A Serbian man has been arrested for threatening to throw his son out of a window.Special police forces entered the third-floor flat of Sasa J. in Vienna-Landstraße on Wednesday after the man told his wife Alisa he would hurl their two-year-old son Christian out of the window before killing himself.Police said today (Fri) that the […]
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Family resort is a real ‘Katsch’
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In my opinion there has always been something very special about the Katschberg – the town on top of a mountain pass which nestles on the border between Carinthia and Salzburg.I first visited the region in the summer almost 50 years ago with my father at the wheel of a VW Beetle. We had been […]
People suffering from sleeping disorders face a high risk of having accidents, a scientist has warned.Graz-based scientist Manfred Walzl said today (Thurs) that people affected by insomnia and other sleeping disorders for a long period of time are 650 per cent more likely to be involved in all kinds of accidents during the daytime.”People who […]
A German hiker survived a night at subzero temperatures after falling down a steep cliff.A search operation was launched for the 31-year-old man yesterday (Mon) but to no avail. He was eventually discovered dangling in a net set up to protect roads and houses from falling rocks near Sölden in Tyrols Imst district.Rescuers said the […]
T-Mobile Austria presents German rate
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Another company has adapted its product range in view of sociological trends as T-Mobile Austria offers a contract aimed at the German community in Austria.The firm said today (Mon) its 19-Euro “Hit Germany” contract model for mobile phones features 1,000 free minutes of calls and 1,000 free text messages from Austria to Germany.The rate is […]
Almost 3,000 non-Austrians set up new companies in Vienna in 2010, according to the citys Economy Chamber (WKW).The WKW said today (Weds) that 2,900 bosses of new firms were foreigners, adding that another 5,000 Austrians established their own businesses in the capital in the past year.The organisation announced that the overall number of company foundations […]
A man accused of being behind a robbery in Austria has been arrested on a soccer ground in Romania.Marius Crasmaru was detained as he played football with friends in Botosani, northern Romania.The 22-year-old Romanian is suspected of stealing a unique bracelet made of 74 diamonds and other trinkets worth more than 23,000 Euros altogether from […]
Bilic set for Hajduk return
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Former Rapid Vienna star Mate Bilic is considering ending his career in his homeland, according to reports in Croatian papers today (Fri).The 30-year-old Sporting de Gijon ace is currently being targeted by Croatian top-flight club HNK Hajduk Split, according to the Croatian Times newspaper. Bilic played for the vice champions between 1997 and 2001 before […]
Farmer gets jail for keeping slave
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A provincial High Court has increased a farmers sentence for keeping a worker under inhumane conditions for 30 years.The Styrian High Court in Graz ruled yesterday (Thurs) that Peter P., 63, must serve six months behind bars. The elderly farmer was given a suspended 18-month prison term by judges in Leoben last year. The new […]
Niki Lauda has found a new “head sponsor”.The three-time Formula One (F1) champion almost died when his Ferrari caught fire at the Nürburgring racing course in Germany in 1976. “I didnt want people looking at the black, burnt skin,” he explained when being asked why he decided to don a baseball cap. The businessman, who […]