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Swiss teenager dies after fall whilst hiking in Austria

A 14-year-old Swiss girl has died whilst hiking in Austria's mountainous western state of Vorarlberg.

Persian Koran. Photo: Anon/Wikimedia

Koran street giveaway banned again

A controversial Quran distribution campaign which intelligence services have warned is used as a recruitment tool for radical Islamists has been banned.

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Retiring abroad: ensuring your health is covered

Retiring in another country is a common dream amongst those who long for a quieter place to live, a warmer climate, or simply a new, fresh place to spend a peaceful time after many years of hard work.

Photo: Paul Gillingwater

Muslim auto attacker cried to his Mum

A Muslim accused of terrorism when he allegedly tried to run over a man with his car and was heard shouting "Allahu Akbar" is said to have cried after his arrest, his mum says.

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Pensioner conned out of €2.3m in fake share scam

A pensioner from Carinthia has been conned out of around €2.3m after “investing” in fake shares for years.

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Salzburg removes benches from train station

The benches in front of Salzburg train station have been removed in a move to discourage homeless people, beggars and drug addicts from congregating there.

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How to vote absentee from abroad in the US elections

No matter where they are in the world, Americans can vote absentee in the upcoming US elections. But how does it all work? We tracked down some answers.

A flock of starlings. Photo: John Holmes/Wikimedia

Drunk birds cause massive tailback on Austrian road

A flock of drunken starlings caused chaos on an Austrian motorway earlier this week.

Seisenbacher. Photo: Manfred Werner/Wikimedia

Olympic judo champion charged with sexual assault of pupils

Austrian double Olympic judo champion Peter Seisenbacher has been charged with sexually abusing two young girls he was coaching.

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Boutique in Vienna shopping district found floorless

Boutique owners returned to their shop in central Vienna to find a three-meter deep hole where the floor used to be.

Oktoberfest visitors at a train station. Photo: DPA

Würzburg, Salzburg? After Oktoberfest it's all the same

A young man from Austria had trouble distinguishing between two not so similar place names after a weekend at Munich's famous beer festival - and ended up in the wrong country.

Same-sex unions in Austria edge closer to marriage status

A new piece of legislation will update the status of same-sex unions in Austria.

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Life as a new expat in Vienna

Anastasia Gromontova is a student recently arrived from Ukraine. She writes about her experience as an expat in Vienna in her first year.

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V-J Day Kiss woman passes on

The woman whose participation in an impromptu kiss celebrating the end of the war with Japan has died on Thursday after a brief illness at the age of 92.

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Seven things that surprised me about Austrians

As she prepares to leave Vienna after three years living here, the Local’s Maddy French muses over some of the things that surprised her about Austrians.

Franz Josef in 1905. Photo: Library of Congress

Ghost of Austria's 'last monarch' still looms large

Even a century after his death, Austria's mutton-chop whiskered emperor Franz Joseph still looms large in the national consciousness.

Donations being handed to Train of Hope to be distributed to refugees. Photo: Facebook/Train of Hope

Austria's refugee crisis: One year on

A look back on a year since 71 refugees and migrants were discovered in the back of a truck in Austria, having suffocated to death while being smuggled into central Europe.

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