Ten dead in Austria school shooting, police say

Ten people have been killed in a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz, police have said.

Austria’s far-right rattles the gates of power

 Austria descended into political disarray over the weekend following Chancellor Karl Nehammer's surprise resignation, a step likely to lead to the far-right Freedom Party taking control of the government for the first time.

Gazprom stops supplying gas to Austria

 

 The Russian energy company Gazprom will stop sending gas to Austria effectively this weekend, said the country's energy major supplier, OMV.

Austria’s far-right Freedom Party projected to win election

Austria’s Freedom Party (FPO) has been projected to finish first in the country’s general election, ahead of the governing conservatives.

Central Europe braced for worst flooding in years

Sandbags are being prepared in Austria, reservoirs have been emptied in the Czech Republic and flash floods are expected in Poland, as forecasters warn of days of "potentially catastrophic" rainfall.

Austria will introduce controls on the border with Slovakia

Austria will introduce controls on the border with Slovakia from midnight the Austrian Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement.

Neutral EU states (Austria, Ireland, Malta,Greece and Cyprus) object to safety assurances for Ukraine, Austria says

EU countries with a neutral stance object to giving Ukraine outright security assurances, Austrian chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Thursday.

Hundreds of train passengers evacuated from Austrian tunnel after fire

Some 200 passengers in Austria were evacuated Wednesday after the train they were riding caught fire in a tunnel, authorities said.

Explorers find WWII wreck torpedoed by a United States submarine on which nearly 1,000 Australians died

Deep-sea explorers said they have located the wreck of a World War II Japanese transport ship, the SS Montevideo Maru, which was torpedoed off the Philippines in 1942 killing nearly 1,000 Australian prisoners of war onboard.

Protests in Germany, Austria Against NATO's Involvement in Ukraine War

Demonstrators took to the streets in Austria and Germany calling for an end to the protracted war in Ukraine that completed one year recently amid a growing anti-war chorus in Europe.

Russia to retaliate against Austria’s expulsion of four Russian diplomats — MFA

Moscow will retaliate against Austria's decision to declare four Russian diplomats as personae non gratae, the Russian Foreign Ministry said." Russia will give an appropriate response," the ministry told TASS on Thursday.

Skiers rescued after avalanche in western Austria

All ten members of a group of skiers caught in an avalanche near the resort of Lech-Zuers in western Austria on Sunday have been rescued, police say.

Soaring Energy Prices Provoke Growing Anger Across Europe | Farsnews Agency

Protests have been held in Italy and Austria over soaring energy prices as pressure is piling on European governments over the crisis.

Sweden Hits Record Electricity Prices, Austria's Inflation to Exceed 7% for First Time Since 1970s | Farsnews Agency

Electricity prices throughout Sweden reached record levels, peaking in the Southern part of the country and Greater Stockholm. Austria's inflation rate this year will peak at 7.6%, hitting the record since the global oil crisis of 1970s, according to an inflation forecast published by the Austrian National Bank (OeNB) on Monday.

Kremlin alarmed over ‘cancel’ crusade against ex-Austrian top diplomat - TASS

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov condemned the harassment of ex-Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl, who earlier had served on the Board of Directors of Rosneft, saying that this indicates the unhealthy state of society there, when speaking to journalists on Wednesday.

Austria Not to Pay for Russian Gas in Rubles: FM - Tasnim News Agency

Austria has no plans to pay for Russian gas in rubles, Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Schallenberg said.

Austria activates alert system to ensure gas supply

Austria has announced that it is following Germany in activating the first level of its emergency plan to ensure gas supply over fears that Russia could cut off exports of the energy source if Western countries refuse to make payments to Moscow in roubles.

Austria to lift most COVID-19 restrictions in March - China.org.cn

Austria has announced plans to drop most of its COVID-19 restrictions from March 5, despite high infection numbers in recent days.

Assisted suicide now legal in Austria — RT World News

A new law allowing assisted suicide for terminally ill patients has come into force in Austria after being approved by the country’s parliament in December.

Austria levanta las restricciones para los vacunados de COVID

 

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