Acquittals for All Defendants in Trial Over Sexual Offenses Against Twelve-Year-Old

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On Friday, ten boys aged between 16 and 21 were acquitted at the Vienna Regional Court, who had been accused of sexual acts with a then twelve-year-old. The incidents covered by the indictment had occurred...weiterlesen »

Acquittals for All Defendants in Trial Over Sexual Offenses Against Twelve-Year-Old

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On Friday, ten boys aged between 16 and 21 were acquitted at the Vienna Regional Court, who had been accused of sexual acts with a then twelve-year-old. The incidents covered by the indictment had occurred...weiterlesen »

Acquittals for All Defendants in Trial Over Sexual Offenses Against Twelve-Year-Old

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On Friday, ten boys aged between 16 and 21 were acquitted at the Vienna Regional Court, who had been accused of sexual acts with a then twelve-year-old. The incidents covered by the indictment occurred...weiterlesen »

Thousands of BMWs Recalled in Austria Due to Fire Risk

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In Austria, 18,951 vehicles are affected, the Bavarian car manufacturer announced to the APA on Friday. In Germany, about 136,500 vehicles are affected. In the USA, another approximately 195,000 cars are...weiterlesen »

Bear Forest Resident "Mark" Had to Be Euthanized

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The Bear Forest Arbesbach in the Zwettl district mourns its resident "Mark". The animal had to be euthanized on Friday due to "numerous worsening ailments," according to a statement from Four Paws. "Mark"...weiterlesen »

Record Summer for Domestic Tourism: Overnight Stays at 50-Year High

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Austrians are taking vacations even in times of crisis – and international guests even more so. According to Statistics Austria, a total of 116.02 million overnight stays were recorded from January to...weiterlesen »

Commencement of Duty for Five New Data Detection Dogs at the Police

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At the Austrian police, five specially trained data detection dogs have started their service. In rainy weather, four of them were presented with their decree by Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP)...weiterlesen »

500 Jobs at Lenzing in Danger - First Job Cuts This Year?

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At the publicly listed fiber manufacturer Lenzing, 500 jobs could be at risk - 200 positions are expected to be cut this year according to the "Oberösterreichische Nachrichten" (OÖN) and "Krone". The two...weiterlesen »

Package Shipping with DHL Express Becomes More Expensive

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The adjustments are made annually and take into account factors such as inflation, currency movements, and administrative costs related to regulatory and security measures, according to the company. The...weiterlesen »

These services have become more expensive again

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In the first quarter of 2025, the annual increase was still 2.6 percent, and in the fourth quarter of 2024 even 3.7 percent, as Statistics Austria announced on Friday. The increase in the second quarter...weiterlesen »

Tragic Fall: Woman in Upper Austria Trapped Between Train and Platform and Seriously Injured

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A 48-year-old woman fell into the gap between the platform and the train at the station in Neuhofen an der Krems (Linz-Land district) in the early hours of Friday as she attempted to open the door of the...weiterlesen »

Lobau Demonstrators Are Back: Protest in Vienna

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Following the decision by Transport Minister Peter Hanke to push forward with the Lobau Tunnel, Greenpeace protested on Friday in front of the Ministry of Transport in Vienna. The NGO calls it a "fossil...weiterlesen »

Barefoot, Screaming, Violent: Man Went on a Rampage in Vienna Hotel

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A hotel employee had called emergency services on September 25 at around 7:45 PM after a barefoot and screaming man ran through the corridors of the hotel in Vienna-Rudolfsheim, causing a commotion among...weiterlesen »

Beaten and Strangled: Homeless Man Attacked Police Officer in Vienna City Center

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On September 25, around 7:00 a.m., police officers in downtown Vienna noticed a man lying motionless in front of a subway entrance in the Kärtnertorpassage. After ruling out a medical emergency, the officers...weiterlesen »

Austrian Woman Shot in Costa Rica

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In the case of a couple killed in Costa Rica, there are new findings: The woman was identified as a 57-year-old Austrian. Previously, it was said she was German. The male body found on the property is...weiterlesen »

Astonishingly Down-to-Earth: This is What Austrians Would Do with a Lottery Win

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56 percent of respondents would use the money to buy a home or an apartment – preferably for personal use. In the age group up to 50 years, the affinity for real estate is particularly strong. Here, 62...weiterlesen »

NGO Financing: FPÖ Initiates "Small Inquiry Committee"

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The audit mandate for the body, also known as the "small investigative committee," was asserted by the FPÖ faction. The Freedom Party has been attacking non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in unison...weiterlesen »

27-Year-Old Confessed to Arson Series in Fischamend

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According to the state police directorate, the man stated that his motive for the acts was being bullied and ostracized. He was taken to the Korneuburg correctional facility. In Fischamend, on August 23,...weiterlesen »

Trial on Sexual Offenses Against Twelve-Year-Old Started in Vienna

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Ten defendants aged between 16 and 21 pleaded not guilty on Thursday at the regional court in a trial concerning sexual acts with a then twelve-year-old, which according to the indictment took place between...weiterlesen »

Strong Increase in Food Prices in Austria

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According to an analysis by the European Central Bank (ECB), food prices in Austria are 33 percent higher than at the end of 2019, before the outbreak of the Corona pandemic. In the countries of the Eurozone,...weiterlesen »

International Day Against Food Waste: More and More Food Ends Up in the Trash in Austria

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According to the survey, particularly 18 to 29-year-olds frequently throw away food. 90 percent of this age group disposed of food in the last three months. Among 40 to 49-year-olds, it is 80 percent....weiterlesen »

26-Year-Old in Vienna-Brigittenau Threatened Friends with Murder

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In the stairwell in Vienna-Brigittenau, officers from the Pappenheimgasse police station were able to detain and provisionally arrest a rampaging 26-year-old (Austrian citizen). The heavily intoxicated...weiterlesen »

Austria and Germany Slow Down on EU Combustion Engine Ban

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Austria and Germany will present a joint position on the EU fleet targets at the upcoming EU Council in Brussels. The EU Commission has introduced binding CO2 limits for passenger cars and light commercial...weiterlesen »

26-Year-Old in Vienna-Brigittenau Threatened Friends with Murder

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In the stairwell in Vienna-Brigittenau, officers from the Pappenheimgasse police station were able to detain and provisionally arrest a rampaging 26-year-old (citizen of Austria). The heavily intoxicated...weiterlesen »

Majority Turns to Digital Administrative Channels

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Around 70 percent of Austrians use digital administrative processes. This is shown by this year's "eGovernment Monitor". This places Austria in first place compared to Germany and Switzerland - however,...weiterlesen »

New on Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+ & Co.: The Releases from September 29 to October 5

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Attention film and series fans: These are the film and series releases from September 29 to October 5 on Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, and Canal+ >> More streaming news at a glance Nightmares...weiterlesen »

Number of Found Animals in Vienna Drastically Increased in Summer

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Many of them were in poor health, severely injured, or abandoned. From early June to mid-September 2025, the TierQuarTier took in a total of 950 animals: "The numbers clearly show that many animals often...weiterlesen »

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