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Vienna Lilian Tremelling
Vienna Lilian Tremelling, 91, a beloved matriarch and cherished resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at her home in Rock Springs. A lifelong resident of Wyoming, Vienna's vibrant presence and...

Cancellation of Israeli conductor's concert: The problem with cultural boycotts
The organizers of the Flanders Festival Ghent were open about why they decided to cancel a planned concert by the Munich Philharmonic: The reason, they said, was that its Israeli conductor, Lahav Shani, had not sufficiently distanced himself from...

Mass Deportations Ensnare Immigrant Service Members and Veterans
Army veteran Jose Francisco Lopez holds a portrait from his time in service on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Deported Veterans Support House in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Lopez opened the home in 2017 to help veterans deported from the U.S., despite...

How a travel mix-up reignited an old Austria/ Australia fake news story
The unfortunate travel mix-up by two besties that saw them land in Tunis in Tunisia, instead of Nice in France, has led to an old fake story taking off again on social media. By now, we should all know that not everything we read on these...

Iranian embassy in Austria celebrates Persian language
Dieter Reinisch Press TV, Vienna The Iranian Embassy in Austria hosted an evening in celebration of the Persian language in the Austrian capital, Vienna. The cultural event was co-hosted by the Embassies of Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Press TV’s...

DC Restaurant Uses Food to Elevate Immigrant Voices
WASHINGTON — A five-minute walk from the White House, across the street, sits a restaurant with a curious name: Immigrant Food. The restaurant brands itself as a hub for “gastroadvocacy,” a blend of gastronomy and immigrant advocacy, weaving...

Mandarin Oriental to open first Austrian hotel in Vienna
Mandarin Oriental, Vienna opens on 20 October 2025, blending Art Nouveau heritage with luxury rooms, fine dining, and signature spa. HONG KONG – Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced the opening of Mandarin Oriental, Vienna on 20 October...

US Returns Religious Text Stolen from Hungary by Nazis
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) annulled a decision by the European Commission to approve aid for an upgrade of Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant in a judgement on Thursday. The CJEU said the EC should have ascertained whether...

Austria to ban headscarves for students under 14
Austria’s Integration, Family and EU Affairs Minister Claudia Plakolm announced on Wednesday that the government had agreed to a headscarf ban for children under 14 in schools. Plakolm said after a Cabinet meeting that the ban will take effect in...

Vienna Volunteer Fire Department captain looks back on 27 years of service
(Photo provided by Kathy Woollard) The Vienna Volunteer Fire Department team in 2024. Some firefighters aren’t pictured and a few are no longer with the department. From left, Ben Kuhlman, Scott Whitlatch, Caitlin Kuhlman, Justin Standley, Tim...

Zoe Dubno on
At the beginning of Zoe Dubno’s debut novel, Happiness and Love, we find ourselves at a Downtown Manhattan dinner party. Anticipation hangs in the air as a group of young creative types waits for a buzzy young actress to arrive. The narrator, we...

Austrian trade delegation visits Oman to explore cooperation, investment
Muscat – A high-level Austrian business delegation, led by Austrian Vice Minister of Finance Andreas Reichhardt, visited Muscat from September 6–10, 2025. During their visit, the delegation met with senior government officials and representatives...

Partnership Studies 5: Partnership Education, Human Nature, and Building Caring Societies
Riane Eisler, an Austrian-born American systems scientist, futurist, and human rights advocate, is renowned for her influential work on cultural transformation and gender equity. Best known for “The Chalice and the Blade,” she introduced the...

Austria and Slovenia: Diplomatic Efforts Following the “Peršmanhof Incident”
The Carinthia–Slovenia Joint Committee, chaired by Governor Peter Kaiser and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Tanja Fajon, met in Klagenfurt. / Picture: © LPD Kärnten/Jannach In the run-up to the meeting of the Slovenia–Carinthia...

Russia’s absence from global stages diminishes world culture, special envoy says
ST. PETERSBURG, September 11. /TASS/. The absence of Russian musicians on major global stages impoverishes world culture, while leading opera houses cannot function without Russian performers, presidential envoy for international cultural...

Pro-LGBT Cardinal Hollerich suggests Church should not define sexual morality so ‘narrowly’
News The Luxembourg cardinal advocated for expanding the Catholic Church's view of sexual morality despite the Catechism defining homosexual acts as 'intrinsically disordered.' (LifeSiteNews) — A cardinal from Luxembourg suggested that he would...

Austria introduces a Hijab Ban for Schoolgirls under the Age of 14
Austrian Minister for Integration, Family and European Union Affairs Claudia Plakolm announced today that the government has agreed to a ban on the wearing of the hijab for children under 14 in schools. Plakolm announced after a cabinet meeting...

Austria agrees on headscarf ban for students under 14
Austria’s Integration, Family and EU Affairs Minister Claudia Plakolm announced Wednesday that the government agreed to a headscarf ban for children under 14 in schools. Plakolm announced after a Cabinet meeting that the ban will take effect in...

Marymount University celebrates 75 years of education at a special Mass
At Marymount University in Arlington, faculty, staff, students and religious gathered for the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit at the campus’ Sacred Heart of Mary Chapel Sept. 3. But the annual Mass had an additional significance this year. The...

Muslim Brotherhood wages ‘jihad by stealth’ while Westminster looks the other way
IN HIS opening speech at Reform UK’s annual conference, Nigel Farage committed to proscribing the sinister Muslim Brotherhood should he achieve power. So one has to ask: why hasn’t it been done before? New commentary has shed light on their...