A wheelchair-bound writer on a pilgrimage from Belgium to Israel was hit by a drink driver in Upper Austria on Wednesday, it was announced yesterday (Thurs).The Italian-born handicapped woman was driving along the B137 main road near Grieskirchen when a drunk Austrian ploughed into her vehicle.The paraplegic woman and her dog who has been […]
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The number of people seeking debt counselling increased in Tyrol last year, it has been announced.Schuldenberatung Tirol (Tyrolean Debts Counselling) chief Thomas Pachl said yesterday (Weds): “An overall of 2,326 people asked us for advice last year, while 1,949 Tyrolean residents did so in 2008.”Pachl pointed out that the number of young clients has increased […]
Austrians save more money than EU average
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Austrians save more than the European average, new figures show.Federal statistics agency Statistik Austria said yesterday (Weds) Austrians put eleven per cent of their incomes into saving accounts last year while the average European Union (EU) rate was 5.5 per cent. And 8.3 per cent of incomes in the Eurozone the 16 European […]
Christoph Cardinal Schönborns announcement that Waltraud Klasnic will head a commission dealing with victims of Catholic Church abuse and violence has been met with harsh criticism.Schönborn said in a TV interview on Sunday that the former Styrian Peoples Party (ÖVP) governor will head a special commission checking on all claims and reports of sexual abuse […]
There have been 566 reports of various kinds of abuse by clergy at the Catholic Churchs ombudsmans offices this year, it was reported today (Tues).Vienna archdiocese has had the highest number, 174, followed by Innsbruck diocese with 115. More than half of them can no longer be prosecuted because of the statute of limitations.Cases of […]
Crushed hand cannot be saved
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A machine-building technician who crushed his right hand yesterday (Sun) while cleaning a machine has been told it cannot be saved.The 26-year-old man from Salzburgs Pinzgau region who got his hand trapped at work was taken to hospital in Salzburg where doctors said the injuries were too severe to fix.
EU Council President to visit Austria
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EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy will visit Austria in April to attend a meeting of the Peoples Partys (ÖVP) parliamentary fraction, it was announced yesterday (Thurs).The fractions meeting under the slogan “New Growth for Austria. Research. Energy. Work” will take place from 6 to 8 April at Loipersdorf, Styria.Van Rompuy, a former Belgian Christian […]
An Innsbruck woman survived an avalanche yesterday (Thurs) after heavy, wet snow buried her entire body, leaving only a small air hole for her to breathe through.The woman, 57, was ski touring alone in an area near Arlberg mountain, Tyrol, when she triggered an avalanche at 1pm that dragged her 200 metres and left her […]
A deranged Vienna woman claimed she was ordered to stab someone by “a monster” after watching an episode of the supernatural series “Charmed”.The 20-year-old, who suffers from borderline syndrome, according to her lawyer, drove to Vienna International Airport (VIA) earlier this year and attacked a German woman with a kitchen knife. The tourist from Berlin […]
Karl Schranz suffers ski tour accident
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Skiing legend Karl Schranz has been hospitalised after suffering a severe concussion and bruises on a ski tour in Tyrol yesterday, it was confirmed today (Thurs).A spokesman at Zams clinic said newspaper reports that the 71-year-old was hospitalised yesterday after an accident near Sankt Anton am Arlberg were correct.Schranz told the Tiroler Tageszeitung newspaper today: […]