The Austrian extreme sportsman Felix Baumgartner has lived in Arbon, Switzerland, for a year. Despite a long waiting list, he has already received a place to park his boat. Nothing is impossible for Felix Baumgartner (43): he was the first human to break the sound barrier when he jumped from the stratosphere. Rita Fischer of […]
This dog’s owner nose a thing or two about first aid, at least when it came to saving the life of her beloved pet after he was taken out of her burning hose by fireman in Moedling in Lower-Austria. Beautician Sabine Bauer, 24, said: “I was at a neighbour’s for five minutes, and when I […]
Plenty To Smile About For Axolotl
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This rare Axolotl salamander has a reason to smile as he welcomes visitors as the star attraction at an Aquaria Fun Park in Austria. Unlike his relatives he has not ended up struggling to escape pollution back home in Mexico or being experimented in a lab where they are a much sought after research object. […]
The trial of a 61-year-old man from Salzburg, who blackmailed the company Aldi South, started yesterday (Wed) in Duisburg, Germany. The defendant has already admitted that he demanded 15 million Euros from the firm. The defendant, who is the publisher of a German magazine in Pattaya, Thailand, stated that he was forced to blackmail Aldi […]
Newspapers from Yemen agree that the sultanate of Oman paid 16 million dollars of ransom for the Austrian kidnap victim Dominik N. (26). Four million dollars were paid to tribal leaders who worked as intermediaries. The news agency AFP confirmed the figures: apparently, 50 million dollars were paid for all three hostages. Arabian media reported […]
Squirrels get new six hectar park
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Vienna city council’s environmental department has designed a whole new park near the Heeresspital in Florisdorf in an attempt to attract squirrels away from their home to allow the building of 950 council flats. The new park which is located nearby measures six hectares. Its wide range of flowers and herbs should encourage a least […]
A man from Styria, South-Eastern Austria, caused a deadly car accident in Zagreb, Croatia, last weekend. The 31-year-old man crashed into the car in front so that the trailer became loose. A 50-year-old Polish man died and the Styrian was charged. According to the Croatian police, the accident happened at the A1 traffic node Gospic […]
The Austrian ski jumper Thomas Morgenstern split up with his girlfriend Kristina after a ten-year relationship and three months after the birth of their daughter. He went to Hawaii with his new lover. It seems like Thomas Morgenstern has jumped once again – away from his problems to relax by the sea. The 25-year-old estate […]
Winter tyres are still obligatory
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Winter tyres usually have to be fitted to your cars from October until Easter. The bad weather conditions require an extension of their use. One should change the tyres, if the thermometer has displayed more than seven degrees Celsius regularly, said Rudolf Leeb, regional head of the driver’s club ÖAMTC in Burgenland (Eastern Austria). The […]
Lego managers have rejected a Muslim group’s claims that they backed down and agreed to withdraw their Star wars model of Jabba the Hutt’s palace after they were flooded with complaints from Star Wars fans. Last week Turkish community leaders in the Austrian capital Vienna sent out a press release saying they had forced Lego […]