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Massive investment at Vienna airport

Thursday, June 3rd 2010

Over €700 million is to be invested in Vienna International Airport by 2014, reports the Austrian Times. Half of this amount will be put towards developing the new Skylink terminal, construction on which was halted in 2009 after spiralling costs....

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Pedestrian mall on Mariahilfer Straße

Wednesday, June 2nd 2010

One of Vienna’s busiest shopping streets, Mariahilfer Straße, could become a pedestrian-only mall, says the Austrian Times. Social Democratic (SPÖ) district representative Rante Kaufmann is campaigning to create a mall between Zieglergasse and Neubaugasse to help the area compete commercially...

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Vienna speed cameras unusable

Monday, May 10th 2010

A new high-tech speed camera located on the S1 near Vienna has proved to be unusable since it was installed in autumn 2009, says the Austrian Times. One of three traps costing a total of €450,000, the camera was designed...

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Viennese big spenders

Thursday, April 29th 2010

Residents of Vienna’s city centre have the second highest spending power in German speaking Europe, according to research from GFK research, says the Austrian Times. People living in Vienna’s Stadt district were second only to residents of Höfe am Zürichsee,...

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Free open-air State Opera in Vienna

Thursday, April 15th 2010

Vienna is to give a series of free live broadcasts of Vienna State Opera performances in May and June. Over 30 performances of operas such as Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, Wagner’s Lohengrin and Bizet’s Carmen will be broadcast live onto a...

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Vienna's mobile broadband claims souped up

Saturday, April 3rd 2010

Tests in Vienna by the Austrian consumer’s association have revealed that mobile phone providers’ claims of broadband coverage are grossly exaggerated, says the Austrian Times. Ten tests were conducted in Vienna and the association found that not one single connection...

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Obese and pregnant at higher risk of swine flu

Wednesday, March 31st 2010

According to a report published by Vienna Medical University’s Institute of Virology the young, obese and pregnant are the most at risk of contracting swine flu. Monika Redlberger-Fritz and Therese Popow-Kraupp examined information from a study in Australia and New...

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Vienna city referendum results

Friday, March 12th 2010

The results of Vienna’s first referendum in 20 years, conducted from 11 to 13 February, have been announced by city authorities reports the Austrian Times. Figures show that 35.90 per cent of eligible voters cast a vote on subjects as...

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Leopold Museum watercolours go on show

Monday, February 15th 2010

A collection of rarely seen watercolours will be on display at Vienna’s Leopold Museum for two months from March this year to commemorate the 85th birthday of founder Professor Rudolf Leopold. Around 150 watercolours, many of which have not...

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Vienna gets new boat terminal

Friday, February 5th 2010

A new boat terminal is set to open in Vienna’s old town in May 2010 to serve the high-speed Twin City Liner catamarans that connect Vienna and Slovakian capital Bratislava along a 60-kilometer route. The new 127-meter long city-centre terminal...

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