Women’s Run Vienna a boost for health and tourism industry

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Around 20,000 women are expected to take part in the 23rd Frauenlauf women’s run at Vienna’s Prater park next month.A new record was set last year as more than 18,000 registered participants took part.The tourism industry is expecting a boost from the 30 May event too since runners from 70 different countries led to soaring […]

Peek & Cloppenburg to continue expanding in Austria

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Business

Family-owned German clothing chain Peek & Cloppenburg (P&C) said today (Weds) it would continue expanding in Austria.The firm recently opened a 5,000 square metre store at the Tyrol shopping centre in Innsbruck and today opened a 6,700 square metre store at Shopping City Süd (SCS) in Vienna-Vösendorf. P&C is planning to open one at Vienna’s […]

Danish press hammer team over loss to Austria

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Sports

The Danish media have slammed the country’s football team after Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat to Austria.Online sports newspaper sporten.dk called the team’s defence “as weak as soft, soggy bread”.Daily Berlingske said Arsenal star Nicklas Bendtner’s goal and the debut of Ajax Amsterdam talent Christian Eriksen were the only positive points in a match played in front […]

Vienna flat prices up

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Business

Prices for owner-occupied and rented flats in Vienna soared last year, according to new research.Real estate platform immobilien.net said today (Weds) prices for owner-occupied flats in the capital rose by six per cent to an average 2,446 Euros per square metre in 2009 year on year.It added rent prices after tax meanwhile increased by two […]

Demonstration to be held over murder of Coptic Christians

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By Lisa ChapmanA demonstration against the murder of Coptic Christians in Egypt earlier this month is to be held on Vienna’s Ringstraße on Thursday afternoon.Car club ÖAMTC today (Tues) issued a warning to motorists to avoid driving into the city and to use public transport instead as 700 to 1,000 people were expected to gather […]