Viennese police have promised to take action against lawbreaking cyclists. Officials in the capital announced today (Mon) intense controls would be carried out especially in the city centre. They argued their decision had to do with the large number of tourists visiting Vienna at the moment. Police explained they wanted to avoid an increase of […]
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Bulls want Barca star
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Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) are eyeing up a versatile striker currently playing for UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona, it has emerged. The Austrian Bundesliga vice champions are about to sign Jonathan Soriano who netted 32 times for Barca’s second team in Spain’s Segunda Division last year, according to sport newspapers. No other player scored […]
Two young women from Bulgaria are accused of stealing around 25,000 Euros from elderly people in Austria. The duo – who were caught in May – are in custody in Vienna, police said today (Fri). Investigators said the women aged 20 and 21 followed pensioners after watching them withdraw money at cash terminals in towns […]
‘Fatally ill’ banker released early
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A banker found guilty of one of the biggest investment belly flops in the history of the country will walk free due to his fragile health, it has emerged. Judges in Vienna announced yesterday afternoon (Thurs) that Helmut Elsner was too sick to serve the remainder of his 10-year term. The 76-year-old spent the past […]
Prohaska tackles Bulls
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One of Austria’s best footballers of all time has launched a devastating attack on Red Bull Salzburg (RBS). Ex-AS Roma star Herbert Prohaska criticised the club yesterday (Thurs) for not letting midfielder Georg Teigl and defender Martin Hinteregger perform for Austria in the upcoming Under-20s World Cup. Prohaska – voted Austria’s Footballer of the 20th […]
E-bus plans for Vienna
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Wiener Linien is testing a new generation of buses. The Viennese public transport agency announced today (Thurs) it had recently started testing an electric bus (e-bus) on whether it could be used in the city centre. The vehicle could be implemented in its regular schedule next week, the company said, adding that it currently transported […]
Molotov make Vienna go loco
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Mexican flags and football jerseys were not an uncommon sight at the Szene club in Vienna on Monday night when crossover rock stars Molotov rocked the house. The four-member band from Mexico City performed both new songs and their biggest hits like “Voto latino” and “Gimme tha power” – to the delight of the enthusiastic […]
Macho may make West Brom move
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Jürgen Macho could return to match action in England. The Austrian national goalkeeper is currently playing for Panionios in Greece’s top-flight Super League. Now Sky Sports reports that the 33-year-old was targeted by English Premiership side West Bromwich Albion. The club managed by former Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is currently looking for a new keeper […]
Boars plague Vienna’s rich
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Residents of a posh district in Vienna are up in arms over wild boars invading their homes. The animals have been scouring the back gardens of houses in Döbling for months. Now local Social Democrats (SPÖ), People’s Party (ÖVP) officials and representatives of the Döbling branch of the Freedom Party (FPÖ) decided to show unusual […]
Workers discover WWII bomb
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Explosives experts of the Federal Crime Office (BK) were called after employees found a bomb at a company estate in Vienna. The discovery was made in Vienna’s Donaustadt district yesterday afternoon (Mon), police said today. Officials remained tight-lipped over whether the object – identified as a World War Two (WWII) aerial bomb – could have […]