Germany will shut border with Austria and Czech Republic in bid to keep out UK mutant Covid variant 

Germany will shut its borders with Austria and the Czech Republic from Sunday in a bid to keep out the more infectious mutated UK variant of Covid-19. The country’s southern state of Bavaria, which borders with Austria and the Czech Republic, has already detected variants of the virus in more than 10 percent of confirmed … Read more

Man tries smuggling 74 protected Tanzanian chameleons into Austria

Chameleon karma: Smuggler is caught trying to sneak 74 lizards into Austria by stuffing them into socks in his suitcase The man was arrested in Vienna after arriving on a flight from Tanzania  He had stuffed the animals in ice cream boxes and socks for the long flight Experts believe the chameleons were destined for … Read more

Smuggler caught trying to sneak 74 chameleons into Austria by stuffing them into socks in suitcase

Chameleon karma: Smuggler is caught trying to sneak 74 lizards into Austria by stuffing them into socks in his suitcase The man was arrested in Vienna after arriving on a flight from Tanzania  He had stuffed the animals in ice cream boxes and socks for the long flight Experts believe the chameleons were destined for … Read more

How a British couple took in a family of Jews from Austria during the Second World War

The letter to Gladys Jones arrived without fanfare – and probably without much hope of a reply. It had been sent by a family she’d met just once on a Danube riverboat in Vienna five years earlier.  A little boy’s shoe had threatened to muddy her skirt as he’d knelt up to get a better … Read more

Austria will offer coronavirus tests to its entire population as country prepares for third lockdown

Austria will offer coronavirus tests to its entire 8.8 million population, with those testing negative receiving ‘more freedoms’ as the country prepares for third lockdown. The European country will go into coronavirus lockdown for a third time after Christmas, the government confirmed on Friday, just 11 days after the country’s second lockdown ended. Austria’s lockdown … Read more

Rebel Wilson thanks clinic in Austria for helping her lose 28kg

Bathing beauty! Rebel Wilson shows off newly slimmed-down figure in a strapless swimsuit as she thanks clinic in Austria for helping her lose a whopping 28kg By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:29 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 01:38 GMT, 3 December 2020 She recently revealed that she had reached her weight … Read more

Rebel Wilson shares snowy snap from Austria after revealing she’s reached her weight loss goal

Rebel Wilson shares a snowy snap from Austria after revealing she’s reached her weight loss goal a month early: ‘The outlook is awesome’ By Heather Waugh For Dailymail.com Published: 17:06 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 17:10 GMT, 1 December 2020 Rebel Wilson has shared another stunning photo from Austria, as she continues to enjoy … Read more

Rebel Wilson hits the slopes in Austria and has a Sound of Music moment

The hills are alive! Rebel Wilson hits the slopes in Austria and has a Sound of Music moment as she flaunts her 18kg weight loss By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:45 GMT, 26 November 2020 | Updated: 12:45 GMT, 26 November 2020 Rebel Wilson continues to enjoy her Austrian getaway. And on Thursday, … Read more

Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma marries Archduchess Gabriella of Austria

The young Archduchess of Austria has married Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma in a glamorous ceremony at a fairytale castle in the country. Gabriella Maria Pilar Yolande Joséphine-Charlotte, 26, whose full title is Archduchess of Austria,  tied the knot with Prince Henri, 28, at the Tratzberg castle in Jenbach, Austria on Saturday. The bride  wore an elegant white lace … Read more

Google will ramp up advertising fees on firms from the UK, Austria and Turkey by up to 5%

Google will ramp up advertising fees on firms from the UK, Austria and Turkey by up to 5% from November as US tech giant passes on cost of new digital services taxes to customers It follows in the footsteps of Amazon which last month stopped absorbing cost Price increases have been met with dismay from … Read more