More than 60 public transport staff have been attacked by fare dodgers in Vienna so far this year, Wiener Linien has announced.The public transport agency said today (Tues) 61 employees assigned to control tickets have been injured since January. The company added that 72 staff were harmed by violent fare dodgers last year.Wiener Linien explained […]
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Businesses launch fight against fat
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Dozens of companies across Austria have vowed to fight their employees obesity.Karin Hofer of the Salzburg Medical Insurance (SGKK) said today (Mon) 70 firms based in the province have joined SGKKs health awareness programmes.Hofer told the Salzburger Nachrichten newspaper that around one in three of these companies were focusing on obesity as the leading topic.She […]
Organised crime operators worldwide rake in more than 85 billion Euros every year according to a United Nations (UN) report.Yury Fedotov, executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced at a conference in Vienna today (Mon) that the vast majority of the money is made on the heroin and cocaine […]
Prosecutors are investigating after it has been claimed carers tortured kids at a childrens home in Styria for years, it emerged today (Fri).Police and state prosecutors in Leoben started looking into accusations that five children, aged between five and 13 were forced to stand in the snow with bare feet for 15 minutes during the […]
A majority of Austrians active on internet community portals do not keep their private and professional lives separate, according to new research.Career website Monster found 55 per cent of Austrians registered on Facebook and similar platforms use the services to connect both with personal friends and business partners.Monster stressed more than six in ten Germans […]
Peoples Party (ÖVP) Interior Minister Maria Fekter has stressed Austria will continue to deport people who have been living in the country for many years.The right-winger said today (Thurs) she had no plans to change current regulations which allow immigration police to forcefully deport people whose residence permits are rejected.Fekter called for more “acceptance” of […]
Slight quake hits Wachau
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A minor earthquake shook the Wachau region in Lower Austria last night (Mon).Experts at the Centre for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) in Vienna announced today the eruptions near the town of Melk reached 2.5 on the Richter scale.They pointed out it was unlikely that the quake, which occurred shortly past 9pm, caused any damage to […]
The Social Democrats (SPÖ) lost their absolute majority in the Vienna city parliament for the second time since World War Two while the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) celebrates massive gains.The SPÖ garnered 44.2 per cent yesterday (Sun), down from the 49.1 per cent it won five years ago.The Peoples Party (ÖVP) failed to remain the […]
Police are investigating after the walls of Austrias most important pilgrimage site were defaced with anti-Islamic statements.Police in Mariazell, Styria, said today (Mon) the graffiti on the outside wall of the Mariazell Basilica was 30 metres long and one metre high. The slogans read “Der Koran ist dem Teufel seine Bibel” (Koran is the bible […]
Dad and son shot in hunt
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A father and son participating in a hunt were injured by stray shots at the weekend.The 47-year-old farmer and his son, 14, took part in the hunt near Kötschach in Carinthia on Saturday. Police said today (Mon) the man sustained an open wound on his forehand when being hit by a buckshot, while his son […]