has managed to increase its turnover despite lower interest in sending letters. Post AG chief Georg Pölzl said yesterday (Thurs) that the firm’s turnover rose by 4.2 per cent from 2010 to 2011 to 2.3 billion Euros. He explained that his company registered significantly fewer posted letters and postcards […]

Half of Austrians unimpressed by crisis comeback concerns

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Only three per cent of Austrians say they are not at all worried about another crisis.Pollster Market said today (Thurs) just three in 100 citizens had no concerns at all about a comeback of the recession in the foreseeable future. The agency added that 50 per cent of Austrians were “rather not worried” while six […]

‘Top class’ Murray crushes Melzer

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Sports

Jürgen Melzer has praised Andy Murray’s “extraordinary performance” after being beaten by the Scotsman at the Australian Open last night (Sun).The 29-year-old Lower Austrian stood no chance against Murray who won the third round clash in an hour and 44 minutes (6-3, 6-1, 6-1).”I can’t play any faster than that. Andy delivered an extraordinary performance. […]

Most male singles seek relationships, survey shows

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Lifestyle

More than two thirds of single Austrian men would like to be in a relationship, a poll has shown.IFES said today (Weds) it interviewed more than 1,000 Austrian men and woman to find that 69 per cent of single men would prefer to have a partner. The agency added that only 60 per cent of […]

FlyNiki ally Air Berlin’s April figures grounded by ash cloud

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Business

The cancellation of 3,500 flights due to the Europe-wide air traffic shutdown slashed passenger figures of FlyNiki’s partner Air Berlin last month.The Berlin-based firm, which has a 49.9 per cent interest in Niki Lauda’s company, said today (Thurs) year on year passenger figures plummeted by 16.5 per cent to 2,065 million in April.Air Berlin said […]

Austrian single women want babies

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Lifestyle

Seven in ten single Austrian women aged around 30 want children, a survey has shown.Online partner agency Parship, who questioned 611 of its registered members, said today (Weds) 70 per cent of single women around the age of 30 said they want to have children of their own. The survey however also showed that only […]

Majority of Austrians support euthanasia

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Sixty-two per cent of Austrians support euthanasia by doctors for patients who request it, the results of a new poll commissioned by Graz Medical University released today (Weds) show.The percentage is 13 percentage points higher than in 2000, it said.In the poll, 66 per cent of men and 58.5 per cent of women said they […]