Polka, wine and chess: Women's Grand Prix finale kicks off in Austria

By Milan Dinic, FIDE's Press Officer The final tournament of the 2024/2025 Women's Grand Prix opened in Grosslobming with polka music, Austrian wine, and players dressed in traditional clothing. It is not often that an elite chess tournament …

Slippery slope: across Austria in the Audi A6 e-tron

The British ski team needed a ride to Kitzbühel... we had just the car for the job Kitzbühel is pumping. Heaving. It hums and vibrates, shimmers with life and energy in a way that’s entirely explained by the 100,000 people who have crammed themselves into …

Austria plans relaunch of e-ID system after criticism

Austria is planning to relaunch its electronic ID system to create a “more user-friendly and simpler” service. In five years, all nine million Austrians should be able to use ID Austria, according to State Secretary Alexander Pröll. Designed as an interim …

OMV’s 10MW green hydrogen plant in Austria starts operating

UpHy Plant / Refinery Schwechat. Image credit: OMV Energy and chemicals company OMV has announced the successful start-up of its 10MW green hydrogen production plant, located at the Schwechat refinery near Vienna, Austria. The plant is the largest of …

Hungarian man on the run after murdering ex-girlfriend in Austria: She asked for protection but got none

A Europe-wide manhunt is underway for a Hungarian man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend in the head in a supermarket parking lot in Austria. The shocking incident has left the local community of Maria Alm in mourning, and residents are fearful …

Accuray Announces First SRS/SBRT Patient Treatments In Austria With The Cyberknife® System

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) The CyberKnife System facilitates ultra-hypofractionated radiation therapy – very high doses of precisely targeted radiation are delivered in a few days versus conventional fractionation where treatments often require 30-40 sessions. …

Austria Probing Russian Disinformation Campaign

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Austrian law enforcers continue their investigation into a large-scale disinformation campaign run in Russia's interest and to the detriment of Ukraine, which was carried out in the country by a Russian spy cell, while no specific …

Grosu meets diaspora members from Italy, Ireland, Germany, Portugal, Austria

Although thousands of kilometers from home, Moldovans abroad remain deeply connected and actively engaged in Moldova’s development. Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu emphasized this message during his meetings with Moldovan communities in Italy, Ireland, …

Santander to Sell Poland Assets to Austria’s Erste Group for $7.9 Billion

Bulgarian school Danube in Austria has kept the memory of Bulgaria alive for 20 years

Photo: Bulgarian school Danube, Linz Until 20 years ago, there were just 6 children in the Bulgarian school Danube in Linz, Salzburg and Wels in Austria, whereas today there are 7 teachers and 140 children attending its three branches. As with other …