Austria
12 Jan
An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in the northern Niger city of Agadez, Vienna said on Sunday. "Unfortunately, we have to confirm the case," the foreign ministry told AFP in an email. Earlier it said its embassy in Algiers – which is responsible for Niger -- "has been informed of the possible kidnapping of an…
4 Jan
Austria's conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he would step down in the "coming days" after breaking off coalition talks with the Social Democrats over disagreements on key issues. The surprise move might lead to snap polls being called -- or the conservatives might negotiate with the far right that won national elections in September.…
18 Nov
Austrian local police said on Monday that a German hiker died after falling from an alpine trail in the Austrian Alps. The incident took place near Bludenz, in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, on Sunday night, according to police. READ ALSO:Trump return won’t impact Iran-China ties: Khamenei aide The 54-year-old man, hiking with his wife…
12 Aug 2024
A Vienna-based privacy campaign group lodged complaints in eight European countries against Elon Musk's X on Monday over "unlawfully" feeding the personal data of users into its artificial intelligence technology without their consent. The complaints filed by the European Center for Digital Rights -- also known as Noyb ("None of Your Business") -- come after…
29 Apr 2024
A Vienna-based privacy campaign group said Monday it would file a complaint against ChatGPT in Austria, claiming the "hallucinating" flagship AI tool invents wrong answers, which creator OpenAI cannot correct.
4 Apr 2024
Authorities arrested 22 people across four European countries on Thursday as part of a probe into a suspected 600-million-euro ($650 million) fraud of Covid recovery money, the bloc's prosecutor's office said.
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