DNA Confirms: Bodies in Lipno Reservoir Are Missing Mühlviertler

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The two bodies found at the end of October in a sunken car in the Lipno Reservoir in the Czech Republic are, as assumed, the Mühlviertel residents missing for ten years. A DNA match provided certainty,...weiterlesen »

Seventh Illegal Beauty Clinic Discovered in Vienna

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During a joint inspection by the Immediate Measures Group, the Vienna Police, and the AMS, a salon was discovered where aesthetic treatments were apparently being performed without medical authorization....weiterlesen »

160 Ideas for Less Bureaucracy in Austria

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State Secretary Josef Schellhorn (NEOS) has presented the coalition partners with 160 proposals for deregulation and debureaucratization. Among the many small individual measures, which are now being discussed...weiterlesen »

Swarovski cuts around 400 jobs at the Wattens site

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By then, the number of employees at the headquarters is expected to decrease from the current 2,480 to around 2,100, it was stated at a press conference in Wattens on Thursday. The reason for the measure...weiterlesen »

Swarovski cuts around 400 jobs at the Wattens location

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By then, the number of employees at the headquarters is expected to decrease from the current 2,480 to around 2,100, it was announced at a press conference in Wattens on Thursday. The reason for this measure...weiterlesen »

Environmental and Youth Organizations Urged Again for Stricter Climate Protection Law

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In addition to binding climate neutrality by 2040, the youth representatives demand "clear sector targets in all areas and consequences for failure," stated Lejla Visnjic from the Federal Youth Representation...weiterlesen »

Warning Against Cuts for the Homeless

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The Association of Vienna's Homeless Assistance warns politicians against making cuts in support for homeless people. Reductions would not only result in an increasing number of affected individuals but...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 »

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 »

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 »

Cornelia Richter becomes the first Protestant bishop in Austria

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Over 1,000 guests are expected at the festive service in Vienna's Museumsquartier, which will also be attended by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen and the appointed Archbishop of Vienna, Josef...weiterlesen »

Ryanair forces passengers to use digital boarding pass

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Especially for inexperienced passengers, the small piece of paper with their own name, QR code, and seat number gives the reassuring feeling that nothing can really go wrong when boarding. Therefore, the...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 »

Unfair Distribution: By 2030, a Dignified Life Could Be Built for Everyone

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Particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia, there is a lack of such important infrastructures, explained the researchers, who work at the Institute of Social Ecology at the University of Natural...weiterlesen »

Live Broadcast of the Pilnacek Committee of Inquiry Still Unclear

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Representatives of the parliamentary parties discussed on Wednesday afternoon in the Rules of Procedure Committee of the National Council whether the upcoming committee of inquiry on the Pilnacek case...weiterlesen »

Vienna State Opera Commemorated Reopening 70 Years Ago

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On that Saturday 70 years ago, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera was ceremoniously opened. In a morning ceremony, this memorable event was commemorated in the House on the Ring on Wednesday, attended by the...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 »

Despite Open Questions: Flat Tax for Working in Retirement to Come in 2026

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"We are working hard to meet the date," said SPÖ State Secretary and government coordinator Michaela Schmidt on Wednesday after the cabinet meeting regarding the flat tax for work during retirement. "There...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 »

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