Place: eastern Austria

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Wine with Leslie: A focus on Austria, a wine producing country that is often overlooked

A focus on Austria this week, a wine producing country that is often overlooked. Austria has transformed itself from a bulk wine producer in the 1970s and 80s into a consistently high-quality wine region with some of the strictest wine laws.

Tue, 19 May, 2020

Latest tragedy sees 28 drown when wooden boat sinks off Greek coast

Twenty-eight refugees drowned off a Greek island yesterday when their boat sank, the coastguard said, thought to be the largest recorded death toll from any single accident in Greek waters since the refugee crisis began.

Mon, 14 Sep, 2015

Cable car collapses in Austria

A cable car gondola carrying as many as four people crashed to the ground in eastern Austria today, injuring passengers, state broadcaster ORF reported.

Sat, 16 Oct, 2004

Freak cold spell leaves roads snowbound

Parts of southern Germany and eastern Austria have been blanketed with up to 15cm of snow for the second weekend in a row.

Sun, 10 Jun, 2001