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World

Third person arrested over Taylor Swift attack plot

A third person has been arrested in connection with a plot to carry out a terror attack at Taylor Swift's concerts in Austria. Security officials say they have detained a 19-year-old who was planning to kill "a large crowd" of concertgoers in Vienna. our US correspondent Nick Harper reports.  

today12 August, 2024

Namibia

Namibia to Charge Visa Fee for 33 Countries Starting April 2025

As of April 1st next year, citizens from 33 countries, including Belgium, Brazil, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and Russia, will be required to pay N$1,600 for a visa application upon arrival in Namibia. The Namibian government has decided to implement this new regulation for visas on arrival, specifically targeting countries that have not reciprocated Namibia’s visa exemption for certain countries. This announcement was made by Home Affairs […]

today18 July, 2024

Business / Economics

Austria proposes construction of affordable houses in Namibia

      An Austria-based Global Housing Solutions company has proposed to build affordable houses in Namibia, through a government-based loan of N.dollars 1.4 billion (70 million Euros). This is according to Austria's 10th Federal Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer who during a courtesy visit to President Nangolo Mbumba on Monday said through their facilitation the Namibian government could enter into a contract with an Austrian commercial bank with a grace period […]

today15 July, 2024

World

Macron urges French to make ‘right choice’ in poll gamble

      By Alice Hackman and Stuart Williams   President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he was confident the French would make the "right choice" in snap elections he called after the far right crushed his centrist alliance in Sunday's EU ballot. His surprise move came after mainstream centrist parties kept an overall majority in the European Parliament in Sunday's poll, but the far right notched up a string of […]

today10 June, 2024

Entertainment

Was Beethoven truly the greatest?

A portrait of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in 1818. 12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images     By Philip Ewell, Hunter College   On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna, Austria. On its 200th anniversary, much was made about this seminal achievement of a composer routinely touted as the greatest master who ever lived. In an essay for The New York Times, conductor […]

today22 May, 2024

Lifestyle

Austrians are the happiest nation in Europe

Despite the pandemic and war, most Europeans reported they were quite satisfied with their lives in a 2022 survey. Austria came out top, while Germany and Bulgaria brought up the rear. Deutsche Welle reports that Austrians have been ranked as the most satisfied people in the European Union, according to Eurostat. On a scale of 1 to 10, Austrians rated their overall life satisfaction at 7.9, putting them ahead of […]

today18 January, 2024