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May 4, 2015
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Putin's Nightwolves visit Vienna
Days after being turned away by Germany, members of the Russian motorcycle gang the Nightwolves decide to visit Vienna instead. READ
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Armed gang target jewellery store
Dramatic scenes played out on Mariahilfer Straße Thursday morning when a gang of armed robbers smashed up a jewellery store and were pursued down the high street by the owner of the store. READ
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Weekend walking festival in Vienna
A series of free guided walks exploring neighbourhoods in Vienna are taking place this weekend as part of an international festival celebrating American urbanist Jane Jacobs. READ
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Three Viennese become overnight millionaires
Three Viennese became millionaires last week after winning a fifth rollover lottery jackpot of 10,003,566.30 euros. READ
Firtash extradition request denied
NEWSFLASH: Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash's planned extradition to the USA has been rejected by an Austrian court Thursday. READ
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Police save heart attack man at smoking demo
A 73-year-old man had a heart attack and was rushed to hospital during a demonstration against the smoking ban in Vienna on Tuesday. READ
A detail from the sugar sculpture. Photo: Thomas Kienbauer
Sugary twin towers attacks Austrian politics
The owner of a Vienna patisserie has managed to offend some of his customers by creating a sugar sculpture depicting the terror attack on New York’s World Trade Center - in an attempt to critique Austrian politics. READ
The Mur river in Graz. Photo: Kermoareb/Wikimedia
Bank employees on trial for grisly murder
Two former bank employees are on trial in Graz for murdering and dismembering one of the bank’s customers - a 54-year-old Styrian millionaire - after he discovered they had stolen €80,000 from his accounts. READ
The Sacred Heart Home convent in Ixopo. Photo: www.mariannhill.de
Suspects arrested in Austrian nun murder
South African police said on Tuesday they had arrested three people for the rape and murder of an 86-year-old nun of Austrian origin nearly two weeks ago. READ
Sebastian Kurz holds a Tweet chat. Photo: Twiplomacy
Kurz saves face for Austria on Twitter
Although Austrian leaders are lagging behind when it comes to social media, the youthful foreign minister Sebastian Kurz is the country’s most connected politician on Twitter, a new report released on Tuesday showed. READ
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Hitler's birthplace with memorial stone. Photo: Anton-kurt/Wikimedia
Hitler birth house haunts Austrian town
"Every year it's the same circus," mutters a resident at the sight of dozens of anti-fascist protesters stomping toward a large weather-worn building in the small northern Austrian town Braunau am Inn. READ
Help Me, Helen
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Challenges of expat life: Making new friends
Expats, who are globally mobile and move every few years, often have to make new friends with each move. Helen Rudinsky writes that making new friends can be a challenge, especially for children, shy people, or individuals with limited social skills. READ
Hermesvilla. Photo: Vienna Unwrapped
Five Viennese 'twin attractions'
Once you have ticked off Vienna’s most popular attractions on your sightseeing list, it's time to explore the ‘second tier’. The city is packed with little-known insider gems that have been overshadowed by the bigger tourist magnets - but offer a similar experience, without the crowds. READ
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Will climate change give us the blues?
Climate change is predicted to intrude into almost every area of life - from where we live, to what we eat and whom we war with. Now music can be added to the list. READ
Expat Profile
Margarita Randl with her son.
'We believe children have unlimited potential'
Margarita Randl is the manager of Vienna's first Gymboree Play & Music Center. She spoke to The Local about the challenges of setting up a new business and what she loves about life in the capital. READ
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Street food (finally!) surfaces in Swiss cities
Street food offers an alternative, lower cost style of dining that has been almost impossible to find in Swiss cities. The Local's Caroline Bishop finds out that this state of affairs is rapidly changing — to the delight of many expats. READ
Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière has some explaining to do. Photo: DPA
Govt 'lied' to parliament about NSA spying
The government has been accused of lying to the Bundestag (German parliament) after it emerged last week that Chancellor Angela Merkel's office knew German spies were conducting economic espionage on behalf of the Americans. READ
Membership in the banking union would give ECB regulators authority over Danish banks. Photo: DANIEL ROLAND/Scanpix
Denmark wants in on EU banking union
The Danish government supports joining the EU’s banking union and wants parliament to vote on it without first asking the Danes, a Justice Ministry report said on Thursday. READ
Basques can now safely visit Iceland without the threat of being killed on sight. Photo: Arnar Valdimarsson/Flickr
Iceland revokes order to 'kill Basques on sight'
In a small town on the western coast of Iceland last week, authorities finally revoked a 400-year-old order that allowed Basques to be killed on sight. READ
The girl was found dead on the ground outside her apartment. Photo: AFP
French teen suicide after sex video web bullying
A 15-year-old French girl has taken her own life after an intimate film featuring her and her boyfriend was shared online, leading to her being the victim of some vicious online bullying and blackmail. READ
A demonstrator throws a smoke bomb to police in downtown Milan, during a demonstration against the Universal Exposition Expo Milano 2015. Photo: AFP
Italy PM says riots will not ruin Milan Expo 2015
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi warned on Saturday that stone-throwing protesters who clashed with police in Milan during the Expo 2015 opening would not ruin the world fair. READ
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Erna Solberg, phone snugly in place, hands over the 2014 Womans' Football Cup. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB scanpix
Norway PM celebrated for phone-in-bra trick
After Norway's PM Erna Solberg was caught on camera slipping her phone into her bra, Norway’s top tabloid VG has made a video investigating the phenomenon. READ
The Baltic Sea, as seen from Lithuania. Photo: TT
Russian warships disrupt Swedish cable laying
Russian naval ships have repeatedly disrupted cable-laying work between Sweden and Lithuania in the past few months, prompting diplomatic protests from both countries affected. READ
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Culture
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International
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Business & Money
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Health
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International
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National
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Health
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