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International Day: Lagos warns against using ozone-depleting gases for refrigerators, others
• Says there are penalties • FG pledges collaboration to protect environment Lagos State government, yesterday, warned residents and technicians against using ozone-depleting gases in refrigerators and other cooling equipment. General Manager of...

Ryanair Cuts Winter Flights From Vienna
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has announced a significant reduction of its flight program from Vienna Airport, following a similar move by Wizz Air earlier this year. Both airlines cited high taxes and soaring airport fees as the main reasons for...

Tony & Ziva’s Prison Break, ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Returns, Jason Bateman and Jude Law in ‘Black Rabbit,’ Swimming with Dolphins
Marcell Piti / Paramount+NCIS: Tony & Ziva “We’re about to do something either brilliant or really idiotic,” predicts Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) as she and longtime romantic and sparring partner Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) prepare to storm a...

Austria's Meinl-Reisinger Welcomes Chinese Counterpart with Focus on Geopolitics and Trade
A diplomatic offensive by China in Europe led to a high-level meeting in Vienna, where Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with both Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger. The talks focused on...

Slovakia Ready to Import Non-Russian Oil and Gas if Transport Routes Are Available, Says Economy Minister
Slovakia has no problem importing non-Russian oil and gas, provided it has sufficient transport routes. Economy Minister Denisa Saková (Hlas-SD) stated this after Wednesday’s government meeting in response to remarks by U.S. Senator Lindsey...
Trump renews push to end quarterly reporting – here’s what that would mean
United States President Donald Trump is, once again, suggesting eliminating quarterly reporting for American public companies in favour of just two earnings reports per year. Trump made a similar proposal during his first presidential term in 2018...


Schiebel Unveils Next-Generation UAS: The Camcopter S-101 and S-301
Schiebel press release These next-generation unmanned helicopter systems represent refined new designs, dedicated for weaponisation and engineered to meet the rapidly evolving demands of modern military operations. Building on the success of the...

Former Israeli-Arab Lawmaker Arrested For Incitement, Terror Support
Israel Police detained former Arab Knesset member Haneen Zoabi on Sunday morning on suspicion of incitement and publicly expressing support for a terrorist organisation. The arrest follows complaints about remarks Zoabi made at the Palestine...

Vienna VFD on burn safety with developing drought
VIENNA, W.Va. (WTAP) - As the Mid-Ohio Valley is seeing a developing drought forming, the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) is advising people to be safe if they are burning. Steve Scholl, the fire chief for the Vienna VFD, said people need...

FIS finally centralises global broadcast rights with Ski Austria deal
FIS to take control of Austria-based World Cup events rights from 2027/28 season Ski Austria was last remaining holdout from the centralisation agreement The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) will finally be able to centralise media...

Wizz Air set to leave Vienna, cites rising costs, other airlines may follow suit
Wizz Air has announced that it will completely withdraw from Vienna by March 2026 due to high airport fees and taxes in the Austrian capital. For similar reasons, Ryanair, Wizz Air’s main rival, may also reduce its flights to Vienna, with CEO...


Austrian Universities in the 2025 Shanghai Ranking: Six Institutions Among the Top 500
The Vienna University of Technology (TU) is also ranked in the top 300 (all 201-300). / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Peter Haas / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) The domestic contingent is once again led by the University...

Pro-Palestinian Radicals Target Embassies—Are They Breaking the Law?
In August, an encampment sprang up in the heart of Texas as keffiyeh- and black bloc-clad protesters pitched tents on the property of the Israeli consulate in Houston. Soon, the air rang with familiar chants: “There is only one solution, Intifada...

Former Balad MK Hanin Zoabi arrested for alleged terrorist incitement
Former lawmaker Hanin Zoabi was arrested at her home in Nazareth on Sunday on suspicion of membership in a terror group and incitement to terror, reportedly over a speech she delivered last October in which she appeared to justify Hamas’s October...

Will it warn of Hitler or Stalin? Czech president’s secret letter to be unsealed after 88 years
On Friday morning, the Czech president will stand in his summer palace and open an envelope that has been sealed for 88 years. Dictated by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the founder of Czechoslovakia, shortly before his death in 1937, the letter inside...

Greece Pushes for Return of Parthenon Fragments from Vienna Museum
Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni with Austrian Vice Chancellor and Minister for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport, Andreas Babler. Photo source: Culture Ministry Greece reaffirmed its commitment to cultural heritage and international...

President Mahama to address UN General Assembly
President John Dramani Mahama will deliver Ghana’s national statement at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 25, 2025. Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced at the...

AI in Healthcare: Legal and Ethical Considerations at the New Frontier
[author: David Egan] AI is already transforming drug discovery and diagnosis—and has the potential to do likewise across other elements of the healthcare industry. But to get there will require robust regulatory frameworks to address safety,...