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"Currently, 70 to 80% of PET bottles are recycled. These are already promising numbers when we look at the target of 90% for 2027. The recycling rate for all types of plastics - including those from the...weiterlesen »
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Twelve women and two men were included as victims in the indictment, which referred to a period from the end of April to mid-June 2025. The prosecutor spoke of "repulsive attacks." Some victims were "severely...weiterlesen »
The Interior Committee of the National Council calls for clear guidelines for "ethical hacking." A corresponding proposal by the Greens was adopted on Thursday with votes from the ÖVP, SPÖ, NEOS, and Greens....weiterlesen »
The inquiry committee into the investigations following the death of Christian Pilnacek began on Thursday with the first interviews. First, the excavator driver, who found the body of the former head of...weiterlesen »
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"Personally, I will probably not live to see Austria's neutrality in military terms - that the law is changed," said Federal President Van der Bellen on Thursday after the meeting with his Swiss counterpart...weiterlesen »
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In the case of a 34-year-old woman and her ten-year-old daughter killed in Innsbruck, whose bodies were discovered in freezers in November 2025, the cause of death is now likely determined. According to...weiterlesen »
The inquiry committee into the investigations following the death of Christian Pilnacek began on Thursday with the first interviews. First, the digger driver, who found the body of the former head of the...weiterlesen »
Following the freezing cold and two people who froze to death over the weekend, the chief physician of the Austrian Red Cross (ÖRK), Wolfgang Schreiber, emphasized that such fatalities are rare in this...weiterlesen »
A case of alleged domestic violence has been occupying the police in Vienna-Leopoldstadt since Tuesday. According to the authorities, a 22-year-old Austrian citizen is said to have ambushed his former...weiterlesen »
On site, officers from the Floridsdorf City Police Command encountered the 42-year-old tenant and a 53-year-old man who was apparently heavily intoxicated. During the separation of the interviews, the...weiterlesen »
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The 47-year-old confessed to having strangled his partner on January 5th after an argument. A few days after the crime, he reportedly informed an acquaintance about the killing, who filed a report on Tuesday...weiterlesen »
The Vienna police were alerted at two o'clock in the morning on Thursday due to a suspected brawl in the 10th district. At the scene, officers from the Favoriten city police command shortly thereafter...weiterlesen »
The first trainees of the nursing assistant course for Vietnamese in Lower Austria are about to graduate. State Councilor Christiane Teschl-Hofmeister (ÖVP) gave a positive summary of the "unique project...weiterlesen »
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The Eisenstadt public prosecutor's office is investigating in connection with the death of a prisoner from the Hirtenberg correctional facility (district of Baden), who died last December from injuries...weiterlesen »
On Saturday, they found a homeless man in Floridsdorf, he was taken to the hospital where he died. On Sunday, street workers found a man motionless in a park in Favoriten, and the rescue team could only...weiterlesen »
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A decision on the requested pre-trial detention had not yet been made, a spokeswoman for the Korneuburg Regional Court said upon request. The murder suspect stated that he strangled his partner on January...weiterlesen »
It is highly likely that the Cobra officer will be taken into custody. Meanwhile, investigators are still waiting for the autopsy results from the forensic medicine department. They are examining the woman's...weiterlesen »
About half of Austria is covered with forest. It is a habitat and also marks the beginning of the wood value chain. However, working in the forest is challenging and dangerous, and the industry suffers...weiterlesen »
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"The little male leopard was born in early November in a den. The cub spent the first weeks of its life well hidden in this den. Like all big cats, Amur leopards are altricial. The cubs are born blind...weiterlesen »
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An 84-year-old woman veered onto the opposite lane on the Bregenzerwaldstraße (L200) for unknown reasons, where she crashed into the car of the 75-year-old. The 75-year-old's car was hurled into a ditch,...weiterlesen »
He had set out on a mountain tour there on Tuesday and was reported missing a few hours before being found, the police informed. The accident victim from the Eferding district is believed to have fallen...weiterlesen »
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On 12,000 square meters, Austria's largest chocolate festival in the Vienna Marx Halle presents the full range of sweet culinary delights – from classic bars to experimental creations like chocolate beer,...weiterlesen »
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Due to the attempted disruption of an assembly or resistance against state authority as part of the "Black Block," three of the five defendants received suspended sentences of three, four, and eight months....weiterlesen »
The governors and industrial associations (IV) of Lower Austria and Upper Austria advocated for reforms to strengthen the location at an industry summit in Ybbs (Melk district) on Wednesday. Job cuts like...weiterlesen »
They vividly described to a jury how they were attacked on the station premises by mostly masked, black-clad assailants for inexplicable reasons. Some are still suffering from the psychological consequences...weiterlesen »
The deputies walked through the village with about 350 inhabitants, as their bus was too large to reach the parking lot at the Danube tributary, where the former head of the justice department, Christian...weiterlesen »
Although Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) spreads the "fairy tale" that Vienna is the economic engine of Austria, the reality looks different, party leader Dominik Nepp was convinced on Wednesday. The entrepreneurial...weiterlesen »
Acute financial distress had led the previously unblemished man to a total of five robberies, said defense attorney Andreas Reichenbach: "He saw no other way out." The verdict is not final. The 30-year-old...weiterlesen »
On Tuesday, the Vienna professional rescue service had about 100 additional operations due to black ice, especially early in the morning. By noon, 65 operations had been registered, reported rescue spokesperson...weiterlesen »
"It is now a sad certainty," said Styria State Police Director Gerald Ortner. A 30-year-old man is considered a suspect, who led the police to the location of the body, a forest near his residence. An...weiterlesen »
A quarter of a millennium old - a circumstance that few things on this planet can claim, unless they are a Greenland shark. However, the Vienna Albertina is one of them, as the museum is celebrating its...weiterlesen »
"It is now a sad certainty," said the Styrian State Police Director Gerald Ortner. A 30-year-old man is considered a suspect, who led the police to the location of the body, a wooded area near his residence....weiterlesen »
In a community of 2,000 inhabitants in the district of Mistelbach, a 36-year-old woman was strangled. The woman's partner (47) was arrested and taken to the Korneuburg prison, the Lower Austria State Police...weiterlesen »
Whether further charges will be added before the trial date, which has not yet been set, is still uncertain. The space problem surrounding the trial for serious property damage and other charges is thus...weiterlesen »
Indeed, a body was found on Tuesday afternoon, confirmed the spokesperson for the State Police Directorate of Styria, Markus Lamb, in a report by the "Kronen Zeitung". It is highly likely that it is the...weiterlesen »
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With Abu Bakar D., the alleged leader of a total of 24 defendants with Chechen roots spoke. The 25-year-old is said to have called for the attack in Meidling. He did not confess. Six co-defendants were...weiterlesen »
In the case of the missing woman from Styria, the 30-year-old suspect is to be questioned again by investigators on Tuesday. Additionally, there will be further interrogations in the 34-year-old's environment,...weiterlesen »
The boy was caught and completely buried by the avalanche in the Sportgastein ski area in the Hohe Tauern in the open ski area. The young Czech was rescued by emergency services and resuscitated for about...weiterlesen »
The attacker and the victim have known each other since 2019 and were a couple for some time. When the man was imprisoned about three years ago, the relationship ended and they had no further contact....weiterlesen »
In the Vienna City Hall, the first meeting of the city parliament in the year 2026 took place on Tuesday. The agenda included a special session of the state parliament on the topic of housing. This was...weiterlesen »
On Tuesday, black ice caused disruptions, cancellations, and accidents in eastern Austria. Operations at Vienna Airport in Schwechat resumed at 11:00 AM. Delays are still to be expected, spokesperson Peter...weiterlesen »
The FPÖ, which initiated the investigation committee, accused the ÖVP on Tuesday of systematically obstructing clarification in the case of the former head of the justice department, Christian Pilnacek,...weiterlesen »