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Logitech to Launch Two New Low Cost Models »

Logitech who hails a robust success with their Harmony remotes in Australia is now set to widen the range with the launch of two new low cost models that will replace five current models.

After Obama’s celebrity welcome in Prague, reality sets in »

Vienna, Jan 17 – In Eastern and Central Europe, US President Barack Obama may not have the same level of rock star appeal he enjoys in certain parts of the world. But after one year in office, he and his policies have gotten a generally positive, if sometimes sceptical, hearing from the region’s people and [...]

Researchers find way to stem fat production »

Vienna, Jan 8 – Good news for those who seek to shed their holiday pounds: Researchers announced Thursday in Austria that they have found a way to suppress growth of fat cells.

Austrian steelmaker voestalpine back in profit in past quarter »

Vienna  – Austria’s biggest steelmaker voestalpine AG made a profit of 28 million euros (42 million dollars) in the quarter ending in September, recovering from a loss in the previous quarter, the company said Thursday.
However, the latest results were only a fraction of the 279-million-euro profit made between July and September of last year.
Voestalpine’s business [...]

In-form Spain pleased to return to Vienna »

Vienna  – Spain will return Wednesday to Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadion for their last match of 2009, against hosts Austria.

Raiffeisen bank profits falls 74 per cent in third quarter »

Vienna  – The bank Raiffeisen International saw profits fall by 74 per cent in the third quarter, the Austrian company operating in Central and Eastern Europe said Thursday.

OMV third quarter profit drops 34 per cent »

Vienna  – Austrian oil and gas group OMV AG on Tuesday reported that its net profit had dropped by 34 per cent in the third quarter, as crude oil prices fell and the difference in value between crude and refined products narrowed.

Austria’s Oetztal valley tries to shake off its apres ski image »

Vienna  – The alpine valley of Oetztal in the Austrian state of Tyrol is associated by most visitors with skiing and loud apres ski parties in the town of Soelden. But the valley has another side to itself during the cold winter months that is quite separate from the noise and excitement of the ski [...]

Justice at last for Austrian WW II “traitors” »

Vienna  – Decades after the Austrian Richard Wadani fled the German Wehrmacht in 1944, he has won the fight of his life.

Austria rehabilitates WWII deserters »

Vienna  – Austria has officially rehabilitated deserters from Hitler’s Wehrmacht, a decision that the parliament’s vice president Fritz Neugebauer called “an important political symbol” 70 years after the outbreak of World War II, in a statement issued Thursday.