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Austria

#FiftyShadesOfKurz: Sebastian Kurz biography mocked for fawning prose

The official biography has been compared to the erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey"

12/09/2019

Austria

Watch: Art installation transforms Austrian soccer stadium into forest

The 300 trees, set up by a Swiss artist, are intended to contribute to discussions about climate change. The idea that we might one day end up with 'nature zoos', which inspired this installation, was first suggested in 1970.

06/09/2019

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Art installation transforms Austrian soccer stadium into forest of 300

Art installation transforms Austrian soccer stadium into forest of 300 trees

05/09/2019

Sport

Austria skiing legend Marcel Hirscher retires

The 30-year-old put an end to speculation at a news conference in Salzburg.

05/09/2019

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Clean-up operation underway in Austria after big mudslide

A clean-up operation is underway in western Austria after a big mudslide.

03/09/2019

Musica

Kosky’s Orphée aux enfers: “visual and vocal pyrotechnics” in Salzburg

This year marks the 200th anniversary of composer Jacques Offenbach's birth. To commemorate this, director Barrie Kosky has reinvented the artist's famous operetta - Orphée aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld) - being performed at the Salzburg Festival until the 30th of August.

22/08/2019

Austria

Viennese say 'no thanks' to citrus and melon scented metro trains

Citrus or rose and melon scented metro trains? 'No thanks,' said the Viennese in an online survey.

06/08/2019

Austria

Watch: Austrian men do battle in martial arts contest atop mountain

Every year, men from Salzburg in Austria ascend the Hundstein mountain to take part in a martial arts contest in a natural arena.

30/07/2019

Austria

Trouble brewing over eco-pooing? Portaloo manufacturers in court fight

Two rival portaloo providers in Austria are currently battling each other in court amid a diagreement over the proper handling of fecal matter.

30/07/2019

Austria

Austrian triathlete frees herself after harrowing kidnapping

Austrian cyclist and triathlete Nathalie Birli said she was hit, beaten, and tied up before freeing herself from a kidnapper.

27/07/2019

Austria

Watch: Vienna zoo presents artificially-conceived baby elephant

Meet the latest addition to the elephant family at Vienna's Schönbrunn Zoo.

19/07/2019

Austria

Austrian MPs vote to completely ban glyphosate by 2020

The controversial herbicide has been cleared for use by the EU until at least 2022.

03/07/2019

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Orangutans cool off as Europe's heatwave begins

With temperatures topping 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), keeping cool is tough at the best of times and if you happen to be covered from head to foot in orange fur, sometimes there's nothing for it but to reach for the hose.

25/06/2019

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20/06/2019

Musica

Salzburg’s ‘Heavenly Voices’ with Cecilia Bartoli and Philippe Jaroussky

Voci celesti - 'Heavenely Voices' is dedicated to this year's edition to castrato voices who inspired Handel and many other Baroque composers. 'Alcina' also features on the bill of the Salzburg Summer Festival, where it will be performed between 8 - 18 August. The festival runs from 20 July - 31 Aug

13/06/2019

Austria

'Paintings are disgusting': Vienna mocks web reviews in ad campaign

Vienna's tourism board launched a new ad campaign this month that critiques online reviews of the city.

08/06/2019

Austria

First female chancellor picked for Austrian interim government

Austria’s president has picked the female president of the Constitutional Court to become interim chancellor after parliament voted Sebastian Kurz’s government out of office in the wake of a video sting scandal.

30/05/2019

Austria

Watch: Family, friends and fans say farewell to Formula 1 legend Lauda

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, Arnold Schwarzenegger and several Formula One stars were expected to attend the funeral.

29/05/2019

Green News

Vienna: The unexpectedly green city

Vienna has been ranked the most liveable city in the world for the 10th year in a row.

29/05/2019

Austria

Hundreds of mourners pay last respects to motor racing legend Niki Lauda

Hundreds of mourners stood outside Saint Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna to pay their last respects to motor racing legend Niki Lauda, who died last week

29/05/2019

Austria

Family, friends and fans attend funeral of Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda

The funeral for Formula 1 champion Niki Lauda got underway in Vienna on Wednesday, with family, friends and fans in attendance.

29/05/2019

World

I'll be back - ousted Austrian Chancellor Kurz vows to return

Fresh off both success in the EU elections and a no-confidence vote in Parliament that removed him from office, former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz vows to win the job back in September.

29/05/2019

Austria

Austrian Chancellor Kurz ousted in no-confidence vote

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has lost a no-confidence motion, forcing his government from office in the wake of the Russian influence scandal.

27/05/2019

Austria

Motor racing legend and three-times Formula 1 champion Niki Lauda dies

Austrian motor racing legend and three-times Formula One champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70, having won world titles in 1975, 1977 and 1984

21/05/2019

Austria

Austria to hold no confidence vote in Chancellor Kurz

The national assembly will hold a no-confidence vote in Chancellor Kurz

21/05/2019

Austria

Austria: What to know about the video which took the government down

Questions have been raised about the timing of the video's release and why a German satirist had alluded to it weeks ago.

20/05/2019