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Austrian men become first in the world to have bionic hands

A bionic hand, a groundbreaking operation and the power of thought. Three Austrian men have made medical history. They have been given robotic hands

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Fenninger wins World Cup giant slalom in Maribor

Austria’s Anna Fenninger picked up her second Alpine Skiing World Cup giant slalom win of the season with victory in Maribor on Saturday. The

World

Meeting of minds: what we can learn from intercultural exchanges

Sometimes we learn more about people from other cultures by meeting them than we do by reading about them. In this edition of Learning World Maha Barada presents three stories that reinforce this idea

Austria

Anti-Islam PEGIDA protests spring up in Austria

The anti -Islam movement known as PEGIDA which began in Germany has sprung up in Austria drawing hundreds of supporters and counter demonstrators

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World Ski Championships almost underway

Welcome to this special edition of Gravity, dedicated to the upcoming alpine skiing world championships. This highly anticipated event starts on

Sport

Jansrud wins shortened World Cup downhill in Kitzbuehel

Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud overcame poor weather conditions to clinch a shortened version of the classic men’s World Cup downhill on the Streif course

Austria

Chechen accused of fighting with ISIL goes on trial in Austria

The trial has begun in Austria of a Chechen man accused of fighting with ISIL. Identified only as Magomed Z., it is claimed he trained with Islamic

Sport

Vonn the bomb defies gravity and serious injury to equal the record of World Cup wins

Do up the boots and get on the piste, Vincent Menard is the euronews mountain guide. Welcome to gravity, our weekly round up from the world of

Sport

Hirscher wins third straight Zagreb slalom

Marcel Hirscher enjoyed a double success on Tuesday night after his slalom victory in Zagreb sent the Austrian to the top of the overall world cup

Sport

Two US ski hopefuls die in Austrian avalanche

Team USA ski hopefuls Ronnie Berlack and Bryce Astle have died in an avalanche in the Austrian Alps while skiing close to their base near Soelden

Sport

Four Hills ski jump soars to a late start

Bad weather postponed ski jumping’s Four Hills tour for a day, but it kicked off in style on Monday (December 29). Austrian Stefan Kraft won the

Switzerland

Austrian singer-songwriter Udo Jürgens dies

The Austrian singer-songwriter Udo Jürgens who sold more than 100 million records in career that began more fifty years ago has died in Switzerland

Sport

Marcel Hirscher's skiing double hits the headlines in Gravity

Welcome to Gravity, our weekly show dedicated to downhill skiing. Today we start Marcel Hirscher’s double in the Swedish resort of Are. (Oree). On

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Hirscher extends World Cup lead after Sweden giant slalom win

Austrian Hirscher holds off Ligety to win giant slalom

World News

Ice and winds cause havoc in east and central Europe

Daily life has been severely disrupted in parts of Serbia, Austria and the Czech Republic.

Russia

Cash-strapped Russian tourists stay away from Austrian ski resorts

Austria

Iran nuclear talks deadline extension 'on the table'

Iran

"We have never been so close," says minister at Iran nuclear talks

Austria

Iran's nuclear talks with West may go into March as deadline approaches

Sport

Speed: Normality returns to the Formula 1 Grand Prix

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