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Group of 17 were ski touring near resort of Sölden when 80-metre wide avalanche hitAn avalanche near the Austrian ski resort of Sölden has killed three skiers from the Netherlands. Another person was rescued and taken to hospital.The victims were part of a 17-person ski touring group that was on an ascent with four Austrian guides. Ski touring involves using skis with special bindings...

Kaufland, one of the larger ecommerce platforms in Germany, is expanding to Poland and Austria this coming late summer. Schwarz Gruppe, the owner of Kaufland and supermarket chain Lidl, has more online plans: it is allocating 200 million for Lidl’s ecommerce activities.Kaufland, a well-known hypermarket chain in Germany, launched its…

A high-ranking delegation from the European Union (EU), including President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, announced a substantial funding package of USD 8.06 billion (EGP 385.38 billion) for Egypt on 17 March, the organization announced in a press release circulated across media outlets. The package was unveiled during a visit to Cairo from the Italian, Greek, Austrian and Belgian prime ministers,...

China will offer 15-day visa-free travel for nationals of Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg and Switzerland from next Thursday. Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced the move at a Thursday press conference in Beijing, held on the side lines of China’s annual parliamentary meetings. “We hope more countries will also offer Chinese citizens visa facilitation and […]

Pineca has launched an Austrian online store. This is the fourth new market that the online supplier of prefabricated wooden buildings has targeted in the last 14 months. The company now operates in nine European countries in total. The Pineca Group is a Lithuanian company, which was launched in 2011.…

Only a fraction of online retailers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland offer free delivery for online orders. The largest group of sellers charges shoppers an average of between 2 and 5 euros for shipping.This is according to recent research on shipping and return management by the German retail institute EHI.…

Decision paves way for release to a nursing home 15 years after conviction for rape and imprisonment of his daughterJosef Fritzl, the Austrian who raped and incarcerated his daughter in a purpose-built prison beneath his home for 24 years, will be transferred to a regular prison from a prison psychiatric unit, his lawyer has said – paving the way for his release to a...

Niceshops, an online retailer and ecommerce service provider from Saaz, Austria, is saying goodbye to 20 percent of its workforce. Cost savings are necessary to “economically stabilize” the company.From its headquarters in Saaz and branches in Graz and Vienna, Niceshops manages more than 45 different online stores in both B2B…