A bird watcher has reported seeing a rare Steppe Eagle in Austria, the first time that the bird has been seen here. Steppe Eagles are rare in central Europe and overwinter in East Africa – making their way to southern Russia in April. The eagle spotted by bird watcher Doris Walter is the first of […]
Baby burned by deep fat fryer
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An unattended nine month old baby was seriously burned after crawling across to the oven and pulling a deep fat fryer full of burning oil over itself in Stadl an der Mur, Styria. The tot pulled on a cable attached to the fryer and pulled it over. Half a litre of hot oil landed on […]
Researchers studying Oetzi, a 5,300-year-old caveman found frozen in the Italian Alps in 1991, have found red blood cells around his wounds. The body of the iceman was found frozen under the ice on the mountainous border between Austria and Italy by a hiker, sparking a bitter row between the two countries over which could […]
Romanians are paying the most money to private clinics in Vienna than any other Europeans. More and more Romanians are now heading to Austria for medical treatment and are reportedly now spending more on health care here than any other Europeans. That was the claim made at a health fair in Bucharest where it was […]
An adopted Dutchman who flew to Austria to track down his real parents has launched a multi-million pound inheritance claim after discovering his real father was a wealthy local businessmen. Under Austrian law, children are guaranteed a share of their parents wealth and it isn’t possible to disinherit them. Ronald Nijman, 42, had been born […]
Organic meat with sheep shares
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Sheep shares are being offered in Austria in a bid to keep meadowland under control. The unique project has been set up in the Weinberge in southern Burgenland where the forests are threatening to encroach on the open landscape that previously existed. Now a project to keep the natural meadows the part of the local […]
A helicopter pilot could face manslaughter charges after heavy cloud meant he failed to realise how high they were when he released a rope – and dropped a mountain rescue expert to his death. Alpine policeman Franz Franzeskon, 52, and two colleagues were being lowered on a harness in a bid to rescue a 40-year-old […]
Clampdown on off piste skiing
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Vorarlberg has been looking at ways to improve safety for winter sports lovers while off piste and has come up with a series of measures to make it safer and also to protect the natural environment. Among the measures are increased fines for people who breach the rules. After the heavy snowfalls of the last […]
The German businessmen and animal lover who created a real-life animal farm where all of the residents are animals has celebrated his 60th birthday with all of his animal friends – and a few celebrities. Michael Aufhauser made a fortune in industry but then sold everything to buy the Gut-Aiderbichl farm in Salzburg which he […]
An Army camp built to house German troops after they marched into Austria and then housed Communist troops has been put up for sale with a pricetag of at least €9 million. The Tegetthoff barracks in the Döbling area of Vienna were first used by the German Wehrmacht after the entry into Austria in 1938. […]