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Viral Vienna-to-Delhi flight video shows shocking air pollution contrast: ‘From 8K resolution to blurred 90s camera’

November 07, 2025 2:15 pm

The clip, shot by a passenger from an airplane window, captures Vienna’s crystal-clear skies and Delhi’s dense smog, sparking alarm and debate online.

Vienna’s radical experiment: A city where housing is a right, not a commodity

July 13, 2025 6:21 pm

Once in, tenants stay for life, even if their income rises.

A police officer stands guard in front of Vienna central station, after it was closed due to an unspecified threat, according to the Austrian capital's police and national rail company OBB, in Vienna, Austria, March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Hours after evacuation over threat, Vienna's main rail station resumes services

March 04, 2025 12:34 am

While the police did not describe the threat, some Austrian media said it was a bomb threat. Austria suffered a series of empty bomb threats last year that prompted the clearing of larger stations, causing delays to train traffic.

The Vienna sausage stand is more than just a snack stall. Now it has a UNESCO heritage recognition

November 29, 2024 9:11 am

The culture of the humble “Würstelstand” became this week one of the latest additions to the national list of intangible cultural heritage, overseen by the Austrian UNESCO Commission.

Three Taylor Swift concerts were cancelled in Vienna due to a planned terrorist attack at the venue

Canceled Taylor Swift shows: Third person in custody over foiled plot targeting Vienna concert

August 09, 2024 7:02 pm

The main suspect, as well as the 18-year-old arrested Friday, pledged “an oath of allegiance” to the Islamic State group.

Stop the press: Vienna newspaper Wiener Zeitung ends daily print edition after 320 years

June 30, 2023 4:58 pm

“320 years, 12 presidents, 10 emperors, 2 republics, 1 newspaper,” the print edition's final front page read.

These are the world's most liveable cities for 2023

June 22, 2023 1:09 pm

Healthcare, education, culture and stability were used as parameters in the ranking.

India's G20 Presidency 'very big deal': EAM Jaishankar to critics

January 02, 2023 11:36 am

Jaishankar, who arrived in Austria from Cyprus on the second leg of his two-nation tour, said India will be a “voice of fairness and justice”.

Climate activists attack glass screen protecting Klimt painting in Vienna

November 15, 2022 6:40 pm

The episode is the latest in a series of such actions by climate-change activists seeking to jolt public opinion by throwing liquid at or gluing themselves to famous works of art in museums or the equipment protecting those works.

The world’s most livable city is...

June 23, 2022 1:12 pm

The summary report said, "In 2022, relaxed covid-19 restrictions in some parts of the world led to big shifts across the index, with one city claiming top place again"