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Five artists self-quarantine in glass rooms for theatre performance

Five artists will isolate themselves in glass rooms for 14 days as part of a theatre performance that imitates COVID-19 quarantine.

08/08/2020

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Four cheetah cubs make their first appearance in Austrian zoo

The four cubs were born on June 22 at the Schönbrunn zoo in Vienna.

05/08/2020

Austria

100th Salzburg festival goes ahead despite coronavirus pandemic

Spectators have to wear a mask until they are seated, and there are no intermissions or catering.

02/08/2020

Austria

Woman guilty of breaking quarantine just days after catching COVID-19

A woman in Austria has been fined and given a suspended jail term after breaking quarantine to visit a supermarket just days after testing positive for coronavirus.

30/07/2020

Austria

Austria steps up border checks as COVID-19 cases rise in Balkans

As COVID-19 cases rise in the Balkans, people entering Austria from Slovenia are now facing checks of their cargo and health status.

20/07/2020

Austria

Chechens protest over 'Kremlin-backed' killing of activist in Vienna

Austrian police say last weekend's killing of the 43-year-old, named locally as Anzor Umarov, could be politically motivated

09/07/2020

Austria

Stag night snake bite: Reptile bites man on tongue at Austrian party

The local Red Cross says the group may have confused the young snake with a worm.

07/07/2020

Austria

More than 4,000 Formula One coronavirus tests prove negative

There have been no positive cases from more than 4,000 coronavirus tests carried out on Formula One personnel over the past seven days, F1 said on Saturday.

04/07/2020

Sport

Formula 1 revving up to start season in Austria on July 3

The season will start on July 3 with two consecutive weekends of competition in Austria, with the Hungarian Grand Prix to be held a week later.

02/06/2020

Austria

Vienna crowned world’s greenest city for its parks and public transit

What do you want most from a city during a coronavirus pandemic? One ranking looking at air quality, parks, walkability and public transit gives Vienna the highest marks.

12/05/2020

Austria

Travellers charged €190 at Vienna airport to avoid 14-day quarantine

Austria says anyone arriving at its airports or land borders without proof they are COVID-19-free must go into isolation.

06/05/2020

Austria

Austria begins reopening after 'very early and very harsh' lockdown

Austria's early intervention allowed it to begin lifting lockdown restrictions earlier than other European countries, it's been claimed.

20/04/2020

Austria

COVID-19: Vienna residents visit Plague Column to ask for protection

Vienna's Plague Column, erected after the Great Plague of 1679, has become a site of pilgrimage as the country battles the COVID-19 pandemic.

31/03/2020

Green News

Your worldview can change who you think is to blame for climate change

Don't think you should give up meat to combat climate change? The way you view the world might explain why.

12/03/2020

Austria

Avalanche sweeps away hiking group in Austrian Alps

An avalanche in the Dachstein area of the Austrian Alps killed five hikers on Sunday, police said.

08/03/2020

Business Planet

Packing a sustainable punch: how Europe is forming a new relationship with plastic

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet heads to Austria to see how one big family firm is attempting to turn the problem of plastic pollution from packaging into a sustainable business opportunity.

06/03/2020

Business Planet

A bad 'wrap': restoring plastic's reputation

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet speaks with a leading figure in the plastics industry to find out how the unbiodegradable material can become more environment friendly.

06/03/2020

Austria

Austria suspends train traffic to and from Italy over coronavirus

Austria stopped a train at the border on Sunday evening after being informed by Italian authorities that two passengers had a fever.

23/02/2020

Austria

Austrian Post has Brexit stamp problem licked with unique date imprint

With Brexit Day finally happening, postal officials in Austria decided to use obsolete stamps by adding the real Brexit date in using overprinting.

01/02/2020

Musica

Der Messias: Robert Wilson stages Mozart's oratorio in Salzburg

Der Messias which premiered in Mozart Week in Salzburg in a production staged by American director and visual artist Robert Wilson, known as the 'master of minimalism'

30/01/2020

Austria

Mayor of 'Frozen' Austrian town taking new stance against overtourism

Hallstatt Mayor Alexander Scheutz told Euronews that while tourism has contributed favourably to the economy, there are now "too many people" coming to the town.

20/01/2020

Musica

Vienna Philharmonic marches to its own tune

The 178-year-old Vienna Philharmonic has played under the baton of some of the world's most famous maestros. But it marches to its own tune.

16/01/2020

Austria

Austria can be 'model' for climate policy, says Arnold Schwarzenegger

It came as the actor-turned-politician was praising Austria's new conservative-green coalition government.

10/01/2020

Austria

Austria's Kurz condemns online abuse against Bosnian-born minister

Hate speech is "an obnoxious phenomenon of our time" and "has no place" in Austria, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Twitter.

10/01/2020

Austria

Mix-up sees soap opera subtitles appear as Austria government sworn in

Public broadcaster left red-faced after captions mistake.

09/01/2020

Austria

Austria's new coalition wants 'pioneering role' against climate change

Austria's conservatives announced a new coalition government with the Greens.

01/01/2020