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Eurovision Song Contest 2026 to take place in Vienna

It will be Vienna's third time as host, following 1967 and 2015. JJ won this year's Eurovision with the song 'Wasted Love'. The official date for next year's final has also been revealed...

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Extreme heat grips southern Europe with red alerts issued

Tourists in Vienna are continuing to take traditional Fiaker carriage rides through the historic centre, as authorities study the impact of high temperatures on working horses.

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Prominent US rabbi assaulted at Vienna rally questions police actions

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach was assaulted at a pro-Palestine rally in Vienna and questioned by police, raising concerns about rising antisemitism in Europe.

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Man survives after clinging to Austrian train after cigarette break

The incident occurred in St Pölten, west of Vienna, and prompted an emergency stop after the man banged on carriage windows to alert passengers and crew.

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Meet the Austrian carpenter safeguarding precious flutes

Professional flutists often face a problem when it comes to protecting their fragile and expensive instruments: many cases don't hold the flutes in place, making them vulnerable to damage. But a carpenter from a small Austrian town may have changed that...

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Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies in paragliding crash in Italy

Felix Baumgartner, the first person to break the sound barrier during a freefall jump in 2012, died in a paragliding crash in Italy. He was 56.

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Four killed as small plane crashed in Pinzgau in Austria

A small airplane that took off from Oberschleissheim near Munich in Bavaria crashed in Pinzgau in Austria on Saturday afternoon. According to initial reports, four people on board the plane were killed.

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Hitler's Austrian town to rename two streets honouring Nazi supporters

The streets currently bear the names of classical music composer Josef Reiter and entertainer Franz Resl, both of whom were Nazi party members.

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Austria: storms and hail damage crops, derail train, disrupt festival

Austria faced severe storms and hail, causing disruptions at a major festival, damaging crops and vehicles, and uprooting trees.

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Austria's JJ talks Eurovision 2025 win, dream collab and what's next

Euronews Culture sat down with JJ, Austria’s Eurovision 2025 winner to talk about life since his triumphant performance, his genre-blending high pitched singing voice and what he’s planning to do next.

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Austrian gunman was obsessed with school shootings, police say

The 21-year-old, who meticulously planned the attack at his former high school in Graz, killed nine students and a teacher.

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Zelenskyy secures non-military support package from Austria

The Ukrainian leader confirmed the two countries signed a number of cooperation agreements in areas such as agriculture, reconstruction, and the return of abducted Ukrainian children from Russia.

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Wagnermania: Monumental Flying Dutchman in an Austrian quarry

Wagner's The Flying Dutchman can be seen from 9 July in a quarry outside Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland.

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Gunman planned Austrian school shooting that killed 10, police say

A 21-year-old in Graz planned and executed a deadly school shooting, killing 10 and injuring 11. A farewell letter and non-functional pipe bomb were found at his home.

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What we know about the gunman who killed 10 in Austria school shooting

Ten people, including high school students, were killed in the country's worst mass shooting in its post-World War II history. The perpetrator also died in an apparent suicide, police said.

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Austria mourns victims of Graz school shooting

Hundreds gathered in Graz’s main square on Tuesday evening for a candlelit vigil, mourning the ten victims of a school shooting that shook Austria’s second-largest city.

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Austria's gun laws come under scrutiny after 10 die in school shooting

A debate about gun laws in Austria is gathering pace after a 21-year-old former student killed 10 in a shooting at a school in Graz on Tuesday.

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Graz holds Mass for victims of Austria's deadliest shooting since WWII

Residents of Graz gathered for a mass and a candle lit vigil to mourn the 11 victims who were killed after a former pupil opened fire in a school.

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Former student said to be gunman who killed 10 in Graz school shooting

10 people were killed and several others were injured in a high school shooting in the southern Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday. The perpetrator, who has been identified as a 21-year-old former student, also died.

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