Dead Children in Fire: Trial Against Mother on November 26

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The 25-year-old mother is accused of negligent homicide, according to court information from Tuesday. The woman's five-year-old son is said to have gotten hold of a lighter and started a fire with it while...weiterlesen »

New AI and Robotics-Supported Bio-Research Laboratory Opens in Vienna

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The Artificial Intelligence is supposed to help with the design of experiments, said Malik, who recently moved from the USA to the new institute called "AITHYRA" of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW),...weiterlesen »

Headscarf Ban in Schools: Start with Awareness Phase, Sanctions from 2026/27

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To "strengthen constitutional conformity," the comments from the review process have been carefully incorporated, according to the department of Family and Integration Minister Claudia Plakolm (ÖVP). The...weiterlesen »

Viennese Researchers Uncover Mega Security Flaw in WhatsApp

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Viennese researchers have discovered a major security vulnerability in WhatsApp. Due to the weakness in the so-called Contact Discovery Mechanism of the messenger, they were able to conduct a comprehensive...weiterlesen »

Start for International Democracy Festival "Participate 2025" in Vienna

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Together with the festival visitors, strategies against the "script of authoritarian forces" and for strengthening democracy are to be developed. The festival is organized by "Faktor D," the democracy...weiterlesen »

Man in Vienna-Floridsdorf Ignored Restraining Order: Violence Against Partner

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In the night leading to Tuesday, officers from the Donaufelder Straße police station arrested a 30-year-old Austrian citizen. He is suspected of having disregarded a restraining and no-contact order issued...weiterlesen »

Innsbruck: Bodies of Mother and Daughter Were Hidden in Freezer Behind Wall

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A 34-year-old woman and her ten-year-old daughter, missing since July 2024, were found dead on Friday hidden behind a drywall in two freezers in an apartment in the Tyrolean capital of Innsbruck. Two men,...weiterlesen »

Trial Over Fatal Workplace Accident in Lower Austria: Two Acquittals

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According to court information, the verdicts are not legally binding. A 36-year-old was severely injured during maintenance work on April 22 and died three days later in the hospital. A team leader and...weiterlesen »

AK Survey Shows: More Than Half in Part-Time Due to Childcare or Caregiving for Relatives

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In the Chamber of Labor's online survey, the question "Why do you work part-time?" could be answered with multiple responses. For nearly a quarter of the respondents, the high professional workload was...weiterlesen »

National Council: Greens Want to Address Violence Protection and the Principle of Consensus

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The Greens want to bring the topics of violence protection and the principle of consent in sexual criminal law to the agenda. FPÖ General Secretary Christian Hafenecker saw a government "at the end." The...weiterlesen »

Lower Austria: VGT Report Due to Misconduct in AMA Pig Farm

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The VGT referred in its statements to video material that was anonymously handed over to the association. This material is said to be from the period of September to October. "The scenes shock with the...weiterlesen »

Innsbruck: Bodies of Mother and Daughter Were Hidden in Freezer Behind Wall

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For several months, the Tyrolean State Criminal Office had been investigating the missing persons case under the direction of the Innsbruck Public Prosecutor's Office on suspicion of two homicides. In...weiterlesen »

Man in Vienna-Floridsdorf Ignored Restraining Order: Violence Against Partner

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In the night leading to Tuesday, officers from the Donaufelder Straße police station arrested a 30-year-old Austrian citizen. He is suspected of having disregarded a restraining and no-contact order issued...weiterlesen »

Large Fire in Linz Recycling Plant: Hall in Flames

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Residents had raised the alarm. From a distance, the emergency services could already see the glow of the fire and alerted additional volunteer fire brigades from the Linz-Land district. They managed to...weiterlesen »

Research Year Announced in the Vienna Parliament: Submission Possible Until March

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The High House is offering a "Research Year in Parliament" for the fourth time. Innovative project ideas are sought that contribute to the advancement of current scientific debates on parliament-related...weiterlesen »

Major Fire Breaks Out in Vienna Disco Club Village

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Upon the fire department's arrival at Daumegasse around 1:00 AM, the nightclub's roof was already fully ablaze. The building was closed at the time of the incident, and there were no people inside. To...weiterlesen »

67-Year-Old Dies in Basement Fire in Lower Austria

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The basement fire with one fatality in Leopoldsdorf near Vienna (Bruck an der Leitha district) on Sunday is likely due to the careless handling of a solid fuel stove by the 67-year-old. The result of the...weiterlesen »

Missing Since 2024: Bodies of Mother and Daughter Discovered in Innsbruck

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Two suspects, a 55-year-old Austrian and his 53-year-old brother, had already been arrested in June, the police reported. They are believed to be connected to the deaths of the two victims. The two men...weiterlesen »

ÖOG: No Mistakes by Doctors and Nurses in Death of Patient in Upper Austria

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Before an extraordinary supervisory board meeting of the Upper Austrian Health Holding (OÖG) on Monday, the chairman of the OÖG, Franz Harnoncourt, announced his resignation. Harnoncourt's contract, who...weiterlesen »

Complaint Against Wöginger Diversion: WKStA Cites General Prevention

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The fact that "even in the case of a - as here condensed - suspicion, a conviction ultimately cannot be expected" could not have a "deterrent effect on potential imitators," quoted "Der Standard" from...weiterlesen »

New System MeinAMS Launches: Unemployed Must Now Switch

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The Public Employment Service (AMS) is replacing the eAMS account for job seekers with the new online platform MeinAMS. A three-week transition phase started on Monday. During this time, you can still...weiterlesen »

21-Year-Old Beat Ex-Girlfriend in Vienna-Meidling to the Point of Hospitalization

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Emergency services from the Meidling City Police Command were alerted around 12:45 AM after the woman was found injured in her apartment. She was already receiving emergency medical care from the Vienna...weiterlesen »

Feverish Search for the Gunman of Vienna-Ottakring: Who Has Seen Him?

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Following the shooting in front of a venue in Vienna-Ottakring on November 6, where three people were injured and a 33-year-old man was fatally shot, investigations are in full swing. Two suspects have...weiterlesen »

Forecast: Austria 2026 Among EU's Laggards in Economic Growth

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The EU Autumn Economic Forecast presented in Brussels on Monday predicts a growth of 0.9 percent for Austria. Only Ireland with 0.2 percent and Italy with 0.8 percent perform worse. At the top is Malta...weiterlesen »

Deceased Patient: Upper Austria's Health Holding CEO Resigns

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He announced this at the beginning of a special meeting of the Health Holding regarding the case of a rejected patient who died, in a personal statement. His contract actually runs until 2029. Harnoncourt...weiterlesen »

BILLA starts Gruftsackerl campaign for the homeless in Vienna again

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For the fourth time, BILLA, in collaboration with Caritas, is offering the so-called "Gruftsackerl." The aid packages contain basic foodstuffs and everyday products and benefit homeless people in Vienna....weiterlesen »

Antisemitic Arson Attack at Vienna Central Cemetery: Trial in December

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A previously unblemished 27-year-old is accused of having set fire to the anteroom of the ceremonial hall with an accelerant on the night of November 1, 2023, after climbing over a one and a half meter...weiterlesen »

Domestic Consumption Causes Large CO2 Footprint

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A T-shirt sold in Austria illustrates the difference between the calculation methods for the carbon footprint: The production-based method assigns emissions from manufacturing in China to that country....weiterlesen »

ÖGK Expects High Loss

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A deficit of 459.6 million euros is forecast for the ÖGK in 2026, which is expected to rise to 797.7 million euros by 2029. Peter McDonald, chairman of the umbrella association of social insurance carriers,...weiterlesen »

Fatality in Basement Fire in Leopoldsdorf

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According to the police, the fire broke out around 5:30 a.m. in a single-family house in Leopoldsdorf near Vienna. When the fire brigade arrived at the building, thick smoke was visible coming from a basement...weiterlesen »

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