In this undated photo provided by the Schoenbrunn Zoo a flock of pelicans is pictured at the zoo in Vienna, Austria. The zoo has euthanized its flock of 20 Dalmatian pelicans after examinations showed them infected with bird flu.
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Vet singer plays Doctor Grenvil in Met Opera’s ‘Traviata’
Before the first plaintive strains of music are heard in Verdi’s “La Traviata,” a gentleman with long white hair and beard to match takes his seat next to a giant clock at the side of the Metropolitan Opera stage. He will remain in view through much of the opera, a mostly silent presence looming over Violetta as she enacts her tragic story.
Someone Tried Impersonating the Nickelback Drummer to Buy $25K in Microphones
A man in Port St. Lucie, Florida was arrested Tuesday, February 28, for allegedly impersonating Nickelback drummer Daniel Adair. The imposter, 45-year-old Lee Howard Koenig, used Adair’s name to order $25,000 worth of microphones from a company in Vienna, Austria.
OPEC compliance with oil curbs rises to 94 pct in Feb -Reuters survey
A flag with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries logo is seen before a news conference at OPEC’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, December 10, 2016. OPEC has cut its oil output for a second month in February, a Reuters survey found on Tuesday, allowing the exporter group to boost already strong compliance with agreed supply curbs on the back of a steep reduction by Saudi Arabia.
Burger King, Tim Hortons owner’s profit beats as costs fall
Restaurant Brands International Inc. the owner of Burger King and Tim Hortons, reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as comparable sales at its burger chain topped estimates and costs fell. Total comparable sales at Burger King rose 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, beating the average estimate of a 2.5 percent rise, according to research firm Consensus Metrix.
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Heavily armed SWAT teams supported by hundreds of other officers detained 14 people suspected of having ties to the Islamic State group in early-morning raids on Thursday, Austrian officials said. An earlier statement from the public prosecutor’s office in Graz had spoken of eight arrests in twin operations there and in Vienna involving 800 police.
Austrian police raid homes in search for Islamic radicals
Austria’s interior ministry says that police in the country’s two largest cities have conducted raids in their search for suspected Islamic radicals. But ministry spokesman Karl-Heinz Grundboeck says that he will give details once Thursday’s sweeps are completed and evaluated.
Austrian man gets prison for selling pro-Hitler songs online
An Austrian court has convicted a man under the country’s anti-Nazi law and sentenced him to prison for selling recorded songs with titles such as “Adolf Hitler Lives” and displaying Nazi tattoos. Austria prohibits praise or propagation of Nazi ideology.
Austrian man gets prison for selling pro-Hitler songs online
An Austrian court has convicted a man under the country’s anti-Nazi law and sentenced him to prison for selling recorded songs with titles such as “Adolf Hitler Lives” and displaying Nazi tattoos. Austria prohibits praise or propagation of Nazi ideology.
Head of U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran showing commitment to deal
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano prepares for a board of governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria June 6, 2016. Iran has shown commitment to the deal on its nuclear program agreed with world powers, the head of the United Nations atomic energy watchdog said on Sunday, following complaints by Tehran over what it calls a U.S. violation of the accord.