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Passengers try to take more than 40,000 banned items onto flights Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
Airport staff in Austria reported more than forty thousand instances of people trying to take banned items onto flights last year, the Interior Ministry has said.
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Greens to decide on presidential candidate this month Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
The Greens are to decide on whether or not to nominate a presidential candidate this month, party leader Eva Glawischnig revealed today (Tues).
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Wifo backs higher energy taxes Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
Institute for Economic Research (Wifo) official Margit Schratzenstaller said yesterday (Mon) the group supported the use of higher taxes if efforts to consolidate the budget through capping expenditur...
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One in four part-time workers might lose job, AMS head warns Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
Austrian Labour Market Service (AMS) boss Johannes Kopf made the claim, adding he had little hope for the job prospects of some workers in part-time schemes. Around 35,000 people were working in part...
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Woman caught seven times over limit Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
Officers had picked her up yesterday (Mon) evening after she was spotted by other drivers careering down a Styrian highway ploughing into road signs. Police said today the woman, who did not have a d...
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Linz ditches Hannover 96 offer to rejoin Austria Vienna Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
Former national team striker Roland Linz has revealed he has rejected an offer from a German Bundesliga club as his return to Austria Vienna was confirmed last night (Mon).
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Research reveals eight in ten Austrian journalists use social networks Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
PR agency ikp said 82 per cent of the 500 journalists they had spoken with had said they would use services such as Xing or Twitter. Recent research showed that 69 per cent of Austrians online use soc...
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Readers sceptical about body scanners, poll shows Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
The Austrian Times can disclose that 43.2 per cent of readers taking part in its most recent survey said they doubted setting up the controversial machines at European airports would make travel safer...
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Tilda Swinton to return to Vienna for 'Blood Countess' movie Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
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European Markets Rise, Led By Miners - European Commentary Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
(RTTNews) - The European markets rose for the third day on Tuesday, as mining stocks rallied on firmer metals prices and the Reserve Bank of Australia's unexpected decision to keep interest rates on ...
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European warrant is fair, but it is open to abuse Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
Nothing gets up the nose of those outside this country more regularly than our assertion that the English judicial system is the best, fairest and most reliable in the world. We’re righ...
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European shares end higher; miners rise, BP falls Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
By Joanne Frearson LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Tuesday for the third consecutive session, with miners boosted after Australia left its interest rates unchanged and banks gained, ...
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EU's Barroso backs Greek plan against 'excessive' debt Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
(BRUSSELS) - Greece's swelling public deficit is excessively high and "must be decisively corrected," EU commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said Tuesday, while accepting Athens' programme ...
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Lift cartel faced with slew of price-fixing lawsuits in Austria Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
Vienna - A cartel of major European lift companies is facing a wave of lawsuits in Austria, as real estate companies and communities announced Tuesday that they would seek damages incurred by price-fi...
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Europe 'snubbed' by Obama summit absence Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
Spain in May.The move is being seen as a snub to Europe and a sign that the promise of a more international approach from the US under Obama is being overtaken by more pressing domestic concerns.Europ...
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In Europe, Challenges for Google Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
  ] than anything that happens in China — because Google’s operations in Europe are so much larger and more lucrative. In Britain alone, Google has roughly 10 times its estimated sales in China...
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End-Of-Pipe Air Pollution Control Equipment - European Market Perspective Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
http://www.reportlinker.com/p0164552/End-Of-Pipe-Air-Pollution-Control-Equipment---European-Market-Perspective.html Air Pollution Control (APC) equipment, a part of the environmental industry, is hug...
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Europe Leveraged Loan Prices Fall After 12-Week Winning Streak Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Prices of loans to companies with speculative-grade credit ratings fell for the first time in 12 weeks amid concern that Greece’s budget deficit crisis may spread to corpor...
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Belgium's draft rate call sparks telecom sell-off Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Telecom shares in Europe declined on Tuesday after a draft rate-setting decision from the Belgian regulator sparked fears that other countries could follow suit.
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Saif meets Austrian envoy Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
Feb 2, 2010 - 05:15 - WAM Abu Dhabi, 2nd Feb. 2010 (WAM) -- HH Lt.General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, received today new Austrian Ambassador to UAE...
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