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Statoil funds growth, OMV seals output with $2.65 billion North Sea deal

August 24, 2021 at 2:25 p.m.

OSLO/VIENNA (Reuters) - Norway's Statoil sold stakes in North Sea oil fields to Austria's OMV on Monday, in a $2.65 billion deal giving the former cash to develop new projects...

EU court backs Austria in Amazon row over levies

August 24, 2021 at 1:04 p.m.

VIENNA (Reuters) - EU countries can under some circumstances collect a levy on blank recording media as a tool to ensure artists get fair rewards for their work, a levy...

Erste cash call U-turn, profit forecast cut roils shares

August 24, 2021 at 12:25 p.m.

VIENNA (Reuters) - Erste Group Bank on Monday reversed guidance from just two months ago, saying it plans a cash call to help repay emergency state funding and that operating...

Austria says peackeepers may quit Golan if EU arms rebels

August 24, 2021 at 10:10 a.m.

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria may pull its peacekeeping troops from the Golan Heights, evacuating the U.N. buffer zone, its defence minister warned on Tuesday, as Syria and Israel exchanged fire...

Austrian bad bank sees no need for extra state aid

August 24, 2021 at 8:24 a.m.

VIENNA (Reuters) - State-owned Austrian "bad bank" KA Finanz does not expect to need more state aid beyond the 250 million euros ($325 million) budgeted this year to help it...

“Grey mouse” denies secret dealings in Austria scandal

August 23, 2021 at 9:58 p.m.

SALZBURG, Austria (Reuters) - An Austrian provincial official accused of secret financial dealings more typical of hedge funds went public on Friday, saying her bosses knew all about the speculative...

International vote monitors warn Texas: Don’t mess with us

August 23, 2021 at 4:21 p.m.

VIENNA/AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - International election monitors took a dim view on Wednesday of Texas' threat to prosecute them if they observe voting in the state a bit too closely...

International vote monitors warn Texas: Don’t mess with us

August 22, 2019 at 6:30 a.m.

VIENNA/AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - International election monitors took a dim view on Wednesday of Texas' threat to prosecute them if they observe voting in the state a bit too closely...

Austrian gravesites get digital twist

August 23, 2021 at 3:20 p.m.

VIENNA (Reuters) - The fabled Viennese fondness for fine funerals and "a schoene Leich" - a beautiful corpse - is about to get a modern twist. Digital technology is about...

Austrian gravesites get digital twist

May 13, 2019 at 8:52 p.m.

VIENNA (Reuters) - The fabled Viennese fondness for fine funerals and "a schoene Leich" - a beautiful corpse - is about to get a modern twist. Digital technology is about...

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