Unstable Weather Also on the Weekend

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Today, Friday, temperatures are slowly rising. From Vorarlberg to Unterkärnten, the sun mostly shines in the morning, but clouds and rain showers increasingly move in, particularly strong from Innsbruck...weiterlesen »

Caritas asks for electricity donations to combat energy poverty

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In Austria, energy poverty is on the rise: According to Statistics Austria, about one in twenty people cannot adequately heat or cool their homes, lighting is insufficient, or the use of household appliances...weiterlesen »

Holiday Plans Triggered Cemetery Brawl in Vienna: Colleagues Convicted

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Following a physical altercation at the Ottakring cemetery, during which they hit each other with a shovel and an iron rod, two cemetery gardeners were held accountable at the regional court on Thursday....weiterlesen »

Verdict After Knife Attack on Employee of Vienna Law Firm

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The placement in preventive detention is "inevitable," stated the presiding judge in the trial concerning the brutal knife attack on an employee in a Vienna law firm. The verdict is already legally binding....weiterlesen »

Manhunt for Tobacco Shop Robbery in Vienna-Meidling

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An as yet unknown perpetrator entered a tobacconist in Vienna-Meidling on April 18 around 11:30 a.m. and demanded cash from the 23-year-old employee. When the woman refused and asked the man to leave the...weiterlesen »

Lynx Offspring at Vienna Zoo Schönbrunn

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At birth, the newborn animals weighed about 300 grams, were blind, and completely helpless. In the first weeks, they were safely raised by their lynx mother in a shelter. "The triplets are developing splendidly,"...weiterlesen »

Gun Laws to Be Tightened Before School Starts

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The Interior Committee is therefore to be permanently active, as stated in a joint declaration by ÖVP, SPÖ, and NEOS. This allows it to meet during the parliament's recess and to draft a proposal for the...weiterlesen »

Lima: Gas Workers Find 1,000-Year-Old Child Mummy

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During work on a gas pipeline network in the Puente Piedra district of Lima, workers discovered an exceptionally well-preserved mummy. The child, presumably between 10 and 15 years old, was buried about...weiterlesen »

Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam: Symbol of Progress or Trigger for Water Crisis?

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With the completion of the GERD dam, a geopolitically sensitive major project on the Nile reaches its peak. Ethiopia has completed the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) – one of...weiterlesen »

Hungary: Austrian Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Animal Cruelty

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She waived her right to a trial, so no trial took place today, but rather a preparatory session. The Austrian woman pleaded guilty. According to the court, the imposed sentence can be suspended on probation...weiterlesen »

Millions Collected for IS: 33-Year-Old Charged in Vienna

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On Tuesday, a sensational trial will begin at the Vienna Regional Court against a 33-year-old man of Chechen descent. The Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office accuses the defendant of having collected and...weiterlesen »

Millions Collected for IS: 33-Year-Old Charged in Vienna

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On Tuesday, a sensational trial will begin at the Vienna Regional Court against a 33-year-old man of Chechen descent. The Vienna public prosecutor's office accuses the defendant of having collected and...weiterlesen »

Attack in ICE Train to Vienna: 20-Year-Old Admitted to Psychiatric Hospital

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The arrest warrant against the 20-year-old Syrian, who is registered in the Vienna region, has been converted into a detention order. He is still accused of attempted murder in two cases and dangerous...weiterlesen »

Death Drama on A2: Prison Sentence for Minibus Driver

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The trial took place on Wednesday in Wiener Neustadt. The 52-year-old was reportedly overtired and distracted by his phone. The Ukrainian was found guilty of grossly negligent homicide, negligent bodily...weiterlesen »

Mark Mateschitz buys farmhouse in Tyrol for 6 million €

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In Reith near Kitzbühel, Mark Mateschitz has secured a new property. The Red Bull heir Mark Mateschitz has acquired a farmhouse in Tyrolean Reith near Kitzbühel. According to a report by the "Tiroler Tageszeitung,"...weiterlesen »

Brutal Robbery of 82-Year-Old in Vienna-Wieden: Police Request Information

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An as yet unknown perpetrator is suspected of having violently torn a necklace from the neck of an 82-year-old disabled woman, who was using a walker in Mühlgasse in Vienna-Wieden at around 3:45 PM on...weiterlesen »

Government Agrees: Federal Prosecutor's Office with Three-Member Panel Finalized

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The chairmanship is to change every two years. A corresponding ministerial proposal was decided at the last cabinet meeting before the summer break on Wednesday. A specific draft law still needs to be...weiterlesen »

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