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Austrian incest cellar to be filled with concrete
AMSTETTEN, Austria (AP) — The liquidator of Josef Fritzl's estate says the basement of the house where Fritzl imprisoned and repeatedly raped his daughter for 24 years will be filled up with concrete. Walter Anzboeck says the move is to ensure the...Tags: Building Material, Metal and Mineral
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Thieves steal 21 tons of mustard and ketchup
STOCKERAU, Austria (AP) — Austrian police say thieves have made off with an unusual heist — 21 tons of mustard and ketchup. The loot was in a semitrailer parked in a lot over the weekend northwest of Vienna. Police say the truck driver showed...Tags: Mustard, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Crimes
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Was it lit? Arnie could be charged over cigar
VIENNA (AP) — Was it lit or was it cold? The status of a cigar in Arnold Schwarzenegger's mouth at an Austrian airport could decide whether or not he faces legal action. Smoking at airports is banned in Austria and an anti-smoking lobby said...Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics, Elections, California
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Raiffeisen CEO quits over offshore deals
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - Raiffeisen Bank International Chief Executive Herbert Stepic resigned on Friday in what he called an effort to spare the bank he built into an eastern European powerhouse from damaging publicity over his personal property deals....Tags: UBS AG, Finance, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance
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READER SUBMITTED: Five Trinity Students, Alumni Win Fulbrights For Research Or Teaching
HartfordTrinity College reaped a bounty of Fulbright awards for the 2013-14 academic year, with two graduating seniors and three alumni being awarded fellowships to conduct research or teach. In addition, three others -- two members of the Class of 2013 and an...Tags: High Schools, Cape Town (South Africa), Schools, Teaching and Learning, Germany
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Balkan states back TAP, IAP gas pipeline projects
ReutersTIRANA, May 23 (Reuters) - Four Balkan states backed the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project on Thursday, weeks before the Shah Deniz 2 consortium picks between TAP and its rival Nabucco West project. The TAP project aims to bring 10 billion cubic...Tags: E.ON AG, Montenegro, Albania, Romania, Norway
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WRAPUP 1-ECB seeks new tools while Fed toys with exit
Reuters* Praet says ECB could expand its instruments * Noyer: ECB mulls measures to ease financial fragmentation * Nowotny says ECB support still needed * Bernanke says Fed could start tapering off bond buys By Leigh Thomas and Jason Lange PARIS/WASHINGTON,...Tags: U.S. Congress, Foreign Exchange Market, Federal Reserve, Money and Monetary Policy, Finance
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ECB seeks new tools while Fed toys with exit
ReutersPARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is looking into expanding its range of policy tools, while the U.S. central bank is mulling scaling back its support measures, highlighting the contrasting fortunes between the world's two biggest...Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, Economy, Business and Finance, Market and Exchange, Central Bank, Ben Bernanke
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Austrian central bank to check Raiffeisen boss's property deals
ReutersBy Michael Shields VIENNA, May 23 (Reuters) - Austria's central bank is to investigate personal property deals by Raiffeisen Bank International's chief executive after media reports he had made use of front companies. In a career spanning decades at the...Tags: UBS AG, Finance, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance
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Europe targets Switzerland in fight against bank secrecy
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe edged closer to lifting banking secrecy on Wednesday after Austria said it was ready to share data on foreign depositors but Vienna's support could fade should efforts to strike a similar deal with Switzerland fail. Austria'...Tags: European Union, Germany, Luxembourg, Werner Faymann, Economy, Business and Finance
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Soccer-Disgraced Arnautovic included in Austria squad
ReutersMay 22 (Reuters) - Marko Arnautovic, banned by his club Werder Bremen for the last three weeks of the season after he was caught speeding on a German motorway, has been included in Austria's squad for the World Cup qualifier against Sweden. "He has...Tags: FIFA World Cup, Germany, Sweden
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Soccer-Austrian championship results and standings
ReutersMay 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Austrian championship matches on Wednesday Wednesday, May 22 Austria Vienna 4 Mattersburg 0 FC Admira Wacker Modling 0 Rapid Vienna 2 Wacker Innsbruck 2 Sturm Graz 1 SC Wiener Neustadt 2...Tags: Vienna (Austria)
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