Night Trains, Beloved Throwbacks Tying Paris to Berlin and Vienna, Will End
Facing a budget crunch, France’s government has decided to cut state subsidies for overnight, cross-border routes that had revived a bit of the romance of rail travel.
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It’s goodnight Vienna as Paris sleeper train to Austria and Berlin hit by cuts
Some Nightjet services suspended from mid-December after French withdrawal amid public budget crisisEurope live – latest updatesNight train services linking Paris, Berlin and Vienna are to end from mid-December because of the French government’s withdr…
Austrian authorities capture chaos-causing ‘problem moose’
The public took a shine to 800kg Emil, despite his escapades halting traffic and almost endangering motoristsA footloose moose called Emil, whose summer wanderings caused havoc on Austrian roads and railways, has been captured, sedated and released in …
Swiss theatre director told to withdraw book alleging Austrian politician mocked Holocaust victims
Court fines publisher after Milo Rau falsely claimed that far-right former chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache sang a song ridiculing the six million Jews murdered by the NazisA Swiss theatre director known for re-enacting landmark trials has been told …
The Plot to Free the Nuns
The last of their order, they are now known for a dispute with the church they gave their lives to over where to live in retirement. And they wanted to stay home.
Three Nuns Plot Escape Back to Their Abbey
Three nuns, who were living at a retirement center, decided they were unhappy there and hatched a plan to move back into the convent they had lived in for decades.
Austria’s Hills Are Still Alive, 60 Years Later
In Salzburg, an anniversary of “The Sound of Music” looks grand through a child’s eyes, even if the locals are gazing elsewhere.
Teenager convicted over IS-inspired plot to attack Taylor Swift concert
Mohammad A, 16, given 18-month suspended sentence for helping plan foiled attack in ViennaA Berlin court has convicted a Syrian teenager of contributing to an Islamic State-inspired plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.Three dates in the US …
‘I can’t sleep, I can’t get on with my life’: how Europe’s tougher rules are keeping families apart
Tighter family reunification laws are causing long separations, traumatising children, and can push people towards traffickers, campaigners sayStanding outside Germany’s parliament in June, Ahmad Shikh Ali fought back tears as he held up a blurry photo…
Vienna announced as host city for Eurovision song contest 2026
Final of 70th edition of competition to be held on 16 May at the Wiener Stadthalle, Austria’s largest indoor arenaVienna has been chosen to host the Eurovision song contest 2026, the world’s biggest live televised music event, Austria’s public broadcas…