Infamous Holocaust denier Gerd Honsik is facing another trial after judges slashed his term earlier this year, it emerged today (Fri).Vienna prosecutors said they were considering pressing charges against the Austrian over the content of two of his books which they believe break the countrys strict anti-Nazi laws.Honsik was sentenced to five years in jail […]
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Life Ball scores with Becker
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Boris Becker will attend this years Life Ball, it was announced today (Thurs).Organisers of the HIV/AIDS awareness event set to take place at Vienna City Hall on 17 July said the German tennis legend and his wife Lilly will be among star guests.They added former US President Bill Clinton and “Sister Act” star […]
Georg Kapsch is rumoured to follow Veit Sorger as president of the Federation of Austrian Industries (IV).Business newspapers report today (Weds) that the head of IT firm Kapsch TrafficCom AG has the best chances of heading the body. Sorgers term only ends in around two years, but the institution is allegedly interested in clarifying the […]
Environmentalists have appealed to decision-makers to pull the plug on a controversial installation on one of Austrias highest mountains.Organisers of Styrias Regionale10 festival announced recently that famed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will oversee the positioning of a four-tonne rock at the 2,995-metre Hoher Dachstein later this week.Ai Weiwei an outspoken critic of the Chinese […]
Lauda looking for new head sponsor
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Niki Lauda is reportedly seeking a new “head sponsor” as the cooperation contract with OC Oerlikon expires at the end of this year.Newspapers report today (Thurs) that the struggling Swiss technology firm will not extend the deal securing it a place on the front of Laudas iconic red baseball cap for an alleged 1.2 million […]
Austrian advertisement watchdogs revealed plans to ban a betting companys poster ad over fears it could spark violence among football fans.The campaign shows a crew-cut man wearing a white shirt head-butting a car-park attendants chest, a scene carrying striking resemblance to Zinedine Zidanes attack against Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final.The French midfielder […]
Newspaper icon Hans Dichand dies
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One of the most powerful and influential men in Austria passed away today (Thurs) after Kronen Zeitung boss Hans Dichand died aged 89 at a Viennese clinic.Dichand was chief editor of the Kleine Zeitung and the Kurier before re-establishing the Kronen Zeitung in 1959. The tradition-rich daily was abandoned during the Nazis Third Reich regime.Dichand, […]
Austria has made the top three in a humiliating European Union (EU) retirement age ranking.The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) figures presented today (Weds) reveal that Belgium and France were the only other EU member states with a comparably low average pensioning age as Austria where men retire on average at 59 and […]
Motorsports focus at Graz autumn fair
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Some of the most powerful motorsports vehicles will be on display at this years Herbstmesse (Autumn Fair) in Graz.Fair organisers said the “Faszination Motorsport” special was expected to be the highlight of the nine-day event taking place from 25 September in the Styrian capital (www.messe-graz.at).More than 400 exhibitors will present their products and services at […]
Linkin Park to fire up Linz
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Alternative rock superstars Linkin Park will return to Austria, it was announced today (Thurs).Britishrock.cc reports that the Californian six-member band will perform at the Tips Arena in the Upper Austrian city of Linz on 23 October. The music news website further reports that tickets for the show go on sale on 16 June.The band fronted […]