Lewis Hamilton admits he knows nothing about Red Bull track

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Racer Lewis Hamilton has resorted to training on a simulator ahead of the upcoming competition at Austria’s Red Bull Ring. Hamilton has said that he does not know anything about the track but is preparing so he is up to speed ahead of the race on 20-22 June. “I don’t know which way Turn One […]

Plenty To Smile About For Axolotl

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This rare Axolotl salamander has a reason to smile as he welcomes visitors as the star attraction at an Aquaria Fun Park in Austria. Unlike his relatives he has not ended up struggling to escape pollution back home in Mexico or being experimented in a lab where they are a much sought after research object. […]

TV show reveals the dark side to energy drink Red Bull

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A documentary of the “Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen” (ARD), which was shown on TV on Monday night, deals with the dark side of the company Red Bull. It is about risky spectacles with a deadly end. The company Red Bull with headquarters in Salzburg produces more than five billion cans of the energy drink. Moreover, the […]

Red Bull Ring Opens for 2013 season!

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Sports

By Matthias Loinig, The Red Bull Ring in Spielberg has opened its doors kicking off the 2013 season! Visitors can also try their hand at an array of driving experiences personally tailored to their wishes. Motor sports enthusiasts can register and configure their own personal driving experience. Young and old alike can spend a day […]

Austrians lack first aid knowledge

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Education

80 percent of all Austrians think they can provide first aid but only every seventh person knows what exactly needs to be done after an accident. This is the result of the “Pisa First Aid” survey, in which drivers are tested on their knowledge about first aid. “Self-assessment outweighs the actual knowledge”, said ÖAMTC director […]

Crash course in First Aid saves grans life

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An eight-year-old became a lifesaver after taking part in a first aid course offered at a shopping centre by Red Cross volunteers and then minutes later putting into practice when her grandmother collapsed in an underground car park in Graz in southern Austria. Schoolgirl Tina took part in the half-hour course while her grandmother Stephanie, […]

Fake doctor gets suspended sentence

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A medical school drop-out who forged a graduation certificate when his businbessman father cut off his allowance has been convicted of fraud after he was given a job as an examination board head by the Austrian Red Cross. The 34-year-old Marc Baier said that he had never intended to make use of fake degrees, but […]

Red Bull boss replaced

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Sports

The director of Red Bull Salzburg football team has been replaced just half a year after taking up his position. Peter Vogl will be replaced by 40-year-old Jochen Sauer from German Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg from September. Vogl will however in the future continue to work as an advisor and lawyer, Red Bull confirmed. Sauer […]

Moniz linked with Wigan

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Ricardo Moniz might leave Red Bull Salzburg (RBS). The Dutchman – whose team won the Austrian Bundesliga and the ÖFB Cup last season – is rumoured to replace Roberto Martinez as manager of English Premiership side Wigan Athletic. Martinez is considering an offer by Liverpool, according to sport papers.

Admira finish season in third

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FK Austria Vienna will not compete in the Europa League next season. The team of Ivica Vastic lost against Sturm Graz 1-3 yesterday (Thurs). Newly promoted FC Admira reached third place despite a 0-2 defeat against Red Bull Salzburg (RBS). Rapid Vienna beat Wacker Innsbruck 2-0. The match between Mattersburg and Kapfenberg also ended 2-0. […]