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Austria to dissolve neo-Nazi fraternity after songbook scandal
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Austria to dissolve neo-Nazi fraternity after songbook scandal

Austria’s chancellor has pledged to ban a controversial student fraternity for promoting neo-Nazi ideas. The group faced widespread criticism after…
Make Austria Great Again — the rapid rise of Sebastian Kurz
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Make Austria Great Again — the rapid rise of Sebastian Kurz

Sebastian Kurz was sworn in in mid-December as Austria’s new, and at 31, youngest-ever chancellor, leading a nationalist government that…
Austrian teen charged with plotting terror attack with 12-year-old in Germany
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Austrian teen charged with plotting terror attack with 12-year-old in Germany

The Austrian teen was reportedly radicalized in prison before plotting with a 12-year-old German-Iraqi to bomb a Christmas market in…
Austria swears in Europe’s youngest leader amid protests
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Austria swears in Europe’s youngest leader amid protests

Sebastian Kurz was sworn in Monday as Austria’s new chancellor, making him Europe’s youngest leader at age 31, after his…
Austrian far right to control foreign, interior ministries: spokesman
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Austrian far right to control foreign, interior ministries: spokesman

A coalition deal between Austria’s conservatives and far right will give the anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPO) control of the foreign,…
Explosion at major Austrian gas hub, one dead, 18 injured
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Explosion at major Austrian gas hub, one dead, 18 injured

An explosion rocked one of Europe’s biggest gas pipeline hubs in Austria on Tuesday, leaving one person dead and 18…
Austria’s national vote Sunday: Questions and answers
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Austria’s national vote Sunday: Questions and answers

Austrians will elect a new government Sunday after a campaign that has seen conflicting messages — two major parties have…
Austrian full-face veil ban comes into effect
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Austrian full-face veil ban comes into effect

People in Austria are now banned from covering their faces in public. The ban includes wearing the burqa, which hides…
Austria checking indications nine foreigners abducted in Libya in 2015 are dead
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Austria checking indications nine foreigners abducted in Libya in 2015 are dead

Austria said on Wednesday it had some evidence that nine foreign oilfield workers abducted by Islamist militants in Libya in…
17 nations get tainted eggs, products in growing scandal
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17 nations get tainted eggs, products in growing scandal

EU officials say 15 European Union members plus China and Switzerland have reported receiving contaminated eggs or egg products in…
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