Before Commissioning: Major Exercise in the Koralmtunnel...

Before Commissioning: Major Exercise in the Koralmtunnel Completed

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Over 150 people from the fire department, police, rescue services, authorities, and federal railways participated in the large-scale exercise in the Koralm Tunnel. Additionally, 50 people were used as...weiterlesen »

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Podcasts Increasingly Popular Among Young People

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43 percent of the study's respondents listen to podcasts at least occasionally, while among 15- to 29-year-olds, it is already 67 percent, which represents an increase of ten percentage points compared...weiterlesen »

Civil Protection Test Alarm on October 4: Today Sirens and AT-Alert Will Be Tested Again

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On Saturday, October 4, 2025, the annual civil protection test alarm will be conducted across Austria between 12:00 and 12:45 PM. After a siren test, the three official civil protection signals "Warning,"...weiterlesen »

Child Seat Test: Significant Safety Risk with These Models

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ÖAMTC and its partner organizations are currently conducting the latest child seat test, with the full results to be published on October 21, 2025. During the test series, however, significant safety deficiencies...weiterlesen »

Weekend Construction Site Brings Closures on Vienna Tangent

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Over the weekend, construction work will be carried out on the Vienna Southeast Tangent (A23) between the Prater junction and the Handelskai exit in the direction of Kaisermühlen. This will begin on Saturday...weiterlesen »

Cause of Smoke in Vienna U1 Station Determined

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A damaged pantograph on a train of the Vienna U-Bahn line U1 was the cause of the smoke from the Praterstern station to Vorgartenstraße on Thursday evening. This was communicated by the Wiener Linien after...weiterlesen »

Rescue Operation Leads to Huge Weapons Cache in Vienna-Josefstadt

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A planned rescue operation in Josefstadt led to a significant police discovery on October 2nd. Officers from the Josefstadt City Police Command, together with the rescue service, were called to the apartment...weiterlesen »

August: Household Energy Prices Slightly Decreased Overall

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Overall, the energy price index (EPI) of the energy agency showed a decrease of 0.4 percent compared to the previous month, while prices increased by 5.9 percent year-on-year. The general inflation (consumer...weiterlesen »

Alarming Shortage of Crisis Foster Parents in Vienna

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In Vienna, more and more babies who are particularly vulnerable due to family crises are being removed from their own families. The number of these babies has recently exceeded the capacities of the responsible...weiterlesen »