Vor 19 Std. | In comparison to European regions, Tyrol and Salzburg have the lowest regional unemployment. Most unemployment occurs in the regions of Spain and Greece.
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Vor 19 Std. | An intoxicated Slovenian man drove 40 km on the wrong side of the Tauernautobahn motorway (A10) on Tuesday night. A courageous lorry driver stopped the Slovenian when the man stopped to urinate.
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Vor 19 Std. | The Meinl subsidiary Heidi Chocolat bought the Schwedenbomben manufacturer Niemetz for 5.25 million Euros. The firm promised to keep the production in Austria, which pleased the Niemetz staff.
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Vor 19 Std. | The bathing lake next to the motorway in Wals-Viehhausen (Flachgau) has one of the worst water qualities. A test showed that there is a high amount of bacteria in the lake.
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Vor 19 Std. | The state court of Vienna sentenced a second lieutenant of the Austrian Army to nine months in jail due to misuse of authority. He had three recruits lay the flooring in his own house.
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23.05.2013 | Niemetz, the Austrian manufacturer of the "Schwedenbomben" confectionary, could not be saved. More than 4.1 million Euros had to be transferred to the liquidator until 21 May; as this did not happen, the factory will be sold immediately.
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23.05.2013 | The Whitsun Festival in Salzburg has set a new record of visitors and revenue. Cecilia Bartoli, a popular soloist and the artistic director of the festival, was particularly popular.
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23.05.2013 | A female pedestrian tried to cross a street in Vienna Hietzing yesterday afternoon (Tues) without paying attention to the traffic. She was hit by the tram number 60 and died at the scene.
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23.05.2013 | The producer of printed circuit boards 'Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG' (AT&S) with its headquarters in Leoben, Styria, will close its venue in Klagenfurt, Carinthia (Southern Austria) at the end of 2013. 109 employees are affected.
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23.05.2013 | 810 lightning strikes have been counted in Lower Austria last night (Tues). Meteorologists state that this is not an extraordinary number but some lightning strikes resulted in fires. The fire brigade had to set out in several towns.
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23.05.2013 | The 15-minute parking ticket will replace the 10-minute parking ticket in autumn. The only alternative is to buy your parking ticket with your phone. A parking clock does not protect you from a fine.
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22.05.2013 | A 150,000 Euro Arab stallion had to be put down after a car accident in the Innviertel region, Upper Austria. The horse broke out of an enclosure and galloped onto a private road. A motorbike could not avoid the horse.
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22.05.2013 | The seven ferries of the lake Neusiedler See in Burgenland (Eastern Austria) have started operations. Due to the cold weather, the season started two weeks later than in the past years.
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22.05.2013 | Possible projects for a "multilingual oriented educational concept" have led to a debate in Vienna. The SPÖ, ÖVP and FPÖ are currently discussing the two sides of the issue: "multilingualism as a chance" and "German as a priority".
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22.05.2013 | Experts from Salzburg warn against the radical step of a breast amputation. The debate started last week, when Hollywood Star Angelina Jolie announced that she had her breasts removed out of fear of breast cancer.
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22.05.2013 | In order to prevent a mass rush on the new tower at Pyramidenkogel in Carinthia (Souther Austria), the opening date will be announced at short notice. The attraction is expected to open in the middle of June.
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22.05.2013 | The manager of the football team SV Scholz Grödig (Salzburg state), which will be promoted the Austrian Premier League, will have to go to court this week. He is accused of tax evasion and of having cooperated with the architect Markus Voglreiter.
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22.05.2013 | An eagle is currently being treated in the bird of prey park Telfes, Tyrol (Western Austria). The animal ate the carcass of a dead animal that was shot with lead ammunition. The eagle is likely to survive the contamination.
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22.05.2013 | Vienna has now joined those Austrian states that advocate a cooperative strategy for a ban of the neonicotinoids pesticides. Apparently, there are tested alternatives for the pesticides that are harmful for bees.
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22.05.2013 | The Republic of Austria has to pay damages to a former student of the Medical University of Graz as the university offered not enough seminar places. The student's union is pleased with the Supreme Court's decision.
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22.05.2013 | The riding centre of Heldenberg, district of Hollabrunn (Lower Austria) is now offering exclusive courses: professional riders of the Spanish Riding School of Vienna teach interested riders.
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21.05.2013 | The civil case of the city of Linz, Upper Austria, against the Bawag bank about the swap deal will start on 24 May. The maximum amount of damage for Linz could be as much as 417 million Euros in the worst case.
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21.05.2013 | Two men, who stole thousands of Euros by money laundering were sentenced last Thursday. The defendants promised their victims that they would increase the victim's money substantially.
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21.05.2013 | SAFIKG, the Society of American Friends of the Jewish Community Vienna was formed as a U.S. registered charity to allow it to support the IKG (Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien) with tax deductible American contributions.
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21.05.2013 | The Viennese funeral parlour Furtner now offers a symbolic supplement of the classic funeral. White doves can be released into the sky during the ceremony.
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