Saturday, February 6, 2016

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Gay couple cross redress
Photo: AFP

Gay couple cross redress

Gay-themed pedestrian traffic lights pulled from the Austrian city of Linz by a far-right politician made a triumphant comeback Friday after a political battle to have them reinstated. 
Swiss arrest Gambian suspected of killing au pair
Photo: Facebook/Private

Swiss arrest Gambian suspected of killing au pair

Swiss authorities have arrested a Gambian man suspected of murdering an American woman working as an au pair in Vienna. 
Giant catfish blocks hydro dam inlet
Photo: Central European News

Giant catfish blocks hydro dam inlet

Power plant workers looking to remove a blockage on the entrance to a huge hydroelectric power dam across the Danube River discovered a huge catfish. 
    Young Nazi sympathisers found guilty
    Maria Elena/Flikr

    Young Nazi sympathisers found guilty

    Defendants used pins and eyeliners to create Nazi tattoos before posting images online. 
    Theatre evacuated after bomb scare
    Stadttheater Klagenfurt

    Theatre evacuated after bomb scare

    Police evacuate 850 people after receiving threatening phone call. 
    Police to patrol cancelled 'pick-up artist' event
    Photo: Hertha Hurnaus

    Police to patrol cancelled 'pick-up artist' event

    The controversial event at MuseumsQuartier had been part of a global 'meet up'. 
    Delon misses Opera Ball over health concerns
    Alain Delon and his daughter in Cannes in 2010. Photo: Georges Biard/Wikimedia

    Delon misses Opera Ball over health concerns

    Health issues force French screen legend Alain Delon to cancel appearance at Vienna's glitzy Opera Ball.  
    Was 'guru' involved in Miss Austria's death?
    Kadic fell from the Bergisel panorama platform. Photo: APA/Zeitungsfoto.at

    Was 'guru' involved in Miss Austria's death?

    The mystery over the death of former Miss Austria Ena Kadic deepens after it was revealed a mysterious guru who she had become obsessed with may have known she had suicidal thoughts.  
    Carer stole patient's jewels and left him without food
    The woman's daughter posted photos of herself with the stolen jewellery. File photo: Flickr/Stefano Corso

    Carer stole patient's jewels and left him without food

    A Romanian carer hired to look after a bedridden pensioner stole jewellery belonging to the man's former wife and posted pictures of her daughter wearing it on Facebook. 
    Nine-year-old sets fire to bedroom with secret cigarette
    File photo: Paul Gillingwater

    Nine-year-old sets fire to bedroom with secret cigarette

    A nine-year-old girl set her bedroom on fire after failing to properly stub out a cigarette she had been smoking in secret.  
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    Ginger Churchill heads to hell in Nazi mural
    Photo: Europics.at

    Ginger Churchill heads to hell in Nazi mural

    Would you believe that Winston Churchill makes an appearance on a church mural done by a Nazi artist in Austria, heading to hell with a sack of gold? 
    The film project about what makes us human
    Photo: Linda Coussement

    The film project about what makes us human

    Linda Coussement is a woman on a mission to film people’s personal stories as she slowly travels the globe - with the aim of spreading a message of empathy and connectedness. After spending a month in Vienna she is now en route to Budapest. She spoke to The Local about her project.  
    Italy's South Tyrol: where an identity crisis lingers
    Renon, South Tyrol. Photo: The Local Italy

    Italy's South Tyrol: where an identity crisis lingers

    The stunning mountainous region of South Tyrol, or Alto Adige, has been part of Italy for almost 100 years. But many of those among the population of 511,000 still don’t feel Italian. In fact, identity is a delicate talking point, as The Local discovers. 
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    Train of Hope helps refugee arrivals

    One of several groups that formed to help refugees arriving in Austria from Syria and other countries is the Train of Hope. The Local spoke to Katrin Bernreiter, to learn what motivated the group. 
    Refugee crisis
    One family's terrifying journey to Austria
    Saad and Oula in their new home. Photo: R Waites

    One family's terrifying journey to Austria

    After years of waiting and hoping the civil war in Syria would come to an end, Saad and his wife Oula finally decided to leave their home in Damascus and travel to Austria, where Oula’s brother has lived and worked for the past 11 years.  
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    HIV-positive man awarded damages for unfair dismissal
    Innsbruck regional court. Photo: Haun

    HIV-positive man awarded damages for unfair dismissal

    Innsbruck’s regional court has ordered that the state of Tyrol pay a gay man €35,000 in damages after it ruled that he was dismissed from a new job during a trial period because he is HIV-positive.  
    Asylum Crisis
    Kurz: Repatriation row 'endangers aid'
    Sebastian Kurz with Tedros Adhanom, foreign minister of Ethiopia. Photo: Austrian FM

    Kurz: Repatriation row 'endangers aid'

    Austria's foreign minister calls on EU to stop giving aid to countries that refuse to take back nationals whose asylum claims are rejected. 
    Austrian museum seeks sponsors to save damaged art
    Detail from Gustav Klimt's Death and Life. Photo: Leopold Museum,

    Austrian museum seeks sponsors to save damaged art

    Would you pay to see art that's broken, mouldy or eaten by worms? 
    Drug dealer hit by U-Bahn trying to escape arrest
    Photo: Wiener Linien/Manfred Helmer

    Drug dealer hit by U-Bahn trying to escape arrest

    An 18-year-old suspected drug dealer who jumped onto underground train tracks in Vienna after being pursued by police is in intensive care after being hit by a train.  
    Hundreds of police to guard Opera Ball guests
    Debutants at the opening of the opera ball. Photo: Gryffindor/Wikimedia

    Hundreds of police to guard Opera Ball guests

    Guests attending the Opera Ball on Thursday night will have their bags checked and more than 200 police will be on duty.  
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    Swiss to vote on guaranteed income for all
    Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

    Swiss to vote on guaranteed income for all

    Pipe dream or practical plan? Swiss voters will soon be voting on a proposal to give every resident — whether they work or not — a guaranteed payment of 2,500 francs a month.  
    Germany tells Moscow to back off on alleged teen rape
    Russian-Germans demonstrate over 'rape' incident in Berlin. Photo: DPA

    Germany tells Moscow to back off on alleged teen rape

    Germany on Wednesday warned Russia against "exploiting" a murky case involving the alleged rape of a German-Russian teenager in Berlin after Moscow hinted at an official cover-up. 
    Danish teen fought off her attacker - now she'll face fine
    Police said the girl will be fined, even though the pepper spray stopped her attacker. Photo: Colourbox

    Danish teen fought off her attacker - now she'll face fine

    A 17-year-old girl who was physically and sexually attacked in Sønderborg will herself face charges for using pepper spray to fend off her assailant. 
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    Horror as man plunges to his death after forgetting his keys
    Screen grab: LaSexta

    Horror as man plunges to his death after forgetting his keys

    A man plummeted to his death after trying to scale his apartment building in Alicante after locking himself out. 
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