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Far-right or green? Austria votes in the country's presidential election

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Economy

Call for Muslim Christmas bonus cut sparks outrage in Austria

A trade union linked to the far-right FPO in Austria faces criticism for social media post targeting Christmas bonus for Muslims.

Economy

OPEC agrees first production cut in eight years

OPEC gets its act together in first co-ordinated action in ages and agrees production cut, but analysts say no oil price shock is on the cards.

Austria

Van der Bellen and Hofer neck and neck ahead of Austrian run off vote

Alexander van der Bellen, an independent candidate, is neck and neck with Norbert Hofer, from the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) ahead of a re-run of Austria’s run-off presidential…

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Austria

All you need to know about Austria's presidential election

Europe could lurch further to the right when Austrians go to the polls on Sunday, December 4, to choose a new president.

Cult

Alma Deutscher celebrated composer, musician and writer at the age of 11

Alma Deutscher composer, virtuoso pianist and concert violinist.

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Fu Ban and Fu Feng greet the world from Vienna

Vienna Zoo has officially unveiled the names of two baby pandas born in August.

Sci-Tech

The Kiss comes to life for the visually impaired

The Belvedere Museum in Vienna has unveiled a 3D version of a famed Gustav Klimt painting.

Sport

Alpine skiing: Pinturault wins World Cup season opener in Soelden

After Lara Gut kick-started the new women’s World Cup season with victory on Saturday, Sunday saw the men take to the slopes on the Rettenbach Glacier in Soelden, Austria, for a giant slalom…

Sport

Defending champion Lara Gut wins World Cup opener in Soelden

Switzerland’s Lara Gut began the new Alpine Skiing World Cup season in style by dominating the opening Giant Slalom in Soelden, Austria.

Austria

Convert or destroy - what will happen to Hitler's home?

The building where Adolf Hitler was supposedly born will be remodeled, Austria’s interior minister has suggested after initially saying it would be torn down.

Austria

'Hitler's house' to be torn down

The house Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was born in is to be demolished by Austrian authorities.

Austria

Austria: driver who ran over crowds 'thought he was being chased'

A man accused of driving his car into a crowd of pedestrians in Austria has gone on trial in the town of Graz.

Austria

Trial begins in Austria of driver who "deliberately" drove car into crowds

The trial of a man suspected of killing three people and wounding 108 others after driving his car into crowds, begins in Graz in Austria today.

Austria

Austrian presidential poll postponed over faulty glue

Austria has put back the re-run of its presidential election because of a technical problem with ballot papers.

Austria

Austria presidential re-run could come unstuck over glue

Austria’s presidential election re-run is quite literally on the verge of coming unstuck.

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Chinese lantern festival on Danube island

China’s traditional Lantern Festival has come to Europe, with 36 sculptures, lit by 18,000 LEDs on Vienna’s Danube island.

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Vienna zoo confirms panda cub twins are 'a boy and a girl'

It is official!

Austria

German launches knife attack on passengers on board an Austrian train

A 60-year-old German man carried out a knife attack on passengers on a regional train in Vorarlberg, Austria seriously wounding two people.

Sport

Iannone wins maiden MotoGP race in Austria

Andrea Iannone won the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg for his very first Moto GP victory.