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Divers from EKO Cobra recovered the vehicle in collaboration with the fire department in the afternoon from a depth of 52 meters. The missing person was still in the vehicle, as the police reported. The...weiterlesen »
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In the new edition of the "Times Higher Education World University Ranking" published on Thursday, the University of Vienna has become the first Austrian institution to reach a spot in the top 100. The...weiterlesen »
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The executive will henceforth rely on Super Recognizers. These are people with an exceptionally high talent for recognizing faces. As part of a pilot project, 30 such officers have been deployed in Lower...weiterlesen »
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Vaccinations prevent not only acute infections in adults but also their often serious aftereffects such as consciousness disorders (delirium), dementia, heart attacks, and strokes, explained medical professionals...weiterlesen »
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It was a solemn farewell to Harald Serafin, which friends and companions prepared for the "Mr. Wunderbar," who passed away on September 15, on Wednesday in Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral. The who's who...weiterlesen »
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For serious commercial fraud, a 26-year-old was legally sentenced to two years in prison, eight months of which are unconditional, on Wednesday at the Vienna Regional Court. Between January 2021 and February...weiterlesen »
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It is Austria's oldest still-existing radio show: On October 14, 1945, the poetry format "Du holde Kunst" was broadcast for the first time. For the anniversary, on Sunday (October 12) from 8:15 a.m., poems...weiterlesen »
He and two of his colleagues from the construction site of the Mur bridge on the South Motorway (A2) were on the Mur with the aluminum boat for work when it sank for reasons still unclear. While the other...weiterlesen »
The planned changes to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) aim to address the challenges that European farmers increasingly face. They are intended to particularly reduce administrative burdens, which...weiterlesen »
For the transport industry, this means an additional burden due to external costs – such as air pollution, noise, and CO₂ emissions – amounting to 42 million euros from 2026. The regular adjustment of...weiterlesen »
According to information from Wednesday, two motorcyclists accelerated to more than 200 km/h the previous day after evading a police stop on the B17 at the roundabout to the train station in St. Egyden...weiterlesen »
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A 19-year-old driver was stopped by the police on Tuesday evening around 9:15 PM in Donaustadt due to massive speeding violations. Officers from the Vienna Traffic Department had noticed the vehicle on...weiterlesen »
Around 60 to 65 people had gathered for an unregistered spontaneous demonstration, the police informed the APA. For about two hours, the authorities have been working to dissolve the assembly due to safety...weiterlesen »
An average Viennese household with 70 square meters of living space must expect additional monthly costs of 12 euros after the increase in district heating prices by Wien Energie. The calculation is based...weiterlesen »
In Vienna-Floridsdorf, a dangerous traffic incident occurred on Tuesday evening. A 35-year-old driver was reportedly traveling at excessive speed and endangered a motorcyclist. According to the police,...weiterlesen »
A 57-year-old man is suspected of having threatened two teenagers with a deceptively realistic-looking toy gun in a shopping center in the Vienna district of Donaustadt. The two 17-year-olds fled and called...weiterlesen »
On Tuesday evening, a police operation took place at Hütteldorf station in Vienna-Penzing after a man allegedly threatened two women (aged 29 and 31) with an axe. According to the police, the 82-year-old...weiterlesen »
During the dispute at the gas station, a 45-year-old man allegedly threatened his 33-year-old opponent with a broken glass bottle. Two witnesses intervened, separated the disputants, and alerted the police....weiterlesen »
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At the end of September, Federal Minister Norbert Totschnig invited experts from business and associations to a round table to get a grip on the increasing number of fires caused by lithium batteries,...weiterlesen »
A 43-year-old was sentenced on Wednesday at the St. Pölten Regional Court for stalking and arson to 24 months, with 16 months suspended, although the verdict is not yet legally binding. The defendant confessed...weiterlesen »
Throughout the entire facility of the indoor swimming pool, both the technical equipment and the water treatment have been fundamentally renewed. The operation of the indoor swimming pool is primarily...weiterlesen »
A "temporarily assigned employee" is suspected of having connections "to a group under observation." These indications are currently being reviewed, the Ministry of the Interior first informed. The Vienna...weiterlesen »
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The virus spreads through droplets when coughing, sneezing, or talking – and this happens everywhere where people are in close proximity: in the subway, at the workplace, or at events. Similar to the flu,...weiterlesen »
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An 18-year-old from the district of St. Pölten is accused of stealing license plates from seven parked mopeds between July 4 and August 17 in Purkersdorf, Tulln, Tullnerbach-Pressbaum, and Wiener Neustadt,...weiterlesen »
Two occupants were rescued from the Mur with hypothermia, while a man is missing. The search for him is ongoing. The state police department reports several patrols, a helicopter, a drone, as well as rescue,...weiterlesen »
The "Vienna Highlights 2025" festival opens on October 10 at the Breitenfelder Church in 1080 Vienna and runs until November 18, 2025. The 90-minute Light&Shadow tours in eight districts invite you to...weiterlesen »
An average Viennese household with 70 square meters of living space can expect additional monthly costs of 12 euros after the increase in district heating prices by Wien Energie. The calculation is based...weiterlesen »
The spectrum of the 63rd Viennale ranges from Kristen Stewart's directorial debut "Chronology of Water" to the dusty production "Alpha" by Cannes award-winner Julia Ducournau, to Mascha Schilinski's Oscar...weiterlesen »
"With high probability," the second charge for the same offense will not yet be negotiated, a spokesperson for the Innsbruck Higher Regional Court (OLG) said to the APA on Tuesday. Both Benko and a co-defendant...weiterlesen »
The city of Vienna has received reports of emails in which a collection agency named COEO-Inkasso demands alleged "parking fines" on behalf of the city. Among other things, recipients are offered a "settlement...weiterlesen »
The defendant struck the victim eleven times in the face with his fist in a waiting area at the main train station on April 7, 2025, which led to the man's death. Several eyewitnesses sitting nearby, who...weiterlesen »
In total, more than 180,000 responses were received in the poll. Among other things, people were asked which destinations they would visit again. In the "Friendliest Cities" category, Vienna was chosen...weiterlesen »
A spokesperson for the detention center confirmed to the APA on Tuesday corresponding reports by ORF Tirol and the "Tiroler Tageszeitung" (online). When Benko was brought to his hometown was not disclosed...weiterlesen »
The incident occurred around 4 PM on Gschwandnergasse. At that time, the 20-year-old had a visitor when there was a knock on the door, and she opened it. The three women are said to have then entered the...weiterlesen »
Does money make you happy? The good-natured but clumsy guardian angel Gabriel doubts it. His job is actually to save people who look at their phones while driving. But he feels destined for greater things....weiterlesen »
A DNA test provided final certainty a few weeks ago. The two women had not grown up with their biological parents. In the meantime, they have met and, along with both sets of parents, have come together,...weiterlesen »
Thanks to an attentive neighbor and a smoke detector, emergency services were alerted and brought the man out of the apartment in time. He was taken to LKH Graz, as reported by the state police department....weiterlesen »
The low influenza vaccination rate of just over ten percent in Austria is expected to be increased this season. Immunization against the "real flu" is recommended for everyone and, as in the previous year,...weiterlesen »
A witness observed two men gaining unauthorized access to a building in Vienna-Brigittenau and immediately notified the police. Since the officers assumed it was a burglary at that time, several units...weiterlesen »
According to initial findings, a 45-year-old man reversed his car from a parking lot over a ramp towards Prager Straße. At the same time, a 72-year-old woman was on the same ramp and moving in the same...weiterlesen »
The incident occurred around 4 PM on Gschwandnergasse. At that time, the 20-year-old had a visitor when there was a knock on the door, and she opened it. The three women allegedly entered the apartment,...weiterlesen »
Officers from the rapid response unit arrested three suspected shoplifters at the Central Station in Vienna-Favoriten on October 6. The police were approached by a store detective in front of a drugstore...weiterlesen »
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The group was previously stopped by Israeli authorities and flown to Athens, confirmed the Foreign Ministry upon APA's request. According to a statement from the activists, there were instances of mistreatment...weiterlesen »