Flak tower crane removed to make way for viewing platform

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Travel

A huge crane left over from the war and mounted on top of one of Vienna’s massive Flak towers is set to be taken down after 70 years to make way for a new panorama viewing platform. During the war Vienna built six massive flak towers in which people could take shelter and which were […]

Rats take up residence in Schönbrunn

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 By Rebecca Musgrave Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria, will open a new rat house on Sunday. A variety of the creatures will be on display at the zoo, hoping to improve their image as merely pests and unhygienic rodents. Visitors will be able to meet Rolf Rüdiger, the most famous rat in Austria and organiser […]

Croat bodybuilders banned after Austrian doping check

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Sports

Five Croatian bodybuilders have been suspended for doping as court procedures against a former Austrian sports manager continue.An Austrian doping control laboratory’s analysis of samples taken during a competition in Sisak, Croatia, from Marijan Mesec, Miroslav Kolobaric, Mirsad Skaljic and Robert Horvat last May confirmed that the athletes took illegal substances.Strongman Robert Meznaric was found […]

‘Bulls’ sign up-and-coming midfielder

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Sports

Red Bull Salzburg announced Stefan Hierländer will join them for next season.The talented midfielder scored four goals and delivered five assists in the past season at Austria Kärnten who will be relegated.Hierländer, 19, played for Italian giants Sampdoria in the 2007/2008 season.Champions Red Bull are also reportedly considering signing Ramazan Özcan from Turkish club Besiktas […]