Austrian Bank Publishes Interim Financial Statement
Hypo Vorarlberg Bank AG has announced the publication of its half-year financial report for 2025, according to regulatory filings released on September 29, 2025. The Austrian banking institution disclosed the interim financial statement in compliance with § 125 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act, utilizing the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) for standardized digital reporting. The...
Swiss City Limits Leaf Blower Use to Autumn Months
Zurich residents have voted decisively to implement strict new regulations governing the use of leaf blowers and leaf vacuums in Switzerland's largest city. In a public referendum, 61.7 percent of voters supported the restrictive measures that will significantly curtail when and how these machines can be operated. The new rules represent a substantial shift in urban maintenance practices...
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A 27-year-old trapeze artist died during a performance at Circus Paul Busch in Bautzen, Saxony, on Saturday evening, plunging approximately five meters from her apparatus in front of approximately 100 spectators. The Spanish performer, identified only as Marina, was pronounced dead at the scene despite emergency response efforts, according to police statements.</p>The tragedy occurred...
The Bremen SPD has laid out its political and personnel roadmap for the remaining year and a half of its legislative term, with a clear focus on education equity, public safety, affordable housing, and economic strengthening. At a party conference, delegates approved both the substantive policy directions and key personnel changes that will guide the state government's work until the next...
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the Merit Order of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Stralsund on Monday, with the ceremony beginning at 3:30 PM. The award was presented by State Premier Manuela Schwesig of the SPD, who described Merkel's long representation of the northeastern state as "a true stroke of luck" for the region. Merkel had served as a member of parliament for the...
The ZDF television program "Fernsehgarten" is departing from its usual Mainz studio for two special autumn broadcasts from the Saarland region. Moderator Andrea Kiewel will host the live open-air shows on October 5 and October 12, 2025, from the historic Völklinger Hütte industrial complex. This annual tour tradition sees the program visiting the German state hosting the official Day of...
A German father from the Hesse region has claimed a €15.3 million lottery prize after discovering a winning ticket he had forgotten in a jacket pocket for six months. The fortunate discovery came after lottery operator Lotto Hessen had been searching for the mystery winner since March, even posting notices at retail locations in an attempt to identify the ticket holder.</p>The winner,...
German prosecutors have filed charges against a 27-year-old man from North Rhine-Westphalia accused of orchestrating a nationwide banking fraud scheme that allegedly defrauded customers of more than €1.2 million. The Bamberg General Prosecutor's Office, through its Central Cybercrime Unit Bavaria, has charged the suspect with organized and commercial fraud following an extensive...
Hypo Vorarlberg Bank AG has announced the publication of its...
Zurich residents have voted decisively to implement strict new...
A 15-year-old former student allegedly attacked two 14-year-old...
FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - The German stock market is expected to post...
The German prosthetics manufacturer Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA has...
Former German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has firmly...
In a historic political shift, Alexander Omar Kalouti of the CDU has...
Thirty-five years after German reunification, women's employment...
