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2 hrs ago | Wiener Zeitung

Fewer Austrian citizens this year

Naturalisations down 26.5 per cent. Vienna. The number of naturalisations in Austria fell in the first three quarters of this year, it was announced.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Socialite Life

Cameron Diaz Smiles All 'Knight & Day' In Austria

Initially referred to as Wichita , Cameron Diaz 's action movie with Tom Cruise , Knight & Day continues filming scenes, now in Europe.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

WFMJ-TV Youngstown

Chavez praises alleged terrorist Carlos the Jackal

President Hugo Chavez is praising Carlos the Jackal, the imprisoned Venezuelan once notorious for a series of Cold War-era bombings, assassinations and hostage dramas, saying he was a "revolutionary fighter" and not a terrorist.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Prison, Hugo Chavez, World News, OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries),

Austrian Times

Second swine flu death in Austria

By Thomas Hochwarter Swine flu has claimed its second victim on Austrian soil after a 41-year-old German died in a Salzburg hospital last night .

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Global Catholic Network EWTN

20-Nov-09 - Austrian Bishops Call Country's New Same-sex Partnership...

Vienna, Austria, Nov 19, 2009 .- The Austrian Bishops' Conference responded to new legislation which provides for the country's recognition of same-sex partnerships, saying that the law was 'neither appropriate nor necessary, because the existing provisions for civil rights already grant appropriate protections.' According to the AFP, the new ...

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UzReport

AsiaUniversalBank opens its representative office in Austria

AsiaUniversalBank OJSC has announced that it established a representation in Vienna, Austria.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

WPVI-TV Philadelphia

Tom Cruise in Austria's Salzburg for film shoot

Actor Tom Cruise stars in a film out Christmas Day that might be the biggest risk of his career.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

FOX59.com WXIN-TV Indianapolis

How to keep calories to a minimum in Vienna

Nearly sensible dining , the Viennese way VIENNA -- A visit to Vienna I made some years ago turned into a three-day sugar high as I went, like a bee from flower to flower, from one great cafe to another, eating almost nothing but classic Viennese pastries.

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Related Topix: World News, Life, Dining, Drink, Wine, Tea, Travel

The State

Austria says 'so long' to Fu Long the panda

A 2-year-old panda who charmed his way into the hearts of Austrians is headed to China.

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WGN-TV Chicago

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visits native Austria

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has visited his native Austria. Local broadcaster ORF reports that the former bodybuilder and actor spent Tuesday night in a hotel in the southern city of Graz after visiting the grave of his parents and eating a typically Austrian dinner that included Wienerschnitzel.

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Related Topix: California, California Government, Travel, Austria Travel, Arnold Schwarzenegger, World News,

China Daily

Austria's answer to Beaujolais Nouveau

France has the Eiffel Tower and Burgundy and Beaujolais, while England has Big Ben and its beers and ales, and just as the waltz is wedded to Vienna, Gruner Veltliner is synonymous with Austria.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Science Blog

Rice ties in race for atomic-scale breakthrough

Everybody loves a race to the wire, even when the result is a tie. The great irony is the ultraprecise clocks that could result from this competition could probably break any tie.

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Austrian Times

Puls 4 boss to join Red Bull-owned rival

By Thomas Hochwarter The chief executive of Austrian private broadcaster Puls 4 will join Red Bull's ServusTV next year, it emerged today .

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Science Blog

Measuring Electron Orbitals

For the first time, it has been possible to measure electron density in individual molecular states using what is known as the photoelectric effect.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

The White Ribbon | Film review

Michael Haneke's Palme D'or winner offers a spellbinding tale of bigotry and brutality in a pre-Great War rural German community, says Philip French Numerous novelists, dramatists and film-makers have been attracted to the period immediately preceding the outbreak of the First World War to give their work a touch of nostalgia, irony or historical ...

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

Austrian Times

Casinos Austria wants stronger gambling controls

By David Rogers Casinos Austria chief Karl Stoss has called for stronger controls on gambling.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Austrian orchestra comes to Phillips Center on Sunday

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 12:21 p.m. From atop Postlingberg mountain in Upper Austria, the view of Linz is breathtaking.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

Austrian Times

Police dog trainer's daughter mauled to death by family dog

By David Rogers The one-year-old daughter of a police dog trainer was mauled to death by her family's dog in Lower Austria this morning .

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Austrian Times

Quelle Austria goes bust

By Lisa Chapman Quelle Austria is to begin bankruptcy proceedings, its chief Wolfgang Binder said today .

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Austrian Times

Black market labour on the increase in Austria

By Lisa Chapman Black market work has risen in Austria this year because of the economic crisis, according to a new study.

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