Category: Austrian News

Wiener Linien is working on the U4 again. The last construction work was only a month ago and now new work is being carried out. However, the restrictions are much less severe than in the summer, when the line could not run continuously. Specifically, Wiener Linien is renewing the turning facility in Heiligenstadt. Originally, it was said that trains would therefore not be able to run to the terminus but only to the Spittelau station in front of it. However, this was obviously prevented. Instead, according to Wiener Linien, the…

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Today, October 5, 2024, sirens will be sounding throughout Austria—the annual civil protection test alarm will be sounded between 12 and 12.45 pm., with over 8,200 sirens. Attention, watch out! On Saturday, October 5, 2024, the civil defense test alarm will sound throughout Austria between 12 and 12.45 pm. The test’s purpose is to sensitize the population to emergencies and test the functioning of the alarm systems. “In order to ensure that the population understands the necessity of this test alarm, it is necessary to draw attention to this alarm…

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Here is the detailed forecast for today and the coming days. A warm front brings autumn heatThe north side of the Alps and the northeast will be dominated by dense clouds, and rain will fall from time to time. However, this will mostly be light rain, bringing only small amounts. The snow line will initially be lower but will rise to an altitude of around 1300 to 1800 meters during the day. In contrast, the weather on the southern side of the Alps and in southern Austria will be friendlier.…

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Fog and sunshine alternate, while precipitation can also be expected at higher altitudes. In this article, you can find out what to expect in terms of weather in the coming days. Autumnal weather dominates the coming daysVienna. The coming days in Austria will be dominated by autumnal weather. Rainfall is expected until Saturday in particular, especially in the higher regions of the country. From Monday, the weather will be characterized by fog patches in the morning hours, which will partly clear during the day. Friday: Dense clouds and rainOn Friday,…

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The annual siren rehearsal will occur again this Saturday (October 5). At the same time, the “AT-Alert” disaster warning system will be triggered on a trial basis throughout Austria for the first time. “These test activations will be carried out by the federal states and the Ministry of the Interior,” it was announced on Tuesday. Like the siren test, they will occur from around noon to 1 p.m. via cell phone and should “not be misunderstood as actual disaster alerts.” “Attention test” on the cell phone screenThe AT-Alert test run…

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The new corona wave is hitting hard and the numbers are skyrocketing. The health insurance fund is now giving tips on how to arm yourself against infection. The trade union federation recently appealed to people to protect others from infection. Covid is no longer notifiable, but: “Nevertheless, it would be grossly unreasonable to go to work after testing positive,” emphasized Peter Leinfellner from the ÖGB.Vienna was once again the negative frontrunner (3,696). It was followed by Upper Austria (2,072), Styria (1,838) and Lower Austria (1,809). The number of flu-like infections…

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At the beginning of the week, the influence of an intermediate high weakens. A warm front from the low-pressure system known as DAGMAR, whose center is located over the English Channel (between Great Britain and France), will initially only bring a few patches of cloud to the west and northwest of Austria. There will be no rain for the time being. On Tuesday, the widening front of the low pressure system will cause occasional rain in western Austria. From Wednesday, the weather will be determined by an Italian low moving…

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From Sunday, October 6, “premium” mail order customers of Austrian Post in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th districts of Vienna will also receive their parcels on the seventh day of the week. “If the test is successful, the whole of Vienna and subsequently the surrounding area and other provincial capitals will follow in the first half of 2025,” said Austrian Post in a press release on Friday. Austrian Post tests Sunday delivery in selected Viennese districts“This not only makes us a first mover, but also brings together market requirements…

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Austria elects a new National Council! The first of the 9889 polling stations has been open since 6 a.m. Voting closes at 5 p.m. at the latest.6,346,059 people are eligible to vote, 62,706 of them living abroad. 1,436,240 polling cards were issued—more than ever before.Nine parties are running across Austria: ÖVP, SPÖ, FPÖ, Grüne, NEOS, Bierpartei, KPÖ, Liste Madeleine Petrovic and “None of them.”Although the election results are not expected until late in the evening or during the night, the country will have a picture of the outcome shortly after…

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