Full Coverage: Austria
01/25/2007
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There's an important ski race but no snow so what do you do? It's a no brainer: bring in snow from higher elevations. By helicopter!
Image: Helicopter transports snow so that the skiing race can run
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11/15/2006
Sipas njė projekti tė financuar nga Agjencia Austriake pėr Zhvillim ADA, Nisma Ekonomike pėr Kosovėn ECIKS do ta pėrfaqėsojė Agjencinė Kosovare pėr Promovimin e Investimeve IPAK, nė rajonin gjermano-folės. Ky projekt qė do tė implementohet nga ECIKS do tė pėrkrahet edhe nga Ministria pėr Tregti dhe Industri e Kosovės.
Read moreRelated: [Kosovo] [Economy] |
05/12/2006
From May 10 to May 13, 2006, the representatives of civil organizations from the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) hold the altenative gathering Linking alternatives 2 in Vienna, to oppose and criticize the EU-LAC back door neo-liberalism.
Read moreRelated: [Europe] [Globalization] |
04/11/2006
Vienna and Bad Isch, Austria, were the host cities of the Austria Youth Event 2006, held on March 28-31, with participation of youth representatives from all EU countries, candidate countries and other countries in Europe. The aim of the conference was to discuss the future of youth policies in Europe.
Read moreRelated: [Education] [Youth] |
02/22/2006
After the jailing of revisionist historian David Irving for Holocaust denial, journalist D. D. Guttenplan - who has followed his case for years - argues that allowing mavericks the right to deny historical truth is a risk worth taking to preserve free speech rights.
Read moreFrom: Index on Censorship Related: [Religion] [Freedom of Expression] |
02/16/2006
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 16 (OneWorld) - Global warming watch out: Ice hockey fans are out to get you.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [United States] [Sweden] [Italy] [India] [China] [Canada] [Australia] [Environment] [Climate Change] [Environmental Activism] [Renewable Energy] [Culture] [United Nations] |
07/26/2005
Audiovisual archivists, conservators and IT specialists from Laos, Cuba, Uganda, Ethiopia, Israel, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Denmark and Austria met for the Vienna Summer School on Audio Preservation from 11 to 15 July 2005 in Austrias capital.
Read moreRelated: [Communication] [ICT] |
07/08/2005
UNESCO sponsored international three-day symposium, opens today in Vienna, Austria. The conference focuses on the development of information design as a distinct profession and area of expertise.
Read moreRelated: [Capacity Building] [ICT] |
01/23/2004
Lauda Air č l'unica compagnia aerea europea a proporre voli con Myanmar. 13 gruppi europei che da anni sensibilizzano sulla dittatura nell'ex-Birmania lanciano una campagna di boicottaggio della compagnia aerea e la Burma Campaign UK elenca le aziende internazionali che continuano gli affari nel Paese asiatico. Intanto un Rapporto di HRW denuncia che, con 70.000 minorenni arruolati nell'esercito, Myanmar ha il maggior numero di bambini soldato al mondo.
Read moreFrom: Human Rights Watch, Burma Campaign Related: [Myanmar] [Human Rights] [Democracy] Image: Boicottare Lonely Planet - da Burma Campaign
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07/10/2003
Al via in Austria, a Graz, i mondiali di calcio. La nazionale italiana non ha convocato perņ i vari Totti, Cannavaro e Del Piero ma bensģ immigrati rom romeni, argentini, brasiliani. Allenatore Bogdan Kwappik, polacco, in Italia da molti anni. Si tratta della "Homeless World Cup", un campionato mondiale di calcetto riservato alle persone senza dimora e socialmente escluse.
Read moreRelated: [Social Exclusion] [Activism] |
05/28/2003
Teachers in Viennese primary, secondary and special schools will conduct their classes outside the classrooms on June 17. This is the 6th consecutive year that the "Open School Day" is being held to showcase the school as a place of learning without boundaries.
Read moreFrom: Education International Related: [Education] |
10/07/2002
A new Austrian interior ministry directive that deprives many asylum-seekers of federal government care was described as inhuman and unfair by an international alliance of non-governmental organisations today.
Read moreFrom: SOLIDAR Related: [Refugees] |
12/21/2001
Nigeria is to sign a debt rescheduling agreement for over US $3 billion with Germany, Switzerland and Austria. This follows an agreement reached between Nigeria and the three countries at the 4th Debt Bilateral Rescheduling meeting.
Read moreFrom: allAfrica.com Related: [Germany] [Nigeria] [Switzerland] [Debt] Image: Debt burden - a global problem © Jubilee 2000
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12/05/2001
A long-standing dispute between Austria and the Czech Republic over a Czech nuclear power plant at Temelķn has been resolved after the Czechs agreed to be legally bound to introduce safety improvements.
Read moreFrom: Environment News Service (ENS) Related: [Czech Republic] [Environment] [Nuclear Issues] |
08/02/2001
Fears over the risks posed by a controversial nuclear plant in the Czech Republic are mounting in neighbouring Austria following positive conclusions in a draft report on safety leaked from the European Commission.
Read moreFrom: Environment News Service (ENS) Related: [Czech Republic] [Nuclear Issues] |
07/02/2001
Staunch efforts by organisers of the World Economic Forum in Austria managed to avert serious clashes with anti-globalisation demonstrators at the opening of an "all European" meeting yesterday.
Read moreFrom: Earth Times Foundation Related: [Europe] [Economy] [Civil Rights] [Globalization] |
02/09/2001
Austrian anti-nuclear campaigners are threatening to relaunch a string of blockades next week following a two-month delay in plans for a study of the potential environmental impact of a Czech nuclear power station 30 miles from the Austrian border.
Read moreFrom: Friends of the Earth Europe Related: [Czech Republic] [Environment] [Nuclear Issues] |
12/24/2000
Women from 13 countries around the world will be among the first to benefit from an international guarantee that ensures them the right to seek justice at the United Nations.
Read moreFrom: Inter Press Service Related: [Bangladesh] [Bolivia] [Denmark] [Finland] [France] [Ireland] [Italy] [Mali] [Namibia] [New Zealand] [Senegal] [Slovakia] [Thailand] [Human Rights] [Gender] [Justice and Crime] |



There's an important ski race but no snow so what do you do? It's a no brainer: bring in snow from higher elevations. By helicopter!
