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Police raids on gypsy child traffickers

British child care organisations and officials have been accused of a catastrophic failure to protect children from poor families in the East from being trafficked to the UK.

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  • Young Austrian Entrepreneurs Help Orphans
    Orphans in Kenya are the beneficiaries of an exciting entrepreneurial program at the Vienna Business School ...

  • Santa sacked
    Bitter protestors have forced brewers to cancel a seasonal advertising campaign using Santa to promote its beer because Father Christmas is "too Ameri ...

  • Beer I go - Oktoberfest king
    The self-styled king of Europe's biggest beer festival has told how he trains for Germany's Oktoberfest - by downing litres of lager and feasting on s ...
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    Dying for a cuppa
    Scientists have warned that drinking too much of your favourite cuppa could ruin your health. ...
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    The 40K GBP horse to heal the Queen´s broken heart
    This is the special horse that Buckingham Palace aides hope will help heal the Queen's broken heart. ...
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    Queens 40,000 GBP gift horse
    The Queen is to be given a rare 40,000 GBP Lipizzaner horse when she visits Slovenia later this month. ...

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Exhibition Drawing Against Oblivion
The Leopold Museum in Vienna opened the the exhibition "Drawing against oblivion" on 17 May. Manfred Bockelmann drew more than 60 portraits of children and teenagers, who were victims of the Nazi terror.

Swap deals legal case gets underway
The civil case of the city of Linz, Upper Austria, against the Bawag bank about the swap deal will start on 24 May. The maximum amount of damage for Linz could be as much as 417 million Euros in the worst case.

Third man accident leaves man in hospital
A 55-year-old man fell during the "Third Man Tour", which leads visitors through the Viennese canal system. He is said to have suffered a femoral neck fracture.

Charity seeks funds to restore Jewish cemetery
SAFIKG – the Society of American Friends of the Jewish Community Vienna was formed as a U.S. registered charity to allow it to support the IKG (Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien) with tax deductible American contributions.

Doves released for funerals offer
The Viennese funeral parlour Furtner now offers a symbolic supplement of the classic funeral. White doves can be released into the sky during the ceremony.

US embassy marks international day against homophobia
The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) took place on 17 May. On this occasion, the rainbow flag was raised next to the American flag at the building of the US embassy in Vienna.

Key for Two at Viennas English Theatre [Review]
Key for Two at Vienna’s English Theatre is a quintessentially British comedy. The play by John Chapman and Dave Freeman has to be one of the funniest and timeless shows about in the Austrian capital.

Jackson Fans Get Memorial To Hero
A statue to Michael Jackson has gone on display in the middle of a tiny Austrian town so that fans can have a tribute to their hero.

New baby wolves born in the Schönbrunn zoo
Five wolf cubs are the latest addition to the Schönbrunn zoo in Vienna this spring.

Berrys Fake Agents 150k Con
Eccentric celebrity-mad multi-millionaire Richard Lugner was conned out of 150,000 GBP by fraudster claiming to be Halle Berry's manager, a court has heard.

 


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