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As he spoke, the Freedom Party (FPO) MPs walked out and left placards on their desk with the party logo that read "space for neutrality" and "space for peace"

Nine people died in avalanches in Austria and Italy over the weekend as heavy snow and school holidays drew skiers into the Alps, with some of the victims dying after skiing in unmarked areas despite warnings of elevated avalanche risk, police said. On Sunday a snow plow driver in East Tirol in Austria was recovered dead after being swept away. In Oetztal a 32-year-old Chinese skier died, while in Zillertal a 17-year old male from New Zealand was buried and in Kleinwalsertal a 55-year-old German man missing since Friday was found dead. More than a dozen avalanches were reported in the Tirol region of Austria alone and authorities had set the warning level at four on a scale of five and urged caution. A 31-year-old German woman was killed on Saturday in the South Tirol region of Italy when a snowmass broke loose at 2,200 metres (7,200 feet) near the Limo Pass some 80 kilometres (50 miles) east of Bolzano, the dpa news agency reported. Rescue efforts were complicated by ...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday held "open and productive" discussions with his Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg on a range of regional and global situations and the two sides inked a number of agreements, including one on migration and mobility for Indian students and professionals. Jaishankar, who arrived here from Cyprus on the second leg of his two-nation tour, also said his extensive conversation with Austrian leaders, including President Alexander Van der Bellen and Chancellor Karl Nehammer, was very valuable in understanding Austria's viewpoint, both "about our relationship as well as on current global issues." "We had open and productive discussions on a range of regional and global situations. By and large, I would say, our approaches are similar, though obviously we are located in different regions...I appreciate the exchanges we have had both today and yesterday on Ukraine, on the Middle East, on South Asia and the Indo-Pacific. They have brought

Jaishankar thanked Schallenberg for inviting him to the New Year's concert of the Vienna Philharmonic

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit the Republic of Cyprus and Austria from December 29 to January 3, an official statement said on Wednesday. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in the statement, said the minister will be in Republic of Cyprus (RoC) from December 29 to December 31, 2022. This year marks 60 years of the diplomatic relations between India and Cyprus. During his visit, Jaishankar will meet Minister of Foreign Affairs of RoC, Ioannis Kasoulides and also call on President of the House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou. He will also address the business and investment community of that country, and interact with the Indian diaspora. In Austria, the external affairs minister (EAM) will meet Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs, Alexander Schallenberg, the statement said. This will be the first EAM-level visit from India to Austria in the last 27 years, and it takes place against the backdrop of 75 years of diplomatic ...

With the projected stagnation in 2023, the country's economy is expected to return to significant growth of 1.8% in 2024

One reason the current economic situation is so fraught is that world is facing 3 kinds of business-cycle mechanisms at the same time. First 2 are well-known, but the third - Austrian theory is not

The 91st Interpol General Assembly will be held in Vienna, Austria, next year where the international criminal police organisation was officially created in 1923

CBI recently cracked a Bitcoin racket after it received information from several countries that call centres run in Delhi and other states were duping foreign nationals

Austria's central bank OeNB revised upwards its inflation forecasts for 2022 through 2024, citing surging energy prices and wage costs

The Austrian government has unveiled a new aid package worth 1.3 billion euros for companies struggling with the worsening energy crisis

A learning Sunday in Austria as the Honda Team walk away from the Red Bull Ring without reward, aiming for more in Misano

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has said that an embargo on Russian gas in the European Union (EU) is "impossible" due to EU countries' heavy dependence on Russian energy

People infected with COVID-19 will no longer have to quarantine themselves in Austria if they don't exhibit any symptoms, the country's health minister announced Tuesday. The alpine country is scrapping mandatory quarantine for people who have tested positive but don't feel ill, Austrian news agency APA reported. The new regulations will apply next month. However, infected people still need to wear masks if they leave their homes unless they are outside or can keep a distance of at least two meters (six feet) from others. They are also not allowed to enter places catering to especially vulnerable people such as hospitals nursing homes or facilities for the disabled. The decision was also made taking into account the pandemic's psychological and social impact, Austrian Health Minister Johannes Rauch said. He told daily Tiroler Tageszeitung that one must simply take note that we cannot live with this level of pandemic-related crisis mood for years. Mandatory reporting of COVID-19 ..

Alexandra Popp's fourth goal in as many games sealed Germany's 2-0 win over Austria on Thursday to set up a semifinal match with either France or the Netherlands

A goal from Nicole Billa helped Austria book a Euro 2022 quarterfinal clash with Germany, defeating Norway by a margin of 1-0 here at The Falmer Stadium on Friday.With this loss, Norway has been eliminated from the competition. A draw would have been enough for the Norwegians to secure a runners-up spot in Group A but could not get it. They failed to bounce back from their 8-0 defeat to England.Austria could not take a lead in the 12th minute when Petterson fumbled Laura Feiersinger's shot onto her crossbar before the skipper Maren Mjelde scrambled the ball away.After a bad start, Norway tried easing themselves but the striker Ada Hegerberg or winger Guro Reiten could not get the ball enough to cause damage to their opponent.Pettersen denied Billa a goal eleven minutes before half-time. But she could not do much to keep the striker away from scoring as her header from Verena Hanshaw's 37th-minute cross helped Austria clinch the lead.Austrians tried looking forward to adding to their ..

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The Austrian government presented a package of measures aimed at cushioning the impact of high inflation that includes 500-euro ($523) payments for all residents

Austrian Chancellor has informed recently that Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to provide full natural gas supplies to the nation

Van der Bellen said on Twitter that Austria and Europe are facing "turbulent times" due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine conflict, economic difficulties and the challenge of climate change