Doctors have warned of a year with a strong pollen pollution.Experts said at a conference in Vienna yesterday (Thurs) that the amount of pollen in the air could be twice as high in some areas in Austria this spring and summer than in 2009.The panel of doctors warned many people would underestimate allergies. They explained […]
A Czech man has been arrested after traffic policemen discovered dozens of marijuana plants in his car during a traffic check in Lower Austria.Officers found 83 hashish seedlings in the boot of the 32-year-olds vehicle during a campaign in which hundreds of drivers were checked on the A5 northern motorway yesterday afternoon (Weds).The man told […]
Olympic Airlines has announced plans to stop offering flights to Vienna.The Greek aviation firm explained today (Weds) the decision was part of a company-internal restructuring process.Olympic Airlines was recently kept by the European Commission (EC) from merging with local rival Aegean Airlines.Now Olympic Airlines said, it would reorganise its schedules as a consequence. The airline […]
Almost 94,000 properties were sold in Austria last year, it was announced today (Weds).Land registry records show that 93,807 houses and apartments were sold in 2010, 12.7 per cent more than in 2009. The overall purchase price of the estates ranged around 17.25 billion Euros, up by 5.8 per cent year on year, according to […]
An advocate representing kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch is demanding one million Euros in compensation for personal suffering for his client.Viennese newspapers report today (Tues) that Gerald Ganzger called on the Republic of Austria to transfer one million Euros to Kampusch, 23, for what she had to endure in her eight years in captivity.Kampusch was snatched […]
A veteran playboy inviting international stars and starlets to the Vienna Opera Ball was mentioned more often in Austrian papers than any of the countrys politicians last week.Political magazine profil reports that Viennese businessman Richard Lugners name occurred in Austrias leading newspapers and magazines 217 times between Monday and Friday of last week. This means […]
A severely decayed corpse was discovered in a wood in north-eastern Vienna yesterday morning (Mon).Police in the citys Donaustadt district announced today they have asked for an autopsy of the male body which was found by a hiker in woodlands.A spokesman explained the putrid corpse was discovered lying under rubbish bags, adding that it could […]
The frequency of National Socialist activities is on the rise, new figures show.The justice ministry said yesterday (Thurs) that 741 people were reported for spreading neo-Nazi propaganda or engaging in crimes with a far-right political background last year, up by 39.5 per cent to 2009 when 513 such cases were dealt with by the police […]
Water processing and preparation company Best Water Technology AG (BWT) said today (Fri) that its turnover jumped by 15 per cent to 460.7 million Euros year on year in 2010.The company, which is based in the Upper Austrian town of Mondsee, added its earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) improved by 17.4 per cent to […]
A cleaner faces criminal charges after admitting having started several blazes in Vienna.Police interviewed the 32-year-old man as they investigated a series of 10 fires which have caused substantial damage to various properties in the city over the past four months.The man, who works for a facility management firm, confessed today (Fri) to having started […]