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Austria (German language: Österreich, Croatian: Austrija, Hungarian: Ausztria, Slovenian: Avstrija) is a landlocked country in central Europe. It borders Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. Its capital is the city of Vienna.
Austria is a parliamentary representative democracy consisting of nine federal states and is one of six European countries that have declared permanent neutrality. Austria is a member of the United Nations (since 1955) and the European Union (since 1995). For the first half of 2006, Austria again held the seat of the Presidency of the EU.
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AC/DC Extend European Tour [News]
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:03:02 -0000
Anglo-Australian hard rock legends AC/DC have scheduled the following European dates: 05/16 - Bucharest, Romania - Piata Constitutiei 05/19 - Udine, Italy - Stadio Friuli 05/22 - Wels, Austria - Air Field 05/25 - Hannover, Germany - Messe 06/13 - Stuttgart, Germany - Cannstatter Wasen 06/15 - Nice, France - Parc des Sports Charles Ehrmann 06/18 - ...
Is Austria Set to Join the Honorable Company of PIIGs?
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:52:18 -0000
Hypo Alpe Adria bank, the Austrian arm of the Bavarian bank Bayern LB, was nationalized on Monday for the symbolic price of three euros.
Man shoots and kills court employee in Austria
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:26:43 -0000
A man unhappy with a judge's ruling in his divorce case returned to the court house on Wednesday and shot and killed one of its employees, authorities said.
Kampusch attacks Austria
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:43:36 -0000
By Thomas Hochwarter Former kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch has hit out at Austria at a press conference held to promote an upcoming TV documentary.
Austria probes near-demise of bank
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:41:02 -0000
Austria probes near-demise of bank Outside view of the headquarters of Hypo Alpe Adria Bank in Klagenfurt, Austria on Monday, Dec.
When robots have feelings
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:47:20 -0000
Last month, Gecko Systems announced that it had been running trials of its "fully autonomous personal companion home-care robot," also known as a "CareBot," designed to help elderly or disabled people to live independently.
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