Read more about the article Police Seize Guns, Ammo And Nazi Propaganda In Raids
Photo shows the weapons that Salzburg police seized, undated. They were found during house searches in the National Socialist milieu on Thursday, January 11, 2024. (LSE SALZBURG/Newsflash)

Police Seize Guns, Ammo And Nazi Propaganda In Raids

A terrifying cache of Nazi memorabilia, guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition have been seized during police raids on homes in Austria. Prosecutors staged the raids on 11th January…

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Read more about the article Short Exercise Reduces Craving For Cigarettes Austrian Study Reveals
Photo shows Medical University of Innsbruck, undated. Study says fast walking helps to quit smoking. (Newsflash)

Short Exercise Reduces Craving For Cigarettes Austrian Study Reveals

A new study has revealed that just a little bit of exercise can reduce a person's cravings for a cigarette. Scientists from Innsbruck in Austria have made the revelation just…

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Read more about the article Three Brits Injured In Skiing Crashes In Austria
Photo shows an illustrative image of a slope in Obergurgl, Tyrol, Austria. Three British holidaymakers had to be airlifted to hospital following separate skiing accidents, Dec. 17 and Dec. 18, 2023. (Newsflash)

Three Brits Injured In Skiing Crashes In Austria

Three British holidaymakers, including an eight-year-old boy, had to be airlifted to hospital following separate skiing accidents at the same resort in Austria. Heavy early snowfalls have meant there is…

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Read more about the article World’s Oldest Zoo Becomes The First Zoo On Earth To Welcome Crocodile Tegu Offspring
Photo shows young crocodile-tailed tegu from Schoenbrunn Zoo, undated. The Zoo is the first in the world to have successfully bred the South American lizard. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

World’s Oldest Zoo Becomes The First Zoo On Earth To Welcome Crocodile Tegu Offspring

The oldest zoo in the world has become the first zoo ever to breed protected crocodile tegus successfully. The Schoenbrunn Zoo, located in the city of Vienna, Austria, welcomed the…

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Read more about the article ‘Diversity’ Nursery Bans Father Christmas
Photo shows a post from Kerstin Lechner, undated. Lechner is outraged after Santa Claus is banned from kindergartens in Salzburg, Austria. (Kerstin Lechner/CEN)

‘Diversity’ Nursery Bans Father Christmas

A killjoy kindergarten has banned Father Christmas for its pupils in Austria after heads ruled that Santa breaches the nursery's diversity guidelines. Infant schools across the country traditionally mark the…

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Read more about the article Horrified Holidaymaker Finds Snake In Hotel Loo
Picture shows the snake that crawled out of a hotel toilet in Vienna's 22nd district, Austria, undated. Tierschutz Austria published a list of recommendations on how to behave if you find a snake in nature, in the garden or even in a toilet. (Tierschutz Austria/Newsflash)

Horrified Holidaymaker Finds Snake In Hotel Loo

A horrified holidaymaker fled in terror when they found a four-foot-long snake slithering up out of their hotel loo. The huge snake, believed to be an escaped pet, appeared at…

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Read more about the article Austria To Create More Than 300 New Water Ponds Around The Country To Help Conserve Green Toads
Image shows a green toad in the city of Vienna, Austria, undated photo. State authorities will create around 300 new small bodies of water across the country for the green toads. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Austria To Create More Than 300 New Water Ponds Around The Country To Help Conserve Green Toads

The world's oldest zoo will take part in the building of several hundred water ponds across Austria to help conserve green toads under threat because of habitat loss. The project…

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Read more about the article New Home For Rare Trafficked Reptiles
Image shows a gecko that was smuggled in May, 2023, undated photo. The Schoenbrunn Zoo, in the city of Vienna, Austria, will build a new home for the smuggled reptiles in the spring of 2024. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

New Home For Rare Trafficked Reptiles

A stash of rare chameleons trafficked into Austria has inspired a new enclosure for all smuggled reptiles in the country's Schoenbrunn Zoo. Keepers say they are rebuilding an enclosure to…

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Read more about the article Hundreds Of Snaps From NASA Moon Missions To Be Auctioned
Image shows the only photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon, undated photo. It is estimated to go under the hammer for EUR 15,000 - 25,000 (GBP 12,872 - 21,452) at the Dorotheum, in the city of Vienna, Austria. (Dorotheum/Newsflash)

Hundreds Of Snaps From NASA Moon Missions To Be Auctioned

More than 200 photos from NASA's pioneering 1960s space missions gathered by a single private collector are to go under the hammer in Austria later this month. The lots include…

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