December 21: Win a Festive Package from NESPRESSO including a VERTUO Pop Coffee Machine

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Before the holidays, it is often the small moments that create anticipation and festive mood: From the scent of coffee on a winter morning to wrapping gifts and gathering with friends and family. Nespresso...weiterlesen »

Man Shot Dead in Vienna Restaurant, Another in Critical Condition: Perpetrator on the Run

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The police reported that there had likely been a dispute with two other men beforehand. The shooter and his companion are on the run. A large-scale manhunt for the suspects is underway. © APA/MAX SLOVENCIK...weiterlesen »

First Round of Negotiations for Trade Collective Agreement Without Agreement

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The next round will take place on November 13. "No offer was presented by the employers," said the GPA union after seven hours of bargaining. Next week, the works councils will be informed about the current...weiterlesen »

Twelve and 15-Year-Old Caught After Joyride with Stolen Cars

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The younger one is said to have committed a hit-and-run after a collision with a bus on October 20, the authorities announced on Thursday. The Viennese was handed over to child and youth services. The...weiterlesen »

Planned Helmet Requirement for E-Scooters and E-Bikes: ÖAMTC Wants Change

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The draft lacks precision, explained ÖAMTC traffic engineer David Nosé. "Only 14 percent of all e-scooter accident victims are aged 13 to 16," Nosé said at a press conference. For e-bikes, the proposal...weiterlesen »

Local Operator and Guest in Vienna-Ottakring Repeatedly Injured with Knife by Four Unknown Assailants

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The incident occurred around 8:30 PM on Wiener Herbststraße. The 54-year-old local operator was unloading items from his car when, according to his statements, he was accosted by four unknown men. A verbal...weiterlesen »

Fraud by Fake Police Officer in Vienna-Floridsdorf

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The 75-year-old woman was called on Tuesday afternoon by an unknown man who pretended to be "Mag. Gruber" from the Vienna State Police Department and claimed to be a chief inspector. The caller explained...weiterlesen »

Knife Attack During Robbery Attempt in Vienna-Favoriten

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The police are currently investigating an as yet unknown man who, on November 5th around 6:15 PM at Arthaberplatz in Vienna-Favoriten, stabbed a 26-year-old man in the upper arm with a knife while attempting...weiterlesen »

Planned Helmet Requirement for E-Scooters and E-Bikes: ÖAMTC Wants Change

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The draft lacks precision, explained ÖAMTC traffic engineer David Nosé. "In e-scooter accidents, only 14 percent of all casualties are aged 13 to 16," Nosé said at a press conference. For e-bikes, the...weiterlesen »

Manhunt After Armed Robbery with Knife in Vienna Gas Station

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An as yet unknown man threatened two customers with a knife at a gas station in Vienna-Donaustadt on October 3rd around 10:30 PM and robbed them of cash. The stolen amount is in the lower double-digit...weiterlesen »

Manhunt for Accomplices of Fraudster Gang in Vienna

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Following the search for a fraud gang in early October, who are suspected of having opened several bank accounts and contracts with mobile phone providers using forged Austrian identity cards, partly since...weiterlesen »

PVA: ME/CFS Cases on the Rise

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In 2019, the PVA recorded the main diagnosis of ME/CFS in only 16 applications for occupational disability and invalidity pensions or rehabilitation benefits, but in 2024, it was recorded in 288 cases...weiterlesen »

Cyclist in Industrial District Hit Head-On by Car

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A cyclist was hit head-on by a car on Wednesday in Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge (Bruck an der Leitha district). The 66-year-old local resident sustained injuries in the collision, reported the Lower Austria...weiterlesen »

Brand in Upper Austria - Elderly Woman Dead

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In the Upper Austrian district of Steyr-Land, an 83-year-old woman died in an apartment fire early Thursday morning. Her husband, the 90-year-old homeowner, was taken to the Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Clinic in...weiterlesen »

Kick-off for Collective Agreement Negotiations in Trade

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The collective bargaining negotiations for the approximately 430,000 retail employees and 20,000 apprentices start on Thursday at noon at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ) in Vienna. At the outset,...weiterlesen »

Process After Stone Throw from Brigittenauer Bridge onto Car

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The prosecutor accuses a 34-year-old man of deliberately throwing several stones from a bridge onto the Danube bank highway (A22). The man, who lived without a fixed residence in Vienna until his arrest...weiterlesen »

Pyro-Drama in Vienna-Penzing: Boy Seriously Injured

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Witnesses heard a loud bang in a park in Vienna-Penzing on Tuesday and found an eleven-year-old boy severely injured on the hand and face on a football field. The child had ignited a firecracker (allegedly...weiterlesen »

Conflict in Vienna Apartment Escalated: Woman Attempted to Stab 23-Year-Old with Knife

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According to initial witness statements, a 39-year-old woman (citizen of Serbia) allegedly threatened to kill a 23-year-old man during a party with friends in Vienna-Meidling and attempted several times...weiterlesen »

Police Operation in Vienna-Favoriten: Woman Fled Injured from Ex-Partner

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On Tuesday evening, witnesses called emergency services when they observed a seemingly injured young woman running out of a residential building in Vienna-Favoriten, being pursued by a loudly shouting...weiterlesen »

Manhunt After Knife Robbery in Vienna-Margareten

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Following a robbery in early August in Vienna-Margareten, the police are now requesting information from the public. Two as yet unknown men are suspected of having robbed a 17-year-old boy in Hollgasse...weiterlesen »

47-Year-Old Caught in Cellar Burglary in Vienna-Favoriten

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Due to the precise description of the person, officers from the Vienna Rapid Response Unit were able to apprehend the fleeing suspect shortly after the basement break-in in the area of Quellenstraße. During...weiterlesen »

Abuse in Vienna SOS Children's Village: Former Caregiver Convicted

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The man had been convicted in the first instance at the Vienna Regional Court. However, he appealed the verdict. The man had repeatedly abused two boys in 2021 and 2022 in the course of his work. In the...weiterlesen »

Employee Tied Up, €1.63 Million Damage: Suspect Caught 13 Years After Robbery in Wiener Neudorf

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At least four perpetrators were involved in the coup on the night of April 4, 2012. Two employees were threatened by three masked men with pistols and left tied up with duct tape; they were only able to...weiterlesen »

Fiskalrat: Government's Budget Target Likely to Hold

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According to a quick estimate presented on Wednesday, the Fiscal Council expects a budget deficit of 4.4 percent of GDP this year, with 4.2 percent forecasted for the coming year. This confirms the Finance...weiterlesen »

Joint actions act like "social glue"

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The background of the work by sports scientists and cognitive biologists at the University of Vienna is the fact that joint actions create a connection between people, which is crucial for the functioning...weiterlesen »

Carinthia: Renegotiations on Civil Servant Salaries Failed

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The salary increase of three percent will come into effect as planned from January 2026. This was the result of the renegotiations initiated by the state of Carinthia with the union regarding civil servant...weiterlesen »

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