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Firefighters dismantle police car to rescue kitten

San Francisco Chronicle 07/27/2010
Atheist wins right to wear pasta strainer as religious headgear for driver's licence photo

An Austrian atheist has won the right to be shown on his driving-licence photo wearing a pasta strainer as "religious headgear".

Firefighters dismantle police car to rescue kitten

This little kitty went home — but only after Vienna police and firefighters partially dismantled a police car to find it. The naughty feline first woke residents of a Vienna neighborhood with its desperate meowing, then kept police and firefighters busy for much of the night.

Vienna tops 'quality of living' list

Lisa Bachelor The Guardian 05/26/2010
Vienna tops 'quality of living' list

Seven cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland have been ranked among the 10 best in the world for quality of living, according to a survey published today.

70 bodies of victims, killed by Nazis, found in mass graves under Austrian football pitch

Two mass graves containing about 70 bodies of people killed by the Nazis during the Second World War have been discovered underneath a football pitch belonging to the Austrian army in the southern city of Graz, Austrian government officials said on Friday.

Ballarat's the best for buying a house

MEG RAYNER Property-magazine 01/28/2010
European states keep Swiss bank secrecy under siege

BERNE/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - European states lined up behind German Chancellor Angela Merkel to expose tax cheats in a combined assault on the Swiss banking secrecy laws that help protect them.

Ballarat's the best for buying a house

BALLARAT is the most affordable place to live in Australia. According to the sixth Demographia International Affordability Study, Ballarat topped the list of the most affordable cities to live in Australia and came in at number 200 in the world.

Lufthansa Seeks Austrian Air Deal Extension, Sees Antitrust OK

Jan Hromadko The Wall Street Journal 07/27/2009
Lufthansa Seeks Austrian Air Deal Extension, Sees Antitrust OK

German flag airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA.XE) said Tuesday it has requested an extension of its takeover offer for Austrian Airlines AG (AUA.VI), saying European Union antitrust approval for the deal is in the offing but unlikely to be granted by the original deadline of July 31.

Austria investigates yacht sale to North Korea's Kim

An Austrian businessman and Korean intermediary are being investigated over the sale of luxury yachts and cars apparently destined for North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, prosecutors said on Friday.

British Study Madoff Payments to Austrian Banker

JULIA WERDIGIER The New York Times 07/03/2009
British Study Madoff Payments to Austrian Banker

British authorities have started an investigation into millions of dollars of payments from the operations of the convicted money manager Bernard L. Madoff to companies linked to the Austrian banker Sonja Kohn, an Austrian official confirmed on Friday.

Australian REITs look ready for acquisitions-CBRE

SYDNEY, June 10 (Reuters) - Australian property trusts are cashed up and ready to start a round of a consolidation in the sector by buying up distressed assets, U.S.-based property fund manager CBRE Global Real Estate Securities said on Wednesday.


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