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Austrian Chancellor Steps Down Amid Graft Claims
Austria's Sebastian Kurz on Saturday announced he was stepping down as chancellor following pressure on him to resign after he was implicated in a corruption scandal.
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Austria Chancellor Probed Over "False Statement" To MPs
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced Wednesday that prosecutors had started investigating him after the opposition accused him of making false statements to a parliamentary committee on corruption.
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Austria Chancellor's Swearing-In Airs With Soap Opera Subtitles, Is Viral
Austrian television's web replay of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's swearing-in ceremony went viral Wednesday after it mistakenly aired with soap opera subtitles suggesting he was offering the president a job as a housemaid.
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Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz Loses No-Confidence Showdown
Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Monday lost a no-confidence vote in parliament, removing him and his cabinet from office over a corruption scandal that brought has down his coalition government.
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Austria Shuts Down 7 Mosques, Says "Just The Beginning" Of A Crackdown
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has promised a crackdown on radical Islam, and on Friday, he announced that his government would shut down seven mosques and could expel dozens of foreign-funded imams from the country.
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Under Pressure, Angela Merkel Looks To Turkey For Help In Migrant Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will press Ankara to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in talks with Turkey's prime minister today, as two more refugee boats capsized, killing eight children.
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Austria Foreign Minister Says Asylum Seeker Cap Is 'Wake-Up Call' For European Union
Vienna's decision to cap its asylum seeker intake serves as a "wake-up call" to push Europe to find a common solution to resolve its migrant crisis, Austria's foreign minister said today.
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Austrian President First EU Leader to Visit Iran Since 2004
Austrian President Heinz Fischer was travelling to Iran today, becoming the first European head of state to visit since 2004, his office said, two months after an international deal was struck over Tehran's contested nuclear programme.
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Austria Foreign Minister Calls for Greater Urgency on Migrant Crisis
Austria's Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said European leaders needed to devise a common plan urgently to tackle the wave of migrants arriving in the bloc or risk having more and more countries resorting to their own measures.
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At Least 20 Migrants Found Dead in Truck on Austria Highway
At least 20 migrants have been found dead inside a truck on a highway in Austria, police said today, the latest tragedy involving people desperately trying to reach Europe.
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Austria Slams 'Unacceptable' Hungary's Anti-Migrant Decision
Austria today blasted a decision by neighboring Hungary to suspend application of a key EU asylum rule as "unacceptable" and warned of "negative" consequences.
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Austrian Chancellor Steps Down Amid Graft Claims
Austria's Sebastian Kurz on Saturday announced he was stepping down as chancellor following pressure on him to resign after he was implicated in a corruption scandal.
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Austria Chancellor Probed Over "False Statement" To MPs
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced Wednesday that prosecutors had started investigating him after the opposition accused him of making false statements to a parliamentary committee on corruption.
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Austria Chancellor's Swearing-In Airs With Soap Opera Subtitles, Is Viral
Austrian television's web replay of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's swearing-in ceremony went viral Wednesday after it mistakenly aired with soap opera subtitles suggesting he was offering the president a job as a housemaid.
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Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz Loses No-Confidence Showdown
Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Monday lost a no-confidence vote in parliament, removing him and his cabinet from office over a corruption scandal that brought has down his coalition government.
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Austria Shuts Down 7 Mosques, Says "Just The Beginning" Of A Crackdown
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has promised a crackdown on radical Islam, and on Friday, he announced that his government would shut down seven mosques and could expel dozens of foreign-funded imams from the country.
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Under Pressure, Angela Merkel Looks To Turkey For Help In Migrant Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will press Ankara to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in talks with Turkey's prime minister today, as two more refugee boats capsized, killing eight children.
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Austria Foreign Minister Says Asylum Seeker Cap Is 'Wake-Up Call' For European Union
Vienna's decision to cap its asylum seeker intake serves as a "wake-up call" to push Europe to find a common solution to resolve its migrant crisis, Austria's foreign minister said today.
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Austrian President First EU Leader to Visit Iran Since 2004
Austrian President Heinz Fischer was travelling to Iran today, becoming the first European head of state to visit since 2004, his office said, two months after an international deal was struck over Tehran's contested nuclear programme.
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Austria Foreign Minister Calls for Greater Urgency on Migrant Crisis
Austria's Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said European leaders needed to devise a common plan urgently to tackle the wave of migrants arriving in the bloc or risk having more and more countries resorting to their own measures.
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At Least 20 Migrants Found Dead in Truck on Austria Highway
At least 20 migrants have been found dead inside a truck on a highway in Austria, police said today, the latest tragedy involving people desperately trying to reach Europe.
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Austria Slams 'Unacceptable' Hungary's Anti-Migrant Decision
Austria today blasted a decision by neighboring Hungary to suspend application of a key EU asylum rule as "unacceptable" and warned of "negative" consequences.
