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Tech News

Privacy watchdog files more than 400 complaints related to cookies

Online privacy protection NGO Noyb is bringing websites that don’t respect personal data to book over alleged rule breaches.

12/08/2021

No Comment

Crashed train “Murtalbahn” recovered from River Mur

At the border between Salzburg and Styria, the crashed train “Murtalbahn” was recovered from the River Mur on Friday 6 August. At the beginning of July, the train crashed into the rootstock of a fallen tree and derailed.

07/08/2021

Austria

Russian convicted for Vienna murder of Chechen blogger

The 43-year-old victim, an ex-policeman and YouTube critic of Ramzan Kadyrov’s regime in Chechnya, was shot in the head on an industrial estate last year.

06/08/2021

Austria

Austria postpones deportation of Afghan man after ECHR ruling

The ECHR considers that an expulsion under the current conditions could constitute a violation by Vienna of the European Convention on Human Rights.

03/08/2021

Austria

Seventeen students injured after train derails in Austrian Alps

A train carrying dozens of schoolchildren derailed in the Austrian Alps, causing one carriage to fall on its side into a river.

09/07/2021

Austria

Former Austrian vice-chancellor faces 'Ibizagate' corruption trial

The former vice-chancellor of Austria is facing the start of a corruption trial on Tuesday, two years after the news of the so-called 'Ibizagate' scandal broke.

06/07/2021

Austria

Austrian man bitten by neighbour's python while on the toilet

An Austrian man was bitten by his neighbour's escaped python while on the toilet at his own home.

05/07/2021

Musica

The Vienna Philharmonic creates a musical journey at its Summer Night Concert

Wanderlust is the theme of this year's Summer Night Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. In these complicated times for travel, it takes us on a magical, musical journey from Sicily with Verdi to Bernstein's New York.

01/07/2021

Austria

Murder of Austrian teenage girl sparks row over deportations policy

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly drugged, abused, and killed in Vienna last weekend by four Afghan nationals.

01/07/2021

Nature

Could 3D-printed ivory be the key to saving elephants?

The technology has already saved antique artworks, the question remains if it can save animals too.

22/06/2021

Sport

EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to Austria

Austria are aiming to progress beyond the group stage of a European Championship for the first time.

08/06/2021

Austria

Norbert Hofer steps down as leader of Austrian far-right party

"Obviously, I'm tired of hearing every day that I'm not fit for the job," Hofer told an Austrian tabloid newspaper

01/06/2021

Austria

Flights cancelled after Russia rejects Belarus rerouting

Air France and Austrian Airlines have both cancelled flights as Moscow digs in its heels to protect its ally in Minsk.

27/05/2021

Musica

Cecilia Bartoli's meditation on time dazzles Salzburg

"Time is ungrateful because when you need time, you don't have it" - Cecilia Bartoli dedicates this year's edition of the Whitsun Festival in Salzburg to her home town of Rome and conveys a meditation on time through Händel's 'Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno'.

27/05/2021

Austria

Austrian man has the wrong leg amputated in 'tragic' mistake

An elderly man in Austria has had the wrong leg amputated after a "tragic" mistake at a clinic near the Czech border.

21/05/2021

Austria

Austrian chancellor under investigation by anti-corruption authorities

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says he is under investigation by anti-corruption authorities on suspicion he made false statements to a parliamentary commission.

12/05/2021

Austria

Austrian man guilty of deliberately infecting ex-wife with COVID-19

The man had tried to infect his former partner while they shared a home as their divorce proceedings were being completed.

11/05/2021

Austria

Iran talks: European diplomats 'optimistic' but need more time

“We have yet to come to an understanding on the most critical points. Success is by no means guaranteed, but not impossible.”

01/05/2021

World

Austrian post service tests in-home delivery for when recipient is out

With in-home delivery systems, if the customer is not home, the recipient gives the post office worker permission to enter the property and leave the package.

26/04/2021

Austria

Austria's new health minister wears trainers at swearing-in ceremony

Austria's new health minister caused a stir by arriving for his swearing-in ceremony by public transport and wearing trainers.

19/04/2021

Austria

Former leader of far-right Austrian party arrested for corruption

The former head of Austria's far-right party, Heinz-Christian Strache has been charged with corruption following the 2019 "Ibizagate" scandal.

16/04/2021

Austria

Austria's health minister quits amid 'exhaustion' of COVID response

"15 months have felt like 15 years," said Austria's health minister Rudolf Anschober, announcing his resignation.

13/04/2021

Austria

Remaining Iran nuclear deal countries meet in effort to bring back US

Officials from Iran and five other world powers who remain part of the Iran Nuclear Deal are to meet on Tuesday, amid efforts to bring the US back to the accord.

06/04/2021

Austria

Austria in talks to purchase Sputnik V vaccine from Russia

Austria is negotiating with Russia to buy one million doses of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, despite the jab having not yet been approved by the European Medicines Agency.

30/03/2021

Destinations

Exploring Vienna cafés: A look at coffee culture in Austria’s capital

Vienna's coffee culture tells visitors a lot about its history and traditions. From a fixation with the 20th century to the city's classical reputation, we take a closer look.

24/03/2021

Austria

Man in cow mask, fined under burqa ban law, has conviction quashed

Austria's Constitutional Court has overturned the sentence of an animal rights activist who was fined under a law banning full-face veils while wearing a cow mask.

18/03/2021