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Turkish ambassador decries smear campaign by an Austrian news outlet

The ambassador says his speech was intentionally mistranscribed as the meaning of his 'well-intended' words were changed to be misinterpreted.

Vienna Airport to offer coronavirus tests to avoid quarantine

Passengers arriving at the airport can pay for these test with results available within three hours.

Vector spread from Austrian ski town was toxic mix of business and politics

Tourist revenue trumped public health in this alpine playground that helped spread coronavirus to several European nations.

OPEC committee urges output cut over coronavirus

Delegates of OPEC and other oil producers including Russia – together known as OPEC+ – have been in a "joint technical committee" meeting in Vienna this week to discuss cutting production, amid fears of the coronavirus situation.

Why Austrian monarchs would turn in their graves today

Despite the demise of the far-right’s role in government, cases of Islamaphobia continue across the country although an open society enshrined in law by the late King Franz Josef I as far back as 1912.

Non-OPEC members back cartel's extension of production cuts

The current deal to support prices reduced production by 1.2 million barrels per day starting from January 1 for six months, and will now run into next year with the extension.

Iran sees some progress on nuclear deal, but not enough

Abbas Araghchi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, said progress was made at talks in Vienna aimed at saving the nuclear deal but probably not enough to convince Tehran to change its decision to go over the deal's core atomic restrictions one by one.

How a far-right scandal took down Austria's popular chancellor

With the coalition government disintegrating over the past few days, the “rock star” chancellor finally lost his job in a no-confidence vote on Monday.

Austria reels after no-confidence vote brings down Kurz government

After two years of government, Kurz's Austrian People’s Party could not survive a vote of no confidence. Austria's government has failed, but who will emerge from the rubble to take over?

Austria’s far-right party FPOe withdraws support from government coalition

The alleged video scandal puts the government in crisis, with Chancellor Kurz dismissing the far-right interior minister. Now the far-right wants to vote against their former partner. Can the ruling party survive the backlash?

Images show building of first Saudi nuclear reactor – expert

A nuclear technology expert says Riyadh is a year away from completing the building of its first nuclear reactor. A separate report says the kingdom is issuing a multi-billion-dollar tender in 2020 to construct its first two nuclear power reactors.

'Gastronomic racism' and the Christchurch massacre

Brenton Tarrant’s self-declared title of “kebab remover” is embedded in a greater pattern of racism.