Residents, businesspeople and politicians of Hallstatt are engaged in a heated discussion about the pros and cons of Chinese architects’ plans to set up a replica of the small town around 9,000 kilometres eastwards. Alexander Scheutz, the Social Democratic (SPÖ) mayor of the town said yesterday (Weds) after being informed about planners’ ongoing activities: “You […]
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Strabag in German wind power bid
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Building industry top dog Strabag SE is to get involved in a major wind energy project.The Vienna-based company Austrias biggest construction firm said today (Tues) it will cooperate with project leader Northern Energy Projekt GmbH in the endeavour. The German holding will set up around 850 offshore wind power stations in the North […]
Supermax mastermind dead aged 62
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Funk rock pioneer Kurt Hauenstein has died.The Austrian bass player and singer who fronted the band project Supermax passed away in Vienna from a cardiac disease at the age of 62 yesterday (Sun), his management announced today.The musician who is best known for his smash hit “Love Machine” from 1978 received […]
Theatre project convict relapses
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A prisoner participating in a special theatre project has been withdrawn from the scheme because he committed another crime.The unidentified man will not take part in the performances of “Leonce und Lena” by late German dramatist Georg Büchner, the federal justice ministry announced today (Tues). The ministry confirmed reports that the man relapsed while rehearsing […]
Vienna International Airport (VIA) recorded significantly more passengers year on year in 2010 and bosses said they expected customer figures to soar further this year.VIA announced today (Weds) it registered 19.69 million passengers last year, up by 8.7 per cent compared to 2009. The airport, which is located near Schwechat in Lower Austria, explained […]
Notes by incest monster Josef Fritzl have been destroyed by prison staff, it has been revealed.British newspapers report today (Thurs) that wardens at Stein jail in Krems, Lower Austria, found sickening drafts for an autobiography in the 75-year-olds cell earlier this week.The convicted rapist, serving a life sentence after admitted to rape, incest, murder and […]
Austrian police are cooperating with their Italian colleagues in a new pilot project.Carabinieri Lorenzo Galli and Paolo de Biasi will join Austrian police officers on patrol at the Christmas markets of Innsbruck, Tyrol, during the next few weeks.The Italian policemen said today (Fri) they will try to reduce communication troubles when their fellow countrymen become […]
The Austrian government has finally decided to compensate the victims of incest monster Josef Fritzl, it has been reported.Reports in Viennese newspapers claim that the coalition of Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the Peoples Party (ÖVP) will financially support Fritzls daughter Elisabeth and her six children based on the new victims of crimes law more […]
‘Rowdy’ sheep face eviction
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A herd of sheep faces eviction after its shepherd has refused to relocate them after his agreement with a Vienna University has come to an end, it has been reported.Richard Krampls 23 East Friesians have been grazing on an estate owned by the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna-Floridsdorf for more […]
Strabag seals Polish bridge deal
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A consortium of three Strabag SE subsidiaries has been contracted to build a bridge in a city in northern Poland, it was announced today (Mon).Strabag said the consortium which features Strabag Sp.z o.o. Poland, Strabag AG Austria and Hermann Kirchner Polska Sp. z o.o. will build a bridge in Torun worth 139 million Euros.The […]