An important public transport hub and several flats had to be evacuated after an aerial bomb from World War Two (WWII) was discovered under a former porn cinema in Graz this morning (Tues).The 250-kilo US Army missile, which was dropped in 1944 or 1945, was discovered by workers during excavation activities under the Nonstop Kino, […]
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A man arrested when police searched houses in Vienna and Styria for banned neo-Nazi memorabilia earlier this week will remain in detention, it was announced today (Fri).The Criminal Court in Vienna announced the man whose identity has been withheld will be kept in detention for longer as investigations continue. He was arrested alongside […]
A civil servant has been suspended over accusations that he has been embezzling large amounts of town hall assets for years.The man, whose name and age were withheld, faces criminal charges. He is accused of having pocketed around 100,000 Euros throughout the past three years. The losses were discovered in an internal inspection.Police in the […]
OMV has discovered an enormous gas field in Australia.The Austrian energy sector giant said today (Thurs) the amount of gas suspected in the Zola 1 exploration zone on the north-western Australian coast may be enough to cover the whole of Austrias demand for four to five years. OMV which cooperates with international companies in […]
Kapsch grabs Algerian assignment
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A Kapsch TrafficCom AG (Kapsch) affiliate is raking in a one-digit million-Euro sum by equipping a federal railway agency in North Africa with a radio system.Kapsch CarrierCom said today (Tues) it has been assigned to deliver and set up the system on a 110-kilometre route in Algeria. The firm refused to reveal any figures, but […]
Knifing puts Algerians in clinic
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Two people were hospitalised with stabbing wounds in Vienna-Leopoldstadt yesterday evening (Thurs).Police announced today that two Algerian men aged 21 and 33 were transferred to a hospital after an argument on the street got out of control. Enquiries should reveal the reason for the fight, they said, adding that neither of the counterparts were found […]
Hörtnagl yields to fan protests
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Alfred Hörtnagl has resigned as Rapid Viennas executive manager just weeks after thousands of fans demanded his departure.The Tyrolean player informed club bosses yesterday (Thurs) that he would retire from the post as of now, it was announced today. Hörtnagl had been in charge since December 2006.Sport press have praised him for getting Rapid in […]
Veteran trucker may be a record breaker
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A Styrian haulier could be on his way into the record books.Franz Pregartner from St. Ruprecht an der Raab has not had any kind of accident in 44 years. The 63-year-old who has never been off work due to illness throughout that time said he had covered around 4.2 million kilometres.”I have been […]
Gerhard Roiss, the new head of energy sector giant OMV AG, has hinted that the company will reform its strategy.The businessman, who took over from Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer as CEO today (Fri), announced yesterday he assigned a team of firm-internal experts to review and possibly adopt OMVs focus.Roiss explained it was likely that OMV will draw […]
Hagen named new VIG boss
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Peter Hagen is to become new head of Vienna Insurance Group (VIG), one of the leading insurers in Europe.The businessman, who joined the company in 1989, will succeed Günter Geyer as CEO on 1 June 2012. He is currently also a member of the supervisory boards of steel industry giant Voestalpine and the Vienna Stock […]