SOS Children's Villages shows willingness to cooperate after allegations against Kutin

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On Friday, the management, in coordination with the supervisory board, submitted a statement of facts along with all "currently available documents" to the Innsbruck public prosecutor's office, as stated...weiterlesen »

Car Driver Received 30 Months in Prison in Upper Austria

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A 20-year-old driver, who engaged in a wild police chase on the night of January 31st that ended with several injuries, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Friday at the Regional Court in Wels, although...weiterlesen »

Two Arrests After Drug Deals in Vienna

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On November 6, two arrests related to drug trafficking occurred in Vienna. In the district of Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, police officers observed a drug deal on Sechshauser Straße around 12:00 PM. The alleged...weiterlesen »

NÖ: Shots Fired at Playground in the Weinviertel

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At a playground in Ziersdorf (Hollabrunn district), a twelve-year-old fired a pistol into the air several times. Peers were present, but no one was injured. The boy is said to have taken the Glock 19 from...weiterlesen »

Deadly Shots in Vienna Restaurant: Arrest and Initial Details on the Motive

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After a dispute between four people on Thursday evening in a venue in Vienna-Ottakring, shots were fired. A 33-year-old Chechen lost his life, and his companion, a 55-year-old Serb, was hit in the upper...weiterlesen »

Geodatabase Revised: 44,000 Hectares of Moor Newly Recorded

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After 33 years, Austria has a newly revised peatland geodatabase. The data contains current information on the distribution, condition, and ecological characteristics of the approximately 44,000 hectares...weiterlesen »

"Football Fans" from Poland Injured and Robbed Car Occupants in Austria

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Several "football fans" from Poland stopped a car with Croatian occupants at a motorway service area near Graz on Thursday evening on their way home, injured them, and robbed them. The perpetrators then...weiterlesen »

Wreath Laying at Name Wall: Government Commemorates Victims of the November Pogroms

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Official Austria commemorated the victims of the November Pogroms against the Jewish community 87 years ago on Friday. Several government members laid wreaths at the Shoah Wall of Names in Vienna's Ostarrichipark...weiterlesen »

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 »

13-Year-Old Murder Case in Lower Austria Solved

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About 13 years after a homicide in Lower Austria, a suspect has been tracked down. A 55-year-old Hungarian citizen is said to have stabbed a 45-year-old compatriot in 2012, reported the "Kurier" (Friday...weiterlesen »

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

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After an argument between four people, several shots were fired in a venue in Vienna-Ottakring on Thursday evening. A 33-year-old Chechen lost his life, his companion, a 55-year-old Serb, was hit in the...weiterlesen »

Voting for the Word of the Year 2025 is underway: These are the candidates

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The question is: Who or what will succeed "Renaturation", the Word of the Year 2024. On Friday, the Society for Austrian German (GSÖD) published the list of candidate words competing for the Word of the...weiterlesen »

Rapid Vienna remains winless in Conference League: Defeat against Universitatea Craiova worsens crisis

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SK Rapid continues to struggle in this year's league phase of the Football Conference League. The team of Rapid coach Peter Stöger lost deservedly 0:1 (0:1) on Thursday evening in front of 23,500 spectators...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 »

Pregnancy Termination in Austria Difficult and Often Stigmatized

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Amnesty International sees the right to abortion in Europe as threatened. This is shown by a report released on Thursday by the NGO, which examined the situation in 40 countries. According to Monica Costa...weiterlesen »

What the Asfinag Rents Out Areas for in the Mostviertel

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The state highway company Asfinag offers open spaces along the domestic highway and expressway network for photovoltaic systems - initially in Lower Austria and Burgenland. Specifically, it concerns areas...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 »

Hamas Weapons Depot Uncovered in Vienna Storage Room

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In the course of investigations against a globally operating terrorist organization with ties to Hamas, a weapons cache was uncovered in Vienna. It is suspected that the weapons were intended for possible...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 »

Hamas Weapons Depot Uncovered in Vienna Storage Room

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In the course of investigations against a globally operating terrorist organization with ties to Hamas, a weapons cache was uncovered in Vienna. It is suspected that the weapons were intended for possible...weiterlesen »

New on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video & Co.: The Releases from November 10 to 16

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Attention film and series fans: These are the film and series releases from November 10 to 16 on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, and CANAL+. >> More streaming news at a glance A Merry Little Ex-Mas...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 »

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 »

Burglar Duo Caught in Vienna-Floridsdorf

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A woman called the police emergency number after she noticed two individuals on the premises of a scrap metal recycling business in Vienna-Floridsdorf via video surveillance, who apparently intended to...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 »

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 »

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 »

Overwhelming Majority Separates Their Waste

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Nine out of ten Austrians separate their waste. Their most common motivation is the protection of the climate, nature, and living beings. According to a representative survey by the Market Institute on...weiterlesen »

Trio Missing in Parliament Gallery - But Why?

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For a decade now, the portrait gallery of former Presidents of the National Council has not seen any additions. During this period, two female presidents and one male president have stepped down. The fact...weiterlesen »

As a Successful Landlord: A Beginner's Guide

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Another tax-relevant point is the so-called presumption of hobby. The tax office checks whether the rental is aimed at long-term profit or if there are merely tax-motivated losses. With the new regulation...weiterlesen »

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