After Threats of Attack: 25-Year-Old Arrested

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The 25-year-old is accused, among other things, of having threatened an attack at Jakominiplatz in downtown Graz in May. However, during the arrest, neither objects nor evidence of a concrete attack plan...weiterlesen »

Traumatized Brown Bear "Dunbar" Moved into Bear Sanctuary Arbesbach in the Waldviertel

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"The transport and also the release of 'Dunbar' into his small quarantine enclosure went very well. He explored his new surroundings and immediately accepted the food provided. Nevertheless, it is unmistakable...weiterlesen »

Summer Council of Ministers Addresses Reform of Approval Procedures

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On Monday, the planned reform of the AVG major procedures was presented to the reform group from the federal government, states, municipalities, and cities at the chancellery. This working group is part...weiterlesen »

Groundwater in Austria: Every Tenth Monitoring Station at Record Low Level

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"At more than one in ten groundwater measuring stations, the water level is as low as it has ever been in mid-July. The western federal states are particularly affected, where the snow-poor winter and...weiterlesen »

Prostitutes Allegedly Blackmailed 23-Year-Old in Lower Austria

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A 20-year-old Hungarian woman is said to have faked a pregnancy and claimed she needed financial resources for an ongoing legal case in her home country, according to police reports on Tuesday. When the...weiterlesen »

From September 1: Nehammer to Become EIB Vice President

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He will succeed the Swedish Vice President Thomas Östros on September 1st. His appointment was made by decision of the finance ministers of the EU countries as shareholders of the bank, following a proposal...weiterlesen »

Waste Contribution at Frequency Festival: VKI Lawsuit

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Of the 20 euros, visitors who return at least a half-full trash bag receive ten euros refunded to their cashless account. Recently, the Higher Regional Court (OLG) Vienna deemed the waste contribution...weiterlesen »

Korneuburg Abuse Trial: Eight Years in Prison for 73-Year-Old

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The verdict is not final. The Italian is said to have committed numerous assaults against a girl in the Weinviertel. The sexual acts, which according to the indictment also resulted in the Ukrainian girl's...weiterlesen »

Cannabis Plantations Next to Cemetery and in the Countryside: Three Convictions

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It was about two cannabis plantations on Tuesday in a trial at the Vienna Regional Court. A 59-year-old had initially rented a house with sufficient space in a village in the Weinviertel (Korneuburg district)...weiterlesen »

Three Bodies Found in Bavaria: 37-Year-Old Turned Himself In in Linz

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A 37-year-old suspect was arrested in Austria. The man had contacted the police in Linz himself before the discovery on Monday afternoon and said he had killed three people. The suspect was provisionally...weiterlesen »

Viennese FPÖ Shoots Against Hacker

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The Vienna FPÖ sees no reason to soften its criticism of SPÖ City Councillor Peter Hacker even after the Vienna election. "The health and social system is increasingly falling apart," stated FPÖ leader...weiterlesen »

Pensioner Compared Vorarlberg Politician to "Prostitute": Fine

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The insulted politician, SPÖ state party chairman Mario Leiter, had filed a private lawsuit, reported Vorarlberg daily newspapers. The previously unblemished pensioner was sentenced to a fine of 7,200...weiterlesen »

Terror Attack Plans: 18-Year-Old from Styria Arrested

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The 18-year-old from the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district in Upper Styria came under the investigators' radar after a tip-off from abroad was received in mid-July. The youth, with North Macedonian roots, is...weiterlesen »

Opening of the "Reform Partnership": First Federal-State Meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Vienna

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After the first meeting of the group for constitutional and administrative streamlining, State Secretary Alexander Pröll (ÖVP), who is primarily responsible for the area discussed on Monday, stated that...weiterlesen »

Transfer of Marko Arnautovic to Red Star Belgrade Confirmed

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Marko Arnautovic had been without a club since the end of his contract with Inter Milan, and a move to Rapid failed. Zvezdan Terzic, General Director of Red Star, confirmed to the Serbian agency Tanjug...weiterlesen »

Positive Harvest Interim Report from Local Vegetable and Fruit Farmers

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The Chamber of Agriculture and the Austrian Fruit and Vegetable Industry Association rate the harvest as good and high quality. Extensive frost protection measures in some fruit regions and intensive irrigation...weiterlesen »

Terror Attack Plans in Vienna: Two Years Partially Suspended for Teenager

vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at

The trial against the boy was conducted under strict security measures. He had planned a terrorist attack in Vienna, with the Westbahnhof as the primary target. He assured an IS contact person that the...weiterlesen »

Dispute with Ex in Vienna-Meidling Escalated: 20-Year-Old Injured and Arrested

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The 20-year-old was injured on the arm, said a spokesperson for the State Police Directorate to APA. The woman claimed to have acted in self-defense. The Austrian is in a detention center, and the 26-year-old...weiterlesen »

Criticism of Staff Shortages in Prisons

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Austria-wide, "at least 300 positions" are required, explained Norbert Dürnberger, chairman of the GÖD Justice Guard Union, to Ö1. Despite the strained budget situation, a clear commitment is now necessary,...weiterlesen »

New Fraud Allegation Against Rene Benko

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The WKStA confirmed on Monday another investigation against Rene Benko. There is suspicion that he persuaded an investor to transfer approximately 5 million euros to the restructuring officer of Signa...weiterlesen »

Terror Attack Plans in Vienna: Two Years Partially Suspended for Teenager

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Eight months were pronounced as unconditional. The youth received 16 months on probation with a three-year probation period. This means that the 15-year-old would have to remain in prison until early October...weiterlesen »

Animal Shelter Vösendorf Cares for 24 Young Swifts

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"Those who survive the impact are defenseless on the ground - the animals are at risk of overheating on the hot asphalt or becoming easy prey for crows and cats," says Stephan Scheidl, animal shelter manager...weiterlesen »

36-Year-Old Arrested After Telephone Threat

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The 36-year-old Austrian called the police emergency number from a phone booth in the Schottenpassage on Sunday and threatened to kill an employee of a telephone hotline if she were to hang up the call...weiterlesen »

Man Attacked Ex-Girlfriend and Her Partner in Vienna Prater

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He is alleged to have approached his ex-girlfriend (27) and her new boyfriend (30) in the Prater despite a restraining order and pulled the boyfriend's legs from behind, causing him to fall to the ground...weiterlesen »

45-year-old Thief Arrested in Vienna City Center Restaurant

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The 45-year-old man is suspected of having stolen a wallet and a mobile phone from a guest in a downtown venue after engaging him in conversation. With the help of technical support, the suspect was shortly...weiterlesen »

Terror Attack Plans in Vienna: Two Years Partially Suspended for Teenager

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He was sentenced to two years of partially suspended imprisonment. Eight months were imposed unconditionally. The youth received a conditional suspension of 16 months with a three-year probation period....weiterlesen »

Criticism of Staff Shortages in Prisons

vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at

Austria-wide, "at least 300 positions" are required, explained Norbert Dürnberger, chairman of the GÖD Justice Guard Union, to Ö1. Despite the strained budget situation, a clear commitment is now necessary,...weiterlesen »

Criticism of Staff Shortages in Prisons

vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at

Austria-wide, "at least 300 positions" are required, explained Norbert Dürnberger, chairman of the GÖD Justice Guard Union, to Ö1. Despite the strained budget situation, a clear commitment is now necessary,...weiterlesen »

Drugstore in Burgenland Robbed with Knife: Man Arrested

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The man initially posed as a customer and placed his purchases on the conveyor belt at the checkout. However, during the transaction, he pulled out a knife and demanded cash from the 39-year-old cashier,...weiterlesen »

Cooling for Pandas at Vienna's Schönbrunn Zoo

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"As part of the redesign of the outdoor area, we have added a river course and created another natural pond for the animals," said the director of the Vienna Zoo Schönbrunn, Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck, on...weiterlesen »

Man Threw Burning Newspaper into Kiosk in Baden

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The man had threatened an employee and, during his escape, threw a burning newspaper into the sales area. Before his arrest, the suspect, who did not confess, also aimed a CO2 pistol at a police officer,...weiterlesen »

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