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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-OPEC-INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
Sacramento Sun - California
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(250709) -- VIENNA, July 9, 2025(Xinhua) -- Mohsen Paknejad, president of the OPEC Conference for 2025, delivers a video address at the opening ceremony of the 9th OPEC International Seminar in Vienna, Austria, on July 9, 2025. The 9th OPEC...
Austrian television calls Czechia a "gun Eldorado"
Radio Prague International
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July 11, 2025
While Austria is tightening its gun laws following a shooting attack at a school in Graz, no such measures apply in Czechia. On the contrary, marketplaces in the Czech border region are a gun enthusiasts’ paradise. This was reported by Austrian...
Austria's first Syrian deportation unsettles refugee community
The New Arab
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July 11, 2025
The deportation has unsettled Austria's estimated 58,000 Syrian refugees, according to the UN's High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). [Getty] Austria's deportation of a Syrian man to Damascus in early July 2025, marking the first case of its kind...
Austrian medical device company PIUR IMAGING raises €5.6 million to scale tomographic 3D ultrasound globally
EU Startups
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July 11, 2025
Vienna-based PIUR IMAGING, a medical device company innovating AI-powered tomographic 3D ultrasound, today announced the successful closing of a €5.6 million growth capital funding round. The round was led by Aescuvest Capital Partners, a leading...
Vienna set to install first Capital Bikeshare stations this fall
FFX Now - Virginia
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July 10, 2025
The Capital Bikeshare docking station on Hilltop Road in Merrifield (staff photo by Angela Woolsey) After years of planning, the Town of Vienna is finally kicking its Capital Bikeshare program into gear. The Vienna Town Council voted unanimously...
Vienna Trilogue on the Future of the Middle East Launched: Vienna Becomes Hub for Peace Efforts
Vindobona
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Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger is currently making strenuous efforts to secure a more prominent role for Austria in Middle East diplomacy, as evidenced in particular by the establishment of the “Vienna Trilogue” with Germany and...
Austria, Bavaria, and Italy Push for Digital Slot System for Brenner Transit
Vindobona
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This initiative, which was already conceived in 2023 by Bavaria, Tyrol, and South Tyrol, is now to be pushed forward with urgency, even though Italy and Germany have so far been rather reluctant to accept the system. However, Chancellor Stocker...
Vienna Twp. man sentenced to 25 years in prison for assault against minor with autism
Mid-Michigan Now
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GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. - A local man will spend more than two decades behind bars after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor. 41-year-old Vienna Township man Dennis Walters was convicted of one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct – First...
Austria's DPA releases guidance on requests to delete SIS alerts
IAPP
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July 10, 2025
Austria's Data Protection Authority released guidance stating individuals looking to delete an alert from the Schengen Information System must contact the immigration authority. Individuals who do not follow the SIS legal procedure will not be...
Austria’s leader is striving to fend off the hard right
The Economist
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July 10, 2025
On january 5th Christian Stocker drove to a leadership meeting of the People’s Party (ÖVP) wearing jeans, expecting to resign from his job as party secretary-general. Coalition talks with the Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the liberal NEOS had failed;...
Austria’s secret to cutting sky-high electricity bills in Europe
Euro Weekly News
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July 10, 2025
Austria’s structure shields homes from energy shocks. Credit:Leonhard_Niederwimmer from pixabay via Canva.com Electricity pricing all across Europe has become a growing concern for households and businesses alike. From Madrid to Munich, many...
Vienna hosts official reception on margins of OPEC International Seminar
Azertag
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July 10, 2025
Vienna, July 10, AZERTAC On July 9, an official reception was held as part of the 9th International Seminar of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austria. The event was hosted by OPEC Secretary General Haitham...
Austria Greenlights Controversial Legislation to Monitor Encrypted Messages
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Austria's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved legislation that grants domestic intelligence and law enforcement agencies the power to intercept digital communications from high-risk individuals using encrypted messaging...
Austrian President Urges Addressing Needs in Gaza
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen emphasized the critical importance of addressing the humanitarian emergency in Gaza during his meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar in Vienna on Wednesday. The two officials...
Austria Approves Law Letting Authorities Monitor Encrypted Messages
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Austria's lower parliamentary chamber approved a legislation on Wednesday that permits law enforcement and intelligence agencies to oversee the digital correspondence of individuals deemed high-risk who use encrypted messaging platforms...
Vienna has been declared a renters’ utopia – and it’s easy to see why
The Guardian
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July 10, 2025
When it comes to best-practice examples in the housing debate, Vienna is a common reference. Indeed, the Austrian capital features prominently in narratives about successful housing policies. An article in the Observer concluded that Vienna shows...
Belgian man dies after fall in Austrian alps
Belga News Agency
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July 11, 2025
A 22-year-old Belgian hiker has died following a fall in the Austrian Alps, local rescue services have confirmed. The man had been hiking with a relative in the mountains near Saalbach-Hinterglemm on Wednesday. At around 2:30 p.m., the pair...
Vienna Scientific Cluster Renamed to Austrian Scientific Computing
HPCwire
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July 9, 2025
VIENNA, July 9, 2025 — The Vienna Scientific Cluster (VSC) is proud to announce its new name: Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC). This change has been in the plans for a long time, as the consortium operating the flagship Austrian supercomputers...
West Brom 1-1 Dynamo Kyiv - report from Austria as Baggies earn draw
Express & Star
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July 11, 2025
BHP Design - Express & Star sponsor of the West Brom pre-season camp in AustriaPhillips, the signing from Liverpool, powered in a bullet header from Mikey Johnston's cross 10 minutes after half-time in Bad Tatzmannsdorf. A raft of changes followed...
United Nations Association of Bulgaria and Diplomatic Academy of Vienna Win 2025 Diplomatic Institute
Bulgarian News Agency
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The United Nations Association of Bulgaria and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna are the winners of the 2026 e DOCENDO DISCIMUS awards of the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute, said Tanya Mihailova, Director of the Diplomatic Institute to the Minister...