Temperatures will range between minus eight and zero degrees centigrade around midnight on New Years Eve (Fri), according to meteorologists.Forecasts presented today (Weds) show that temperatures will not drop as drastically as on most previous nights when the quicksilver plunged to minus 20 degrees centigrade in some areas in Austria.Sunshine is expected across the country […]
A convict allowed to spend the final months of his jail term at home wearing an electronic ankle shackle has been sent back to prison after having beaten up his wife.The 27-year-old man was arrested in Hohenems, Vorarlberg, and put behind bars in again in a prison in Feldkirch after his wife, 35, told police […]
A Lower Austrian pensioner killed his wife before turning the gun on himself, it has been reported.Both the 80-year-old man and his wife of the same age had been suffering from serious illnesses for a long time, according to local newspapers.The couples daughter discovered her dead parents at their house in St. Valentin yesterday evening […]
Long distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie will compete in next years Vienna City Marathon (VCM), it has been announced.VCM organisers said today (Tues) the 37-year-old Ethiopian will be among the thousands of runners competing in the challenging 42.195 kilometre-run on 17 April 2011.Gebrselassie holds the Marathon world record at 2:03:59. The former 5,000 and 10,000 […]
Europes economies will strongly benefit from thriving world markets, a leading think tank has claimed.Viennas Institute for Economic Research (WIFO) announced today (Fri) that the global economy will have grown by 4.4 per cent year on year in 2010 and by around 4.1 per cent the following year before a 4.6 per cent improvement is […]
The female members of the Vienna Philharmonic have been equipped with new concert costumes.Thilo Fechner, a member of the famous orchestra whose idea it was to launch a competition for a new design, said today (Fri): “The main idea was to provide the whole ensemble with matching outfits.”Fechner said men of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra […]
An Upper Austrian is fighting for his life after being shot by his girlfriend with a hunting rifle.Gerold A., 27, was shot in the face by Susanne-Marina B. during an argument at the family home in Kirchschlag in Upper Austrias Urfahr-Umgebung district last night (Weds).Paramedics arrived at the house within minutes despite a snowstorm raging […]
A foundation established by Hollywood legend Michael J. Fox has decided to support an Austrian firm in developing a vaccine against Parkinsons disease.Vienna-based Affiris AG announced today (Thurs) that it had received a donation of more than 355,000 Euros from the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) which was set up by the 49-year-old “Back to […]
An Upper Austrian company has been assigned to build what will be the biggest building in Minsk, it emerged today (Weds).Habau Hoch- und Tiefbaugesellschaft m.b.H. (Habau) confirmed reports claiming it had been contracted to construct the 170-metre Minsk Tower.The company, which is based in the town of Perg, explained it planned to have started the […]
Westbahn boss Stefan Wehinger has said he hopes to make a profit five years after the new railway firm goes into operation.Wehinger said today (Tues): “We expect to achieve operative profits after five years. I have to say that I think many of those who have been in the business for a long time are […]