The SPÖ and the Higher Regional Court of Oldenburg shake the animal rights movement
Two events within one week, a thousand kilometers apart, raise the same question: Who owns the Truth about animal suffering — the legislator, the agricultural lobby, or the public?
Imst-Pitztal: Town of fountains or town of idols?
In a town of 11,000 inhabitants, there is not a single supermarket left. The shops in the old town are closed, the people are moving away, or they spend their money in the industrial zone on the outskirts, where modern life thrives. The fountains, however, remain.
ORF Director General Weissmann resigns
Allegations of sexual harassment to have occurred as early as 2022. ORF Lower Austria Director Alexander Hofer, Kronehit Managing Director Philipp König, and ORF Magazine Editor-in-Chief Lisa Totzauer are considered as potential successors.
“ENOUGH! GENUG!”: Silent protest for real equality at Dornbirn Market Square
Vorarlberg traditionally has one of the highest gender pay gaps in Austria. Frustrated spokeswomen pointed out that the “part-time trap” is not a choice, yet results from a local lack of childcare.
Oberwart District: Glyphosate detected in drinking water
It remains unclear how far the results exceeded the limit. The WHO’s cancer research agency has classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic”. This classification is based on animal studies, epidemiological evidence, and evidence of DNA damage.
Headscarf ban: Harassment prevents pupils from speaking at rally
200 people participated in the demonstration. Due to intimidations online? Being afraid to speak in person, only audio recordings of the girls were played.
Equal Pay Day: The Trivialization of Female Slavery
Around one quarter of the year, the women in Vorarlberg are effectively in slavery — according to the official income statistics. So how can this still happen, today, in the heart of the free world? The magic word here, as worldwide, would be trivialization.
Broad Alliance Calls for Demonstration Against Headscarf Ban
The Equal Treatment Office, the Documentation Center on Islamophobia, and groups for human rights, equality, and anti-discrimination are calling for a demonstration against the Islamophobic ban.
5G-BEAM: Autonomous driving will soon become reality in the Alps
By 2028, uninterrupted connectivity is to be guaranteed for the circulation along the route from Modena via the Brenner Pass to Kufstein, a prerequisite for automated driving.
A Yad Vashem Street for Vienna too
Yad Vashem, an institution that documents the names, biographies, and fates of those millions murdered in the Holocaust, hopes that naming streets after them will bring this memory out of museums and memorials into the everyday life of the city. “A Yad Vashem Street is not just a street sign.”
Organic Wine Scandal at Vienna’s Cobenzl Estate
The Cobenzl winery, known for its Grüner Veltliner and Riesling wines, is said to have cultivated some of its organic vineyards with chemistry.
Austrian Femicide — Is This Now Political Christianity?
Two femicides in only a few days: is this now violence in the spirit of Political Christianity, trapped between nostalgia and the thirst for witch burnings?
Poachers in Tyrol and Bavaria
A headless deer and a fawn were discovered in Ochsengarten in Tyrol and in neighboring Bavaria in Regensburg.
Births: Slump among native Austrian mothers shows no sign of abating
In Austria, the fertility rate and the number of births continue to decline, with a total of 77,238 births expected in 2024.
Austrian Armed Forces donate for “Licht ins Dunkel”
The Austrian Armed Forces supported the “Licht ins Dunkel” campaign with donations of €187,919.
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