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Turkmenistan And Austria Set Stage For Stronger Regional Cooperation

Turkmenistan And Austria Set Stage For Stronger Regional Cooperation

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, September 5. Turkmenistan's Ambassador to Austria, Hemra Amannazarov, met with Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, and discussed regional...

Nine years after S.F. cyclist’s death, hit-and-run driver gets 15 years

Nine years after S.F. cyclist’s death, hit-and-run driver gets 15 years

Help Mission Local cover ICE We’ve been covering immigration enforcement intensely under Trump. Now, we’re seeking $300,000 — $100,000 a year for the rest of Trump’s term — to hire a full-time immigration reporter. It’s a classic legal drama...

India blocks Austrian economist ‘X’ account over controversial post

India blocks Austrian economist ‘X’ account over controversial post

New Delhi: The Government Friday blocked the X account of Austrian economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn after he shared a controversial post calling for the “dismantling” of India. The post, which went viral through screenshots, depicted a distorted...

Wolves forward secures loan move to Austria

Wolves forward secures loan move to Austria

The striker recently made his return in Wolves' Carabao Cup win over West Ham United following recovery from an anterior cruciate ligament injury picked up in February 2024. It's been a difficult time for the giant Austrian international having...

Austria Ends a Century of Official Secrecy as New Freedom of Information Law Takes Effect

Austria Ends a Century of Official Secrecy as New Freedom of Information Law Takes Effect

Austria now requires proactive disclosure of administrative documents, contracts and data after five generations of constitutionally enshrined secrecy. After a century of official secrecy, Austria is set to make history: On September 1, 2025, the...

Vienna’s Model Shows the Government Really Can Guarantee Housing for All

Vienna’s Model Shows the Government Really Can Guarantee Housing for All

Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. In the United States, calls for better social services, public programs, and other state-led interventions are reliably met with cries...

34 Countries With the Most Firearms Per Soldier

From the earliest matchlock handguns to the most modern and advanced automatic rifles, firearms have been carried by soldiers and used in combat for centuries. In the 250 year history of the United States, the weapons carried by American troops...

Blue Badge 'over 80' update as government gives renewal answer

Blue Badge 'over 80' update as government gives renewal answer

The government has confirmed it will not bring in automatic renewals for Blue Badge holders aged over 80. The Department for Transport was questioned about whether it was essential to make elderly people with disabilities reapply every three...

India blocks Austrian economist's X handle over 'dismantle India' post

India blocks Austrian economist's X handle over 'dismantle India' post

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has blocked Austrian economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn's X handle after he posted a controversial message calling to dismantle India, media reports said. Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn had written, "I call to dismantle...

Surgical oncologist Sean Cleary was building a highly advanced robotic surgery program in Toronto

Surgical oncologist Sean Cleary was building a highly advanced robotic surgery program in Toronto

Open this photo in gallery:Dr. Sean Cleary was a gifted surgical oncologist and generous educator, but what made him uniquely brilliant was his extraordinary ability to make people feel valued, cared for and inspired.Michelle Siu/The Canadian...

Austria hits milestone with 25% of vineyards now organic

Austria hits milestone with 25% of vineyards now organic

One in four of Austria’s vineyards – or 10,524 hectares – are now certified organic according to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture. The world-leading proportion reflects significant growth in the 21st century. An Austrian vineyard with cover...

Iran envoy says delegation to hold IAEA talks in Vienna on Friday

Iran envoy says delegation to hold IAEA talks in Vienna on Friday

Reza Najafi said the negotiations continue consultations on defining cooperation “within the framework of parliament’s law under new conditions.” He added the talks will determine “a new form of cooperation between Iran and the IAEA.” Following...

India blocks Austrian economist’s X account over ‘dismantle India’ post: report

India blocks Austrian economist’s X account over ‘dismantle India’ post: report

Authorities in India banned the X account of an Austrian economist after he shared a map showing Khalistan having been carved out of India and called for “dismantling India”, the local media reported on Friday. The Khalistan movement is a Sikh...

India Blocks Austrian Economist’s X Account Over Controversial Post

India Blocks Austrian Economist’s X Account Over Controversial Post

India on Friday blocked Austrian economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn's X account after he shared a controversial post calling for the “dismantling” of India. The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology...

Conservatives Want To Ban Pornography. Without It, I'd Probably Be Dead.

Conservatives Want To Ban Pornography. Without It, I'd Probably Be Dead.

The author, modeling in a publicity shot for her memoir, "Playing To Lose." It’s potentially controversial to admit to it, but I think pornography might have saved my life. I was 16 years old and a recent escapee from the Jehovah’s Witnesses, a...

Fiala To Receive European Council President Antonio Costa In Brno Today

Fiala To Receive European Council President Antonio Costa In Brno Today

Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) will discuss the preparation of the upcoming EU summits and current priorities of European policy with European Council President Antonio Costa in Brno on Friday. The politicians will meet as part of Costa’s tour of...

Belgian Foreign Minister: EU credibility on the line over Gaza

Belgian Foreign Minister: EU credibility on the line over Gaza

Published on 04/09/2025 - 21:11 GMT+2 •Updated 05/09/2025 - 7:13 GMT+2 The “credibility of EU foreign policy is collapsing” over member states’ inability to sanction Israel for “war crimes” in Gaza and unabated settlement activity in the West...

Iran, IAEA delegations to hold talks in Vienna

Iran, IAEA delegations to hold talks in Vienna

Reza Najafi, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna, told IRIB that another round of talks between Iran’s delegation and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be held today in Vienna....

Bulgaria Must Subsidize Rail Transport to Keep Fares Affordable, Says Transport Minister

Bulgaria Must Subsidize Rail Transport to Keep Fares Affordable, Says Transport Minister

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov underscored here Friday that if Bulgaria is to have railway transport at affordable prices, the State must subsidize the sector. The Minister was speaking during...

Vienna Stock Exchange: STRABAG And PORR Enter The ATX

The semi-annual review of Austrian indices by the Index Committee has resulted in a change of the composition of the ATX. STRABAG SE and PORR AG have been added to Austria's benchmark index, replacing Telekom Austria AG and Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG....

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