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Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked East Alpine country in the southern part of Central Europe. It is composed of nine federated states (Bundesländer), one of which is Vienna, Austria's capital and its largest city. It is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. Austria occupies an area of 83,879 km² (32,386 sq mi) and has a population of nearly 9 million people. While German is the country's official language, many Austrians communicate informally in a variety of Bavarian dialects.

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Austrian pair wingfoil on the country's highest mountain lake Athletes manage to surf on Schwarzsee, the highest mountain lake in Austria Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 02:07Published 1 day ago

Artists in Austria lock themselves in glass rooms for 14 days to mimic quarantine Five artists will isolate themselves in glass rooms for 14 days as part of a theatre performance that imitates COVID-19 quarantine.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published 3 days ago

Four cheetah cubs make their first appearance in Austrian zoo The four cubs were born on June 22 at the Schönbrunn zoo in Vienna.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published 6 days ago

EU survives COVID talks but not unscathed Tense recovery talks have revealed deep political fractures in the European Union, questioning its ability to stay unified. Megan Revell reports. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 03:29Published 3 weeks ago

Coronavirus: Austria steps up border checks as COVID-19 cases rise in Balkans As COVID-19 cases rise in the Balkans, people entering Austria from Slovenia are now facing checks of their cargo and health status.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:44Published 3 weeks ago

EU summit: 'I cannot say whether there will be a solution', Merkel says as third day begins Charles Michel who chairs the summit is expected to reveal new proposals ahead of Sunday's meeting to bridge the gap between the 'frugal four' countries (Austria, Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden) and.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:30Published 3 weeks ago

F1 preview: A lap of the Hungarian Grand Prix Facts and figures ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton looks to build on his first win of the season.Mercedes recorded two wins from two races in Austria and look set to dominate the.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:56Published on July 15, 2020

Chechens demonstrate over 'Kremlin-backed' killing of activist in Vienna Austrian police say last weekend's killing of the 43-year-old, named locally as Anzor Umarov, could be politically motivatedView on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:25Published on July 9, 2020

Coronavirus: Greece shuts Serbia border amid COVID-19 spike in the Balkans Austria has also imposed a travel warning for six western Balkans countries, Bosnia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Serbia, in view of high COVID-19 figures.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:44Published on July 7, 2020

Drummers perform as F1 gears up for season-opener Percussionists scaled and hung over the sides of a massive steel bull as they performed at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, in the build up to the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix slated for Sunday. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:17Published on July 3, 2020

Police raid Wirecard HQ as probe widens Police and public prosecutors raided Wirecard's headquarters in Munich and four properties in German and Austria on Wednesday. Francis Maguire reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:10Published on July 1, 2020

Austrian scientists revived a 32,000-year-old plant Scientists in Vienna are seeking to sequence the genome of an ancient flowering plant believed to have been buried by an Ice Age squirrel near the banks of the Kolyma River 32,000 years ago, a top site.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:38Published on July 1, 2020

Vettel expects tight margins at Austria double-header Sebastian Vettel believes the back-to-back races in Austria at the start of the Formula One season will be decided on slim margins and his Ferrari team will need to fine-tune their racing strategy to.. Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 04:46Published on June 28, 2020

U.S. plans more nuclear arms talks with Russia Russia and the United States hope to meet for a second round of nuclear arms control talks in Vienna as soon as practicable, possibly in late July or early August, the U.S. envoy to those talks said on.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:36Published on June 23, 2020

UK makes tracing app U-turn for Google-Apple system The British government will switch to Apple and Google technology for its test-and-trace app, ditching its current system in a U-turn for the troubled program. The BBC reported on Thursday the UK will.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:14Published on June 18, 2020

ATP and WTA Tours announce August resumption The men's ATP Tour and women's WTA Tour issue revised calendars for the resumption of professional tennis after the shutdown caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 04:49Published on June 17, 2020

Polish-German border opens again The Polish-German border reopened on Saturday (June 13) at midnight, allowing people living in the border towns of Frankfurt (Oder) and Slubice to freely cross the bridge over the river Oder, which.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:45Published on June 13, 2020

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Bottas beats Hamilton to pole as Ferrari make shocking return in Austria Valtteri Bottas beats Lewis Hamilton to pole position as Mercedes dominate qualifying at Austrian GP, while Ferrari have shocking day. BBC News - Published on July 4, 2020
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