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Austria’s Army Embraces LibreOffice to Reclaim Digital Control
Austria’s armed forces have shifted from Microsoft Office to the open-source LibreOffice platform on approximately 16,000 desktops, a move framed by defence authorities as a step toward digital sovereignty rather than cost cutting. Michael...

Austria sentences woman repatriated from Syria for IS ties
An Austrian court on Wednesday convicted a woman who was repatriated from a Syrian detention camp for having been part of the Islamic State group, handing her a two-year suspended jail sentence. Since IS was ousted from its self-declared...

Austria Focuses on “Continent of Opportunity” with National Africa Strategy
Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) emphasized that Africa is a “continent of opportunity” with enormous potential for economic growth, which she estimates at around three trillion euros. Eleven African countries are already among the 20...

City of Vienna approves donation for Boys & Girls Club of Parkersburg
Vienna, W.Va. (WTAP) - Vienna City Council has approved a $5,000 donation for the Boys & Girls Club of Parkersburg. The donation will help the club transport around 15 children after school from Vienna. “The city of Vienna chose to support the...

Apples are Wound into Our Culture and History and Taste Great too!
Everyone, it seems loves the apple whether it was the Beatles naming their recording studio after it in 1968 or Steve Jobs who named the fledgling start-up he co-founded with a couple of his friends in his parents’ garage in 1976. Long before...
Austria’s Far Right Embraces the Catholic Church
The Freedom Party of Austria (fpö) has been using religion as a key feature in its marketing recently, hoping to attract voters dissatisfied with Muslim immigration. Its recently reelected leader, Herbert Kickl, has called himself a devout...

Photos: First Look at the Non-Replica Production of WICKED in Austria

The Bride Wore Alexander McQueen—and a Dirndl—For Her Austrian Wedding Upon Lake Fuschl
Sophia Herring and Paul Henkel met at a mutual friend’s table at the New York City bar Paul’s Casablanca in 2018. Nothing happened that night: Given both were juniors in college at different universities, the 21-year-olds weren’t looking for...

Steinkeller: 25 years of German culture, food, community and beer
When Steinkeller first opened in 2000, Jim Kuykendoll was only a junior at Miami University. Now, 25 years later, Kuykendoll and his wife, Jenny Kuykendoll, have been the proud owners of the beloved restaurant for four years, and they aim to bring...

In Conversation With a Sigourney Award Winner: The Ububele Educational and Psychotherapy Trust
CLINICAL CONVERSATIONS The Ububele Educational and Psychotherapy Trust was 1 of 4 recipients of the 2024 Sigourney Award. Psychiatric Times spoke with Anthony Hamburger, the founder of the organization, and Esther Chunga, the executive director of...

Laois abbey's link to Austria to be celebrated at unveiling
New visitor signage will be unveiled at Aghaboe Abbey on Saturday, October 11 with the Ambassador of Austria to Ireland to attend the event. The new visitor interpretive sign is being unveiled by Laois Heritage Office and Creative Ireland Laois,...

Culture BitesHejaz railway revival: a healing track for the region
This week on Culture Bites, hosts Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews tell the story of the famous Hejaz railway, as Turkey, Syria and Jordan prepare to bring a section of it back to life. Back in the 1900s, Sultan Abdulhamid II of the Ottoman Empire...

Building inclusive futures in higher education
A five-day “Train the Trainer Workshop for Inclusive Higher Education” was conducted under the EU-funded Project AIDEdu at Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), bringing together participants from Spain, Austria, Latvia, Nepal, and...

Laila Schlereth welcomed as Vice Honorary Consul of Austria at Club Suisse de Monaco reception
The Club Suisse de Monaco, in collaboration with the Honorary Consulate of Austria in Monaco, hosted a special evening gathering last Thursday to officially introduce Laila Schlereth as the Principality’s new Vice Honorary Consul of the Republic...

Songwriter Vienna Teng will perform at Clark State Performing Arts Center
On her latest release, We Got You, pianist and songwriter Vienna Teng explores the concept of duality, both lyrically and structurally. The idea came in 2020 as Teng navigated the pandemic, her roles as artist and activist and as a caregiver for...

BIMTECH’s ‘Train the Trainer’ workshop champions Generative AI for inclusive Higher Education aligned with SDGs
Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), through its Centre of Education for All (BCall), successfully organized a five-day Train the Trainer Workshop for Inclusive Higher Education. Under the EU-funded Project AIDEdu, this initiative...

Glema Center to host Vienna Boys Choir
The Vienna Boys Choir, one of the world’s oldest and most celebrated vocal ensembles, will perform Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at 7 p.m. at the Glema Mahr Center for the Arts, 2000 College Drive. Founded in 1498 by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I,...

News Today Live Updates, 2 October | As popular study destinations tighten visa rules, Austria emerges as a stable option
News Today Live Updates: Get the latest news updates from India and all around the world. Stay updated with breaking news today.Climate activist Greta Thunberhg was detained by the Israeli forces on Wednesday as the military boarded several boats...

As popular study destinations tighten visa rules, Austria emerges as a stable option
With student visa restrictions tightening in several traditional education destinations, including Canada, Australia, the UK and the US, Indian students are increasingly exploring alternatives in continental Europe. Among European countries...

ICCI chief calls on newly appointed ambassador of Austria
ISLAMABAD - President of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Sardar Tahir Mehmood Wednesday called on Wolfgang Oliver Kutschera, the newly appointed ambassador of Austria to Pakistan, to discuss prospects for enhancing bilateral...