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Big year for Austrians at the Oscars Print E-mail
Thursday, 11 February 2010
By VERONIKA OLEKSYNASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER VIENNA -- Achtung, Hollywood! Austria, known more for Mozart than movies, is hoping to make it big at the Oscars next month. The birthplace of action meg...
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the musical capital of the world Print E-mail
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Vienna still lives up to its reputation as the musical capital of the world, with concert halls and opera houses resounding with glorious music throughout the year
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Austrian man and woman to apply for 'gay marriage' Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Vienna - A heterosexual Austrian couple is fighting for the right to enter a type of civil union reserved for homosexuals in a bid to fight the unequal treatment of gays, their lawyer confirmed Wednes...
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Convent robbed in Carinthia Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Thieves have made off with more than three thousand Euros worth of rosaries, panels and necklaces from a convent in Maria Luggau, Carinthia, police reported today (Weds).
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Customs cops land largest cocaine haul in history Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Lower Austrian public security director Franz Prucher said customs police had seized 206 kilos of cocaine worth 40 million Euros three weeks ago after uncovering drugs in seven sports bags in the frei...
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Swine flu pandemic winding down, claims ministry Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
It said seven people with swine flu had had to be hospitalised during the past week, compared to 15 during the previous week. The ministry added that the number of confirmed cases of swine flu in Vie...
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Malaysia to appoint new envoy to UN in Vienna Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is to appoint a new envoy as its permanent representative to the United Nations in Vienna after the contract of the current envoy, Datuk Mohamad Arshad Hussain, expires next mont...
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Skier suffers fatal heart attack in Vorarlberg Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
General News 2010-02-10 Police are looking for a skier who left a 74-year-old seriously injured after ploughing into him and then skiing off claiming he would get help.
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Croat scientist warns Austria ice age could start in five years Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
A top scientist in Croatia has warned Austria to prepare for an ice age instead of talking about global warming, CroatianTimes.at reported today (Weds).
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Pyramid scheme victims in Styria Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
The scheme which started in summer 2008 cost at least 400 people a total of 2.5 million Euros, according to police in Voitsberg. Alfred Valeskini from the Voitsberg police said today (Weds): "We...
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Latvian snowboarder rescued by helicopter in Salzburg Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
General News 2010-02-10 A 22-year-old Latvian woman who got stuck in snow up at the Sportgastein ski area in Salzburg yesterday (Tues) was rescued by helicopter.
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Two Styrians feared dead in Costa Rica Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
It said today (Weds) that the men, aged 66 and 68, from Knittelfeld, had gone missing around Christmas. The 68-year-old had called his brother in Austria for the last time shortly before Christmas. ...
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Hungry tourists from Romania as thieves Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Very hungry were some tourists from Romania in the Eastern part of Austrias province of Upper Austria. They have stolen 49 chocolate bars and two cans of tuna fish, and were caught by a supermarket em...
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Is there any way out of Europe's debt morass Greece's efforts to restore confidence in... Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Published Date: February 10, 2010 ATHENS: Is there any way out of Europe's debt morass? Greece's efforts to restore confidence in its finances have only called attention to its woes, and now investor...
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US denies missile-defence plans holding up START Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Washington, Feb 10 (DPA) The US denied Tuesday that the plan to deploy missile-defence systems to Europe was holding up negotiations with Russia on a new nuclear arms reduction treaty.
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Europe’s stragglers need German consumers Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
The financial crisis of 2009 is morphing into the fiscal anxieties of 2010. This is particularly true inside the eurozone. Spreads between rates of interest on Greek bonds and German bunds touched 3.8...
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6 NHL teams to open 2010-11 season in Europe Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
The league and its players' association announced Tuesday that six clubs will open the 2010-11 season in Europe, the fourth straight year the NHL will begin play overseas.
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Speculators sell NHS drugs for profit in Europe, minister says Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
The health minister, Mike O'Brien, today castigated unscrupulous speculators who are putting patients' health at risk by selling drugs intended for the UK for higher prices abroad.Serious shortages ha...
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Austrian iPad Will Be Subsidized With Contract Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
One of the best parts of the whole iPad deal is the 3G internet connection. Thirty bucks will buy you as much bandwidth as you can use in a month, with no contracts and no lock-in. The downside is tha...
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Europe faces challenges to electric car industry Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
The European Union faces challenges of safety, cost, competitiveness and technological harmonization in its plan to successfully develop its electric car industry, EU presidency holder Spain said on T...
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