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Vienna rides Conchita wave with AIDS charity ball

May 14, 2019 at 1:07 a.m.

By Derek Brooks VIENNA (Reuters) - Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst topped the bill at Vienna's Life Ball on Saturday night, outshining guests such as former U.S. President Bill Clinton, actress...

Riding hat worn by Empress Elisabeth fetches $186,500 at Vienna auction

May 14, 2019 at 12:58 a.m.

By Derek Brooks VIENNA (Reuters) - A riding hat believed to have been worn by Austro-Hungarian Empress Elisabeth, called "Sisi" by family and friends, fetched 134,500 euros ($186,500) at a...

Bearded Austrian drag queen to take on Eurovision

August 24, 2021 at 11:22 p.m.

VIENNA (Reuters) - Drag queen Conchita Wurst will take to the European stage as Austria's contender for Eurovision, the song contest that pits nation versus nation and launched the global...

Bearded Austrian drag queen to take on Eurovision

August 24, 2021 at 11:22 p.m.

Drag queen Conchita Wurst will take to the European stage as Austria's contender for Eurovision, the song contest that pits nation versus nation and launched the global careers of ABBA...

Empress Sisi’s wardrobe goes on display in Vienna

August 24, 2021 at 11:17 p.m.

VIENNA (Reuters) - The wardrobe of the Habsburg Empress Elizabeth is on display in Vienna at an exhibition commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the museum named for her, Vienna's Sisi...

Empress Sisi’s wardrobe goes on display in Vienna

May 14, 2019 at 12:56 a.m.

VIENNA (Reuters) - The wardrobe of the Habsburg Empress Elizabeth is on display in Vienna at an exhibition commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the museum named for her, Vienna's Sisi...

Austrian Jew to take restitution case to Europe rights court

August 24, 2021 at 10:44 p.m.

VIENNA (Reuters) - A Jewish critic of Austria's post-war record in returning property plundered by the Nazis plans to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights after...

Vienna palace offers flat at princely price

November 3, 2021 at 8:32 p.m.

VIENNA (Reuters) - Vienna's opulent Schoenbrunn Palace, the former summer residence of the imperial Habsburg family, will open its doors to tourists looking to spend the night like Emperor Franz...

Vienna palace offers flat at princely price

May 14, 2019 at 12:48 a.m.

VIENNA (Reuters) - Vienna's opulent Schoenbrunn Palace, the former summer residence of the imperial Habsburg family, will open its doors to tourists looking to spend the night like Emperor Franz...

Uruguay not seen setting drug liberalisation trend: U.N. official

December 23, 2018 at 4:50 p.m.

VIENNA (Reuters) - The United Nations anti-drugs chief said on Friday he did not see - for now at least - Uruguay setting a trend for countries to legalise the...

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