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AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG Announced Changes To Its Supervisory Board Following The Annual General Meeting
EQS-Media / 30.06.2025 / 16:55 CET/CEST AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG announced changes to its Supervisory Board following the Annual General Meeting June 30, 2025 - AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG (“ACAG” or the“Company”), an international applied technology...

Pakistan’s PR to UN in Vienna elected UNIDO president
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna, Ambassador Kamran Akhtar, has been elected president of the 53rd session of the United Nations Industrial Development Board (UNIDO). This marks the first time Pakistan has been...

Making Sustainability an Industry Standard
New Lenzing CEO Rohit Aggarwal is Leading the Textile & Nonwoven Industry through the Headwinds of Change. With several decades of experience in various industries, including textiles and chemicals, Rohit Aggarwal, as of September 1, 2024, brings...

Bettina Dorfer-Pauschenwein Elected Vice President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
President Andreas Wirth (l.) congratulated Bettina Dorfer-Pauschenwein (r.). / Picture: © WKB Dorfer-Pauschenwein's election is seen as a clear sign and well-deserved recognition of the excellent election results in Burgenland. She has been active...

Man City v Al Hilal: Inzaghi and Guardiola, weather woes, injury blows
Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal continue their Fifa Club World Cup campaign on Tuesday when they face Manchester City in the last-16. The game kicks-off 5am on Tuesday (UAE time) at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando with the winner taking on...

F1 2025 British Grand Prix weather forecast - Latest from Silverstone as teams braced for chaotic conditions
Following a thrilling outing in Austria, the F1 season continues this weekend at the iconic Silverstone circuit for the 2025 British Grand Prix. Lando Norris enters the British GP riding the high of his victory at the Red Bull Ring, where he will...

Pakistan's PR to UN in Vienna elected UNIDO president
Listen to article Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna, Ambassador Kamran Akhtar, has been elected president of the 53rd session of the United Nations Industrial Development Board (UNIDO). This marks the first time...

Kenya Space Agency joins Space Climate Observatory Charter
The partnership will facilitate knowledge transfer, training, and capacity-building initiatives for Kenyan space sector stakeholders, enhancing their skills in Earth observation, data analysis, and climate change research. Photo credit: Kenya...

Austrian GP conclusions: Verstappen’s Mercedes guarantee as Russell’s words come back to bite
McLaren driver Lando Norris claimed his third victory of the F1 2025 season in the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring. Norris survived an early onslaught by team-mate Oscar Piastri to convert pole position into victory, with Charles Leclerc...

Greenpeace activists cover Setas de Sevilla to call for climate action
Sevilla, Spain – BREAKING: Activists from Greenpeace Spain today covered the iconic Setas de Sevilla monument with a massive banner, displaying the message: “They are destroying the planet. And you are paying for it.” The action marked the first...

Austrian study warns: “Forever chemicals” found in all tested cereal products, including organic brands
Austrian study warns: “Forever chemicals” found in all tested cereal products, including organic brands A new report by GLOBAL 2000 and PAN Europe found trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) – a persistent "forever chemical" – in all 48 tested cereal-based...

Afternoon Update: injured former Greens candidate speaks out; jury retires in mushroom lunch trial; and east coast braces for wild weather
Good afternoon. The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has denied emboldening police to crack down on protesters after a former Greens candidate, who was injured at a pro-Palestine protest last week, was charged with resisting police. Hannah...

Austrian Schoolchildren Forced to Learn Arabic to Communicate with Muslim Classmates
Muslim students via rawpixel In a troubling revelation from Vienna, a concerned grandparent, Bernhard K., has exposed a growing crisis in Austria’s kindergartens. Speaking to the Austrian news outlet Heute, he described the stark reality at his...

Austrian Grand Prix delayed after Carlos Sainz’s car catches fire
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Russell faced ‘perfect storm’ with W16 in blistering Austrian GP
George Russell described the Austrian Grand Prix as a “perfect storm” for Mercedes, which struggled in high temperatures, finishing fifth, over 30 seconds behind fourth-place Lewis Hamilton. Following a victory in Canada, Russell highlighted a...

Austrian Grand Prix 2025: Start time, grid positions, how to watch race and weather forecast today
Championship leader Piastri managed to continue and finish fourth, with George Russell turning his impressive pole into a wire-to-wire win - his first of the season - on a terrific day for Mercedes at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in which rookie...

Morning Mail: influencers on notice over gambling sites, warning of new Israeli offensive in Gaza, Oscar Piastri second in Austria GP
Good morning. Online influencers have been inadvertently promoting a gambling company that poses as an Australian outfit but is instead licensed and regulated in a tiny island off the east coast of Africa. Meanwhile, the government claims China is...

Lando Norris sets sights on British Grand Prix victory after win in Austria
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Lando Norris bounces back with Austrian GP triumph to cut Oscar Piastri’s lead in F1 title race
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Carlos Sainz’s car catches fire in carnage at start of Austrian Grand Prix
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