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Malaysia leads UN-Habitat mission at Mayors Forum in Austria
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has embarked on its first international mission as president of the UN-Habitat Assembly (UNHA) by joining the 14th Mayors Forum of the World Cities Summit (WCS) 2025 in Vienna, Austria. The event, running from July 2 to July 4,...

Turkmenistan delegates participate in WTO regional seminar in Vienna
The Turkmen delegation is taking part in the World Trade Organization (WTO) regional seminar on the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the...

Alonso praises ‘outstanding’ Bortoleto after battle in Austria
Fernando Alonso was full of praise for Kick Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto after the Brazilian rookie collected his first F1 points in Austria, with the duo engaging in an entertaining duel late on in Spielberg. With Alonso on his way to a strong...

Chinese Ambassador QI Mei emphasizes the Role of Chinese companies in Austria
The ambassador highlighted that continued dialogue and support for the Chinese business community in Austria are crucial for the further development of the friendly and strategic partnership between the two nations. / Picture: © Chinese and...

Mercedes target Silverstone recovery after Austria struggles
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff previewed this weekend’s British Grand Prix with cautious optimism, hoping the team can recover from a challenging race in Austria with a stronger showing at Silverstone, a circuit that has historically suited them....

Cafaro Foundation $250K Donation Boosts Vienna Efforts to Restart Ambulance Service
NILES, Ohio – Vienna Township trustees say they hope to restore ambulance service within the next month, thanks to a $250,000 donation from the Cafaro Foundation. Trustees Phil Pegg, Richard Dascenzo and Mike Haddle joined representatives of the...

Austria coach Rangnick takes fresh aim at Man Utd transfer policy: A leadership problem
Austria coach Ralf Rangnick has taken fresh aim at former club Manchester United. Rangnick had six months in charge of United during the 2021/22 season. Advertisement Advertisement He told Sport: "Since I left, they have spent £700, £800 million...

Chaos in Austria Shakes Up Formula 2 Title Race
Austria has been the stage for incredible battles in Formula 2 – sometimes over the line – that have altered the championship standings and ignited the fight, and the 2025 edition was no exception. The Formula 2 weekend at Spielberg was marked by...

Uber ORC C at 43rd Copa del Rey MAPFRE Preview
by Copa del Rey MAPFRE 21 Jul 06:09 PDT 26 July - 2 August 2025 Seven nationalities and more than thirty teams will compete for the continental crown in the Uber ORC C class at the 43rd Copa del Rey MAPFRE, organized by the Real Club Náutico de...

WWII Movies Historians Absolutely Hate
On a certain level, it makes sense that World War II is prime fodder for filmmakers. It was a dramatic and complicated war that involved nearly every nation on the planet. From a storytelling perspective, that's a rich well from which you can draw...

Italy among 25 countries saying Gaza war must end now
Italy was among 25 countries to sign a statement called for an end to Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza. "We, the signatories listed below, come together with a simple, urgent message: the war in Gaza must end now," said the statement, which was...
My BMW App shows drivers CO2 emissions over the entire life cycle for the first time
BMW Group expands the range of My Trips driving statistics for the My BMW App and MINI App The BMW Group is now offering customers even broader scope for personalising analysis of their driving stats in the My BMW App and MINI App. The latest...

Urgent Blood Donation Events Scheduled Across Salzburg, Austria
LEOBEN, Austria — As summer temperatures rise, the demand for blood donations remains critical in Austria. Currently, around 1,000 blood donations are needed each day, and artificial blood production remains impossible. Local officials stress the...

F1 Fantasy: McLaren dominate, Sauber surprise in Austria
McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris dominated the Austrian Grand Prix and their supporters were rewarded with a bucketload of points in this week’s F1 Fantasy league. Piastri and Norris (just about) managed to not take each other out as...

IP Österreich rebrands as RTL AdAlliance in Austria
Austria’s advertising sales house IP Österreich has officially completed its integration into RTL AdAlliance, adopting the RTL corporate identity and operating henceforth under the international RTL AdAlliance brand. The move unifies international...

Confidence in Austria's Judiciary Remains High, But Challenges Remain
According to recent reports from the EU Justice Scoreboard, around 90 percent of people in this country have a “very good” or “fairly good” impression of the independence of courts and judges, as shown in this year's Justice Scoreboard published...

From Vienna to Queens: Karl Lueger, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Polite Antisemitism
Before Adolf Hitler ever raised his voice in Munich, he walked the streets of Vienna. The year was 1908. He was a failed artist, a nobody—but he was watching. And what he saw was a master class in antisemitism, taught by none other than the city’s...

12 Women Old Masters to Know
A few years after art historian Linda Nochlin famously asked “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?”in a 1971 ARTnews article, she and fellow professor Ann Sutherland Harris came up with an answer of sorts, in the form of a breakthrough...

Lightning strikes spark house fires in Virginia and Maryland
Four townhomes were impacted and one firefighter was taken to an area hospital to get stitches after cutting their hand. VIENNA, Va. — Lightning strikes reportedly sparked fires in Virginia and Maryland on Tuesday afternoon. According to Fairfax...

Understanding Piastri’s cutting Alpine message delivered in Austria
It was a simple radio message, missed by the television broadcast – probably deliberately – but one loaded with meaning. After he’d been shoved off the road while trying to lap Franco Colapinto during the Austrian Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri...