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ORF correspondent Christian Wehrschütz (64) narrowly escaped a drone attack in eastern Ukraine on Saturday. According to media reports, the war correspondent was in a vehicle near the front in the Donetsk...weiterlesen »
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Cornelia Richter was inaugurated on Saturday as the first female bishop of the Evangelical Church A.B. in Austria. Her predecessor Michael Chalupka was bid farewell during the service at the Vienna MuseumsQuartier....weiterlesen »
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A fire that severely damaged a Gründerzeit villa on the Esplanade in Gmunden, Upper Austria, on the night of Thursday was deliberately set. A fire detection dog indicated the presence of accelerants, reported...weiterlesen »
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"We made mistakes. I made mistakes," he told the "Presse", the "Kurier", and Ö1. He could understand the criticism. The salary adjustments will still happen. At the same time, Mahrer defended his earnings...weiterlesen »
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ORF correspondent Christian Wehrschütz (64) narrowly escaped a drone attack in Ukraine on Saturday. The war correspondent of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation confirmed a corresponding report by the...weiterlesen »
According to police spokesman Philipp Haßlinger, he is in pre-trial detention. The main suspect, whose name is known, was still being sought on Saturday. He is said to have shot both the 33-year-old and...weiterlesen »
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In total, there were 2,490 on-the-spot fines during the actions, amounting to over 100,000 euros, as well as 1,097 reports for violations of traffic regulations. In addition, according to the police release...weiterlesen »
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Most federal states, like the federal government, are prescribing a zero salary increase for top-level politics for the coming year. Only Upper Austria is taking a different path, where politicians' salaries...weiterlesen »
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A new system for automated medication dispensing has been introduced at the Vinzenz Clinics in Vienna. In the future, tablets and capsules will no longer be manually prepared by the nursing staff but will...weiterlesen »
In seven out of nine federal states, road traffic is now the largest cause of CO2 emissions. This is shown by a recent analysis by the Austrian Transport Club (VCÖ), which was published on Friday. According...weiterlesen »
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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 »
Investigations revealed that a physical altercation had taken place in the apartment between the woman and her boyfriend, during which the furnishings were damaged. The suspect is also said to have thrown...weiterlesen »
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 men sprayed acid into the face of a bus driver in Bad Vöslau (Baden district). The 47-year-old was seriously injured and taken to the hospital after the attack on October 3rd. One of the two suspects...weiterlesen »
"An important goal of politics must be to reduce poverty and not to further increase the pressure on those in need," states a declaration from the Bishops' Conference following the autumn plenary assembly....weiterlesen »
The upcoming regular federal party conference of the SPÖ will take place on March 7 in Vienna. The party announced this on Friday. Incumbent Andreas Babler is likely to be the only candidate for the election...weiterlesen »
Officers from the Vienna State Traffic Department pulled a hazardous goods transport with significant safety deficiencies off the road on November 6 on the Southeast Tangent (A23). The truck, loaded with...weiterlesen »
Following the death of a patient in Rohrbach, who could not be treated by any specialized hospital due to capacity reasons, four working groups - including one for emergency care - are to be established...weiterlesen »
On November 4, attentive officers from the Preindlgasse police station caught suspected chocolate thieves. During a traffic stop, they discovered 249 bars of chocolate and 16 packages of chocolate candies...weiterlesen »
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 »
Officers from the Vienna State Traffic Department pulled a hazardous goods transport with significant safety deficiencies off the road on November 6th on the Southeast Tangent (A23). The truck, loaded...weiterlesen »
The Vienna ÖVP continues to be upset about planned budget measures. The increase in the housing subsidy contribution is particularly harshly criticized. For party leader Markus Figl, this represents a...weiterlesen »
For the approximately 5,800 chamber employees nationwide, the salary increase in 2026 will be significantly less, at 4.2 percent from the second half of the year. For example, the compensation of the President...weiterlesen »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
For SPÖ leader Andreas Babler, it must be painful to see what a declared leftist can achieve: Zohran Mamdani, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, swept the mayoral election in the US metropolis...weiterlesen »
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 »
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 »
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 »