Vienna Airport Handles 9% More Freight in the First Half of 2025

Successful cargo results at Vienna Airport: In the first six months of this year, the airport increased the tonnage handled by 12,822 tons to 154,001 tons. That's nine percent more than in the same period last year. "With an increase of 9 percent,...

Vienna Airport cargo up 9% in first half of 2025

Vienna Airport handled 154,001 tonnes of freight between January and June 2025, a 9% year-on-year increase (+12,822 tonnes). Growth was strongest in April (+13%) and May (+15%), driven by e-commerce and new long-haul routes. Belly cargo rose by...

Austria is allocating 2 million euros in humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

Austria announced the allocation of an additional 2 million euros in humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Beate Meinl-Reisinger, the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, spoke about it. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine confirmed the...

Ambassador-designate of Austria to the OECS presented her Letter of Credence to the OECS Director General

SOURCE: PRESSROOM- In a ceremony held at the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission headquarters in Castries, Saint Lucia, on August 18, 2025, Her Excellency Gabriele Méon-Tschürtz, Ambassador of Austria to the OECS, presented...

Impact Capital at Work in Nigeria

With traditional finance struggling to close Nigeria’s infrastructure and social gaps, the Nigerian Capital Development Fund is positioning impact investing as a serious alternative for growth, writes Festus Akanbi I n Nigeria today, a quiet...

Austria continues to battle Salmonella outbreak with 72 now confirmed sick

The number of people sick in a Salmonella outbreak in Austria has more than doubled. The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) said 72 people are now ill, up from the previous total of 35. Patients were detected between December 2024...

Hungary Beyond Budapest: Where to Find Culture, Wine, and Wellness

While Budapest rightfully captivates visitors with its grand architecture and thermal baths, Hungary’s treasures extend far beyond its capital. Venture into the countryside and you’ll discover a nation rich with UNESCO sites, centuries-old...

Unethical medical research under National Socialism: Researchers publish database for science and remembrance

There were tens of thousands of human victims of coerced medical research under the German National Socialist regime. An important approach to processing these crimes involves raising awareness of the individual fates of those affected and thus...

Keeping cool with colours: Vienna museum paints asphalt to fight heat

Hit by heatwaves, European cities are trying to change their urban planning (Photo: Alex HALADA / AFP VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Equipped with an infrared thermometer, Austrian artist Jonas Griessler measures the sweltering heat in an inner courtyard...

Newton Emerson: Do 5G masts really pose a risk to health? Politicians and media need to stop pandering to cranks

Political parties and the media in Northern Ireland have long pandered to implausible health scares, so they cannot get away with portraying the attacks on 5G masts in Belfast as an isolated phenomenon. The people responsible for setting fire to...

Work in Progress: Broad Criticism, Including from Austria, of New Tariffs Deal Between the US and the EU

Fears for Princess stuck in three-year coma as she faces grim health battle after developing ‘severe’ infection

THERE are fears for a Thai princess after the royal palace shared a concerning health update following her three-year-long coma battle. Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the eldest daughter of King Vajiralongkorn, is said to have developed a severe...

Vienna Airport freight volumes rise 9% in the first half of 2025

Vienna Airport handled 154,001 tonnes of freight in the first six months of 2025, a 9% increase compared to the same period last year. The growth, equal to an additional 12,822 tonnes, was driven by e-commerce demand, new long-haul connections,...

Explore a new diet to combat risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease, study says

Adopting a plant-based diet could slash the likelihood of developing multiple serious conditions by almost a third, new findings suggest. The European investigation, published in The Lancet, tracked more than 400,000 individuals across six nations...

Plant-Based Diets Can Reduce the Risk of Multimorbidity

Newswise — In a large-scale multinational study involving over 400,000 women and men aged 37 to 70 years from six European countries, researchers from the University of Vienna, in collaboration with the International Agency for Research on Cancer...

Plant-Based Diets Can Reduce the Risk of Cancer Deaths

Register for free to listen to this article Thank you. Listen to this article using the player above. ✖ Want to listen to this article for FREE? Complete the form below to unlock access to ALL audio articles. In a large-scale multinational study...

Plant-based diet linked to lower risk of multimorbidity

In a large-scale multinational study involving over 400,000 women and men aged 37 to 70 years from six European countries, researchers from the University of Vienna, in collaboration with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)...

Annual survey from @HealthFitAssoc shows the global fitness industry is resilient and poised for further growth

The 2025 HFA Global Report, which looked at almost 30 markets, shows that around the world more people are joining gyms and seeing fitness as essential, despite rising living costs. After surviving economic slowdowns and a global pandemic, the...

Dengue fever warning as climate change to 'drive mosquitoes with disease to UK'

Dengue fever could be infecting people in Britain soon as Asian Tiger mosquitoes migrate to new areas as a result of climate change, according to a new scientific study A deadly mosquito-borne disease could be coming to Britain in just a few...

High PD-L2 Expression Is Associated with Better Disease-Free Survival in Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Introduction Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a malignant tumor originating from the epithelial cells of the intrahepatic bile ducts. Its incidence rate is second only to that of hepatocellular carcinoma, accounting for 10–15% of primary...