When the world’s most famous Austrian abroad made his last film he could not resist a plug for his favourite snack. As a result in Terminator 3 the cyborg played by Austrian-born Schwarzenegger grabs a bunch of Manner wafers when shopping for food at the gas station in the desert – and the merciless killing […]
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Semperit share value drives upwards
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Semperit AG Holding (Semperit) shares soared in value today (Tues).As of 2pm, one stock in the rubber and synthetics industry company was traded at 40.81 Euros, up by 1.56 per cent. Semperit is based in Vienna and part of the German Continental AG group, a leading producer of tyres.Vienna-based fireproof products maker RHI AG also […]
TA rebuffed by Serbia
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All eyes are on Telekom Austria (TA) after the Serbian government rejected a first takeover offer.TA announced last week it was ready to transfer “between 800 million and 950 million Euros” for a 51 per cent stake in Serbian telecommunications provider Telekom Srbija. No other firm handed in an official offer after rivals from France, […]
VW emission feud sparks legal action
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Porsche Austria Holding GmbH (PH) has vowed to take the Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) to court as political leaders and non-government organisations (NGO) unite behind the traffic research group.PH announced it will sue VCÖ for providing allegedly incorrect data concerning carbon emission rates of Volkswagen (VW) models. PH, which is based in Salzburg, is part […]
Disco-goer dies after hit by train
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A young resident of Vienna was killed by a train as he tried to take a shortcut after a night in town.The 18-year-old and a pal of the same age decided to cross railroad tracks in Vienna-Favoriten as they walked home from a disco in the city centre on Saturday morning. The train driver failed […]
Schlaff mulls over RHI exit, says report
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Martin Schlaff plans to get rid of his stake in technology and fireproof products manufacturer RHI AG, according to reports.Business magazine Trend claims today (Mon) that the Austrian billionaire wants to sell his interest to Brazilian Magnesita Refractories SA (Magnesita), one of RHIs main rivals.Schlaff, who started investing in RHI four years ago, currently holds […]
Vienna debut for WPT
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A World Poker Tour (WPT) is taking place in Vienna for the first time.Cardplayer.com reports today (Thurs) that the 3,500-Euro buy-in tournament at the Montesino Casino in the citys Simmering district starts today. The online games news platform added that four more events will take place at the venue until 30 March.The WPT will then […]
Petzner admits speeding
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A right-wing politician has vowed to “draw political conclusions” from being caught speeding.Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) MP Stefan Petzner confirmed newspaper reports that he lost his licence for going at too high speed.Referring to the incident last December, the BZÖ Carinthia chief claimed he drove because of a “medical emergency”. Petzner said […]
USA set to shut neo-Nazi website
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An infamous neo-Nazi homepage may go offline soon, it has emerged.Viennese newspapers report today (Weds) that Austrian prosecutors came to an agreement with authorities in the United States over shutting down the “Alpe-Donau” website.Austrian Green Party officials have pointed out for months that Austrian neo-Nazis are frequently leaving fascist and racist statements on the internet […]
ECO Business earnings soar up
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Real estate company ECO Business-Immobilien AG (ECO Business) has managed to double its earnings.The firm, which has its headquarters in Vienna, said today (Tues) its earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) climbed from 12.4 million Euros in 2009 to 29.4 million Euros the next year. ECO Business added it made a profit of 9.1 million […]