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Motor racing legend and three-times Formula 1 champion Niki Lauda dies

Austrian motor racing legend and three-times Formula One champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70, having won world titles in 1975, 1977 and 1984

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Raw Politics in full: Austria political scandal fallout and Farage sha

Catch the full episode of Tuesday's Raw Politics.

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Raw Politics in full: Austria scandal and Ukraine's new leader

Catch the full episode of Monday night's Raw Politics.

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Austria to hold no confidence vote in Chancellor Kurz

The national assembly will hold a no-confidence vote in Chancellor Kurz

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Former F1 champion Lauda dead at 70

Former F1 champion Lauda dead at 70

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Austria: What to know about the video which took the government down

Questions have been raised about the timing of the video's release and why a German satirist had alluded to it weeks ago.

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Vienna zoo presents giant panda Yuan Yuan to public

Giant panda Yuan Yuan was officially handed over from China to Vienna's Schoenbrunn zoo on Monday (May 20) in a ceremony attended by top Austrian and Chinese officials.

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Watch: Austrian Chancellor Kurz holds news conference after scandal

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz held a news conference following the resignation of the country's Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache.

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'One Europe for All' demonstration held in Vienna

Pro-European 'One Europe for All' demonstration held in Vienna on Sunday amid cries for the resignation of Austria's current government.

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Corruption probe a blow for far-right parties ahead of EU elections

Austria is bracing itself for fresh elections after a corruption scandal embroiling the far right brought down the coalition government. Secretly-filmed footage emerged over the weekend appearing to show the vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache dealing in corruption.

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Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz calls for September snap election

Footage showed far-right party leader appearing to offer to funnel state contracts in exchange for political and financial support

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Snow joke: Austria ski resort reopens for the first time in May

A ski resort in Austria will reopen this weekend for the first time in May after unprecedented heavy snowfall.

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Austrian MPs vote to ban headscarves in primary schools

The law refers to ''all head-covering clothes of ideological or religious influence'', yet it doesn't apply to the Jewish kippa, or to the turban worn by Sikh men.

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Need help in Austria? US tells Americans to go to McDonald's

Do you want fries with that emergency passport?

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Road Trip Day 42: Austrian farmers on EU regulations and the future of agriculture

One of the biggest issues for rural voters in the European Union elections is the future of the Common Agriculture Policy. The Commission has proposed a significant cut in farm spending to use scarce financial resources to tackle new challenges like security.

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Road Trip Europe Day 41: Passing the baton in Austria

Vincent McAviney and Leszek Kablak take over on the road trip to visit Austria, Czech Republic, Poland and finally Germany over the next few days, finding out what local people think ahead of the EU elections.

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An EU of regions and cities would fix Europe, says this candidate

Johannes Voggenhuber, a former Green MEP, wants to counter "nationalists and racists" with a vision of a Europe consisting of cities and regions.

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Austrian far-right official steps down after Holocaust posting

Austrian far-right town official steps down after Holocaust posting

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German conservative campaigns for EU Commission Presidency

Manfred Weber hopes to replace Jean Claude Juncker and become the next president of the European Commission.

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Austria's answer to Basil Fawlty 'throws plate of food at customers'

Don't whatever you do mention the law!