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Associated Press correspondent Roland Prinz, who spent decades covering Europe, dies at age 85

Dec. 01, 2023 10:07 AM EST

VIENNA (AP) — Roland Prinz, who was born as armies began marching across central Europe then spent nearly four decades covering the Cold War and the fall of communism for The Associated Press, has died. He was 85. Prinz was a linchpin of the AP’s coverage of the turmoil that...

Growing oil producer Brazil joining OPEC+, potentially expanding the oil bloc's future control over some global supply

Nov. 30, 2023 12:05 PM EST
VIENNA (AP) — Growing oil producer Brazil joining OPEC+, potentially expanding the oil bloc's future control over some global supply.

Karel Schwarzenberg, former Czech foreign minister and nobleman, dies at 85

Nov. 12, 2023 04:48 AM EST

PRAGUE (AP) — Karel Schwarzenberg, a former Czech foreign minister and a member of a European noble family has died. He was 85. Milroslav Kalousek, his long-term political ally, and the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday his death. “It is with deep sadness and...

A fire in the Jewish section of a cemetery in Austria's capital causes damage but no injuries

Nov. 01, 2023 06:53 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Austria's main Jewish leader said Wednesday that a fire was set during the night in the Jewish section of Vienna's central cemetery and swastikas were sprayed on external walls. Jewish Community of Vienna President Oskar Deutsch wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter,...

Former Austrian Chancellor Kurz stands trial for allegedly making false statements to an inquiry

Oct. 18, 2023 11:41 AM EDT

VIENNA (AP) — Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz went on trial Wednesday on a charge of having made false statements to a parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption in his first government. Once a rising star among conservatives in Europe, Kurz resigned in 2021 amid a...

Four people are wounded in a shooting on a Vienna street, and police reportedly arrest four suspects

Oct. 07, 2023 17:06 PM EDT

VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Austrian police say four people were wounded Saturday evening in a shooting on a street in the capital, Vienna. The shooting happened in the city's Floridsdorf district, Vienna police said on X, formerly known as Twitter. Police said that four...

US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years, Energy chief Granholm says

Sep. 25, 2023 17:14 PM EDT

VIENNA (AP) — The Biden administration hopes to create a commercial nuclear fusion facility within 10 years as part of the nation's transition to clean energy, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Monday. Calling nuclear fusion a pioneering technology, Granholm said...