Austria

A couple embrace during a protest in Trafalgar Square, London, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. They are demanding the release of all hostages allegedly taken by the militant group Hamas.

'A link with my ancestors': Britons reconnect with Jewish roots for EU passports

Since the Brexit vote of 2016, hundreds of thousands of Britons have applied for citizenship of European countries, allowing them to continue to work and travel freely while holding onto their British passport. Thousands have been able to acquire passports of other European nations through sometimes distant Jewish roots.

'A link with my ancestors': Britons reconnect with Jewish roots for EU passports
In this September 1947 file photo, hundreds of Muslim refugees crowd on top a train leaving New Delhi for Pakistan.

State reformation: Part II

State reformation: Part II
Shchedryk Children’s Choir of Kyiv performs at the 2019 Summa Cum Laude International Youth Choir Festival.

Kyiv children’s choir’s world tour was canceled amid war. This conductor is finding other ways to share their music.

Kyiv children’s choir’s world tour was canceled amid war. This conductor is finding other ways to share their music.
A man passes by a wall displaying an urban art project in the Transylvanian town of Sibiu, Romania, Wednesday, May 8, 2019. 

‘The best is yet to come': Thousands of Bulgarians return home during pandemic

‘The best is yet to come': Thousands of Bulgarians return home during pandemic
Protesting farmers ride tractors and shout slogans as they march to the capital, breaking police barricades, during India's Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, India

India repeals controversial farm laws after a year of protests

India repeals controversial farm laws after a year of protests
Migrants make their way to the checkpoint "Kuznitsa" at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus

EU places new sanctions on entities facilitating migration to Belarus

The EU is placing new sanctions on travel companies helping to transport migrants to Belarus. Also, American journalist Danny Fenster, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison, has been released by the military junta in Myanmar. And, Austria imposes a lockdown on people who are not vaccinated against COVID-19.

EU places new sanctions on entities facilitating migration to Belarus
Group of people stand around a pianist in an auditorium

How a team of musicologists and computer scientists completed Beethoven’s unfinished 10th Symphony

When Ludwig von Beethoven died, all he left behind were some sketches for his 10th Symphony. Now, thanks to the help of artificial intelligence, the composer’s vision is coming to life. We've got the story and an excerpt.

How a team of musicologists and computer scientists completed Beethoven’s unfinished 10th Symphony
The aspern Seestadt district is designed with high urban density and extremely high energy efficiency standards as a priority. 

Vienna's green mini-city offers a model for sustainable, urban living

Aspern Seestadt — home to various industries, researchers and small businesses — demonstrates the possibilities for building an entirely green mini-city. 

Vienna's green mini-city offers a model for sustainable, urban living
Christian Koblinger, head of tourism in Radstadt, Austria, says the winter ski season is a major economic driver in his community.

Austria’s ski resorts remain open during pandemic — but now they’re ‘ghost towns’

Across most of Europe, ski resorts are shut down due to COVID-19. Ski lifts in Austria remain open, but only those fortunate enough to live within a day’s drive can enjoy the slopes.

Austria’s ski resorts remain open during pandemic — but now they’re ‘ghost towns’
This forest in a region of Austria known as the wood quarter is managed according to “close-to-nature” practices, or Pro Silva standards.

Austria’s ‘close-to-nature’ forests may hold secrets to fire prevention

The ancient technique of astute observation, low-intervention forestry allows trees to grow and age before harvest. 

Austria’s ‘close-to-nature’ forests may hold secrets to fire prevention
A crowd of people are shown standing outside, many holding cell phones, with classical European buildings in the distance.

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Croatia

A strong earthquake hit central Croatia on Tuesday, causing major damage to homes and other buildings in a town southeast of the capital. A girl was killed in the quake and a man and a boy were pulled out alive from a car buried in rubble and sent to a hospital.

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Croatia
The Pestsäule monument in Vienna.

Will there be a monument to victims of the coronavirus pandemic?

Although memorials to past pandemics are not as prolific as war memorials, they do exist. A scholar of visual culture provides a brief history of such monuments around the world.

Will there be a monument to victims of the coronavirus pandemic?
Voters line up before polls open on Election Day at a precinct in Warren, Mich., Nov. 3, 2020.

Americans line up at polling stations; Vienna police search for suspects; Bobi Wine arrested in Uganda

Around the globe, people are watching with great anticipation as voters in the United States head to the polls in the 2020 presidential election. Austrian police in Vienna are still searching for suspects after a gunman killed four people in an overnight shooting rampage. And, in Uganda, police have again detained popular singer and politician Bobi Wine.

Americans line up at polling stations; Vienna police search for suspects; Bobi Wine arrested in Uganda
Several heavily armed police officers are shown walking on a street in Vienna with one officer passing a bar.

Attack in Vienna hit nightlife; suspect sought to join ISIS

A 20-year-old Islamic extremist armed with an automatic rifle and a fake explosive vest rampaged through a Vienna nightlife district hours ahead of a coronavirus lockdown, fatally shooting four people before he was killed by police, Austrian authorities said Tuesday.

Attack in Vienna hit nightlife; suspect sought to join ISIS
Two people are shown in soft focus and wearing face masks and pushing carts with a COVID-19 warning sign in the nearground.

Balancing restrictions and lifting lockdowns; Pandemic tests global leaders; Immigrants and DACA recipients are on the front lines of coronavirus

Europe is looking for balance between reopening countries and keeping new infections of the coronavirus under control. In the US, the president melts down as reporters question his leadership. And, immigrant farmworkers and DACA health care providers are essential in the fight against COVID-19 in the US. But they are at risk. Also, astronaut Cady Coleman has suggestions on surviving self-isolation. But if space tips aren't your jam, there's also the Finnish tradition of getting päntsdrunk.

Balancing restrictions and lifting lockdowns; Pandemic tests global leaders; Immigrants and DACA recipients are on the front lines of coronavirus