Austria

News Hour: Sebastian Vettel celebrated his 30th birthday on Monday but it can be safely assumed that Lewis Hamilton will not be bringing any gifts to Austria this weekend. After the ‘road rage’ of Azerbaijan two...

News Hour: “Vienna til I die!” chanted the fans, in accented English, at a recent rainy match, testament to the British roots of Austria’s oldest football club: the once-mighty First Vienna FC 1894. But while the...

News Hour: Austrian poultry will be allowed outdoors as of Saturday as the threat from bird flu is fading, the country’s health ministry said, lifting a restriction put in place more than two months ago. Austria...

News Hour: Austria has ordered its farmers to keep all poultry indoors from next week, extending measures to fight bird flu as the contagious virus spreads in neighboring European countries. Austria had already ordered individual farms...

News Hour: OPEC officials held talks with Russia and other non-cartel members on Saturday in Vienna to debate how to implement a plan aimed at cutting oil output to reduce a global supply glut and bolster...

News Hour: An Austrian man went on trial on Tuesday accused of driving his 4×4 at high speed down a crowded pedestrian street in the city of Graz last year, killing three people including a four-year-old....

News Hour: Austria’s government was forced Monday to announce an embarrassing postponement of its October 2 presidential election because of glue failing to stick on postal votes. “The defective vote envelopes have glue on the top...

News Hour: Data transmission problems that caused the delay or cancellation of dozens of flights on Sunday have been resolved, Vienna Airport said, with its flight schedule having returned to normal, reports Reuters. “Austrian air traffic...

News Hour: A mentally ill man from Germany seriously wounded two passengers in a knife attack on a regional train in western Austria on Tuesday, police said, ruling out a terrorist act, reports BSS. The 60-year-old...

News Hour: Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement in Vienna, “It is a great pleasure to be in Austria, my first visit as the Managing Director of...