Veteran trucker may be a record breaker

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A Styrian haulier could be on his way into the record books.Franz Pregartner from St. Ruprecht an der Raab has not had any kind of accident in 44 years. The 63-year-old – who has never been off work due to illness throughout that time – said he had covered around 4.2 million kilometres.”I have been […]

Pensioner fights off duo targeting diplomat’s wife

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A courageous pensioner scared away two muggers trying to rob the wife of an Italian diplomat, it has emerged.Maria Rosaria – the spouse of Eugenio d’Auria, the Italian ambassador in Vienna – was attacked by two women in front of the State Opera in Vienna’s Innere Stadt district after a performance. The duo used pepper […]

Young Austrians spend little time on reading papers

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Young Austrians are investing just a few minutes a week reading newspapers, a survey has revealed.Linz-based pollster Market found that Austrians aged between 16 and 29 spend an average 60 minutes per week reading a printed daily newspaper. The agency also found that 28 per cent of people aged 50 and older spend five or […]

Vienna man ‘ordered to pay parking tickets for stolen car’

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A Viennese man has claimed that he received more than 20 legal letters over parking offences after his car was nicked – but was not told where his stolen car is.Josef F. said today (Tues) that Vienna city administration officials have sent over 20 notifications with parking fines since his vehicle was stolen in October. […]

Seriously ill teen dies just days after check-up

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A Styrian teenager died of pulmonary embolism four days after being seen by a specialist, it has emerged.Tanja K. from Mürzzuschlag went to see a physician after she started having breathing difficulties last May. The doctor ordered her to see a pulmonary specialist to clarify the cause of the problem.Daily newspaper Kronen Zeitung reported today […]

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 Nazi’s Third Reich regime.Dichand, […]