Coronavirus More than 10,000 people gathered in central Vienna on Saturday to protest against the current restrictions. According to the Interior Minister, demonstrators were primarily conspiracy theorists, anti-vaccinationists and right-wing extremists. They were countered by a demonstration of mostly the left-wing activists.
Saturday's protest in Vienna. Photo: Bwag via Wikimedia Commons
Politics Christine Aschbacher (ÖVP) has resigned from her position as Minister of Employment and Family Affairs following accusations of plagiarism in her dissertation. The resignation comes at a low point for the country: after multiple lockdowns, Austria is facing record high levels of unemployment with 520,919 people without work in the past month. Entertainment In her satiric video column, cabaret artist Tereza Hossa explores a typically Austrian obsession: academic titles! Watch the video here. Sports Austrian skier Manuel Feller won first place in Men’s Slalom at the FIS Alpine World Cup. Word of the Week The German word ‘matschig’, ‘muddy’, is known colloquially in Austria as ‘gatschig’.
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