Austria

• At least 9 killed in avalanches in Italy, Austria as heavy snow hits Alps

  Nine people died in avalanches in Austria and Italy over the weekend as heavy snow and school holidays drew skiers into the Alps.

  World

  Feb 5
  
• Austria’s liberal president secures re-election victory, avoiding runoff vote

  Preliminary results gave President Alexander Van der Bellen 54.6% of the vote and his closest rival, far-right Freedom Party candidate Walter Rosenkranz, 19.1%.

  World

  Oct 9, 2022
  
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• Daughter reunited with birth mother in Toronto 80 years after she was adopted

  During the Second World War, at the age of 18, Gerda Cole — who is now 98-year-old — gave birth to a baby she put up for adoption.

  Canada

  May 8, 2022
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• Germany’s COVID-19 cases on the rise, nearly 1M people infected

  Health Minister Jens Spahn noted that the number of unvaccinated residents who are infected and seriously ill is much higher than their share of the overall population.

  World

  Dec 3, 2021
• Austrian chancellor to step down hours after party’s former leader quits politics

  Schallenberg is widely seen as an accidental chancellor with no power base of his own and he has been dogged by allegations.

  Politics

  Dec 2, 2021
• Germany announces COVID-19 lockdown measures for unvaccinated

  Germany's parliament will also consider a general vaccine mandate as part of efforts to curb rapidly rising COVID-19 infections.

  World

  Dec 2, 2021
• ‘My body, my choice’: Thousands protest ahead of Austria’s COVID-19 lockdown

  Demonstrations against virus restrictions also took place in Switzerland, Croatia, Italy, Northern Ireland and the Netherlands on Saturday.

  Health

  Nov 20, 2021
• Austria orders COVID-19 lockdown for unvaccinated amid surge in cases

  The move prohibits unvaccinated individuals older than age 12 from leaving their homes except for basic activities such as working, grocery shopping or going for a walk.

  Health

  Nov 14, 2021
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• Austria readies COVID-19 lockdown for the unvaccinated only

  Austria's government is singling out the unvaccinated in a new COVID-19 lockdown targeted specifically for that group in an effort to curb rising infections.

  World

  Nov 12, 2021
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• Unvaccinated Austrians could face COVID-19 lockdown, chancellor says

  Schallenberg announced that if the number of COVID-19 patients in ICUs reaches 500, entrance into businesses will be limited to those vaccinated or recovered from the virus.

  Health

  Oct 23, 2021