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4 days ago
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- NZ Herald
Keeping cool with colours - Vienna museum paints asphalt to fight heatwave
Austrian artist Jonas Griessler's project reduced the ground temperature from 31C to 20C using bright colours. Photo / Alex Halada, AFP Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech. Already a subscriber? Sign in here Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen. Austrian artist Jonas Griessler's project reduced the ground temperature from 31C to 20C using bright colours. Photo / Alex Halada, AFP Armed with an infrared thermometer, Austrian artist Jonas Griessler measures the sweltering heat in an inner courtyard in the centre of Vienna. Thanks to his collective's artwork covering the black asphalt with a multitude of bright colours, the ground temperature has dropped from 31C to 20C. Initiated by the museum showing the private collection of late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten, the project combines creativity, science, and urban planning as Europe suffocates under the latest heatwave. 'The childish tones reflect the lightness and inconsistency with which our society addresses this issue' of climate change, Griessler, 25, an artist with the Holla Hoop collective, told AFP. With more intense, longer and more frequent heatwaves a direct consequence of climate change according to scientists, European cities are trying to change their urban planning.
Sinar Daily
11-08-2025
- Sinar Daily
Man clings to high-speed train in Austria after it leaves without him
The Algerian national stepped off at St Pölten, about 60 kilometres west of the Austrian capital, to smoke a cigarette, leaving his luggage on board. 11 Aug 2025 11:59am A man survived clinging on to the outside of a high-speed train in Austria. - (Photo by Alex Halada/AFP/Getty Images) VIENNA - A man chased after a high-speed train and wedged himself between two carriages after it departed while he was on a cigarette break, according to a report from Austrian media on Sunday cited by the German news agency dpa on Sunday. According to the Austrian tabloid Heute, the 24-year-old man had boarded the Railjet in Innsbruck and was travelling to Vienna. The Algerian national stepped off at St Pölten, about 60 kilometres west of the Austrian capital, to smoke a cigarette, leaving his luggage on board. When the train set off without him at 10.03pm (2003 GMT) on Saturday as scheduled, the 24-year-old ran alongside it and climbed between two carriages, holding on as the train picked up speed. According to Heute, the train reached speeds of 100 kilometres per hour, when the man knocked on the windows from the outside and prompted the conductor to make an emergency stop a few kilometres from where he got on. The man was then brought safely inside the carriage. The tabloid cited authorities as saying the man's actions were reckless and dangerous. Police intercepted the man in Vienna-Meidling. According to Heute, he did not have valid residency documents and was taken into custody. Despite the incident, the train arrived in Vienna just seven minutes late. The railway operator is investigating the case, and the man faces possible legal action. - BERNAMA More Like This
NZ Herald
11-06-2025
- NZ Herald
Austria school shooter's mother saw message too late to stop deadly Graz attack
A woman lights a candle at a makeshift memorial site in front of the school the day after ten people died in a school shooting, on June 11, 2025 in Graz, southeastern Austria. Photo / Alex Halada, AFP A suspected school gunman sent his mother a suicide video before he murdered at least 10 people and killed himself in the Austrian city of Graz. The mother alerted the police to the video, which warned of the attack, 24 minutes after receiving it, by which point the killing spree
DW
10-06-2025
- DW
Austria: Several killed in Graz school shooting – DW – 06/10/2025
The mayor of Graz said that 10 people were killed in a shooting incident at a high school. Austrian authorities said that the gunman was a 21-year-old former student of the school who killed himself after the shooting. Advertisement Multiple people have been killed in an attack at a high school in the southern Austrian city of Graz, authorities said. Police said that there had been "several deaths" after an operation was launched following reports of gunshots in Dreierschützengasse street. The operation began at 10 a.m. local time (0800 UTC). Police said in a later statement that the school had been succesfully evacuated. "The situation is secure," police said. "No further danger is expected." At least 10 killed in Austria school shooting 03:19 This browser does not support the video element. Police said that a helicopter had been deployed as part of the operation. Graz has around 300,000 inhabitants and is the capital of Styria state. What do we know about the suspect? Austrian authorities described the shooter as a 21-year-old man who was not known to police. Advertisement He carried out the attack with a long gun and a handgun that he owned legally. Police said the suspected perpetrator's motive was initially unclear. They said the gunman killed himself in a toilet in the school after carrying out the shooting. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (center) said the deceased suspect was a former student of the school in Graz Image: Alex Halada/AFP Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said that the shooter was a former student at the high school who did not graduate. He confirmed that ten people were killed in the attack, including the suspected perpetrator. Six of the victims were female and three male, he said. The minister added that 12 people were wounded in the shooting, with some of them sustaining serious injuries. The ORF public broadcaster cited police as saying that both students and teachers were among the casualties. Police said they believed that the shooter had acted alone. Police said that several people had been killed in the shooting Image: Erwin Scheriau/APA/AFP Austria declares 3 days' mourning Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker declared three days of national mourning following the shooting, which he described as a "dark day in the history of our country." Flags are to be flown at half-mast, with national minute of mourning scheduled for 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Earlier on Tuesday, he extended his condolences to the victims and their loved ones in a post on X. The school shooting in Graz "is a national tragedy that has shocked our whole country," Stocker said. "There are no words for the pain and grief that we are all ... feeling." President Alexander van der Bellen said that the attack had hit Austria "right in the heart." "Austria is in mourning," he said. "And in this hour, we are standing together." Meanwhile, the chancellor of neighboring Germany, Friedrich Merz, said Germans were mourning with Austrians. "Horrific news from Graz. Our thoughts are with our Austrian friends and we mourn with them," he said. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also expressed her condolences in an X post. "My thoughts are with the victims, their families and friends," she said. "Schools are a symbol for youth, hope and the future. It is hard to bear when schools become places of death and violence." EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said she was "deeply shocked by the news of the school shooting in Austria." "Every child should feel safe at school and be able to learn free from fear and violence." How strict are Austria's gun laws? Austria has nearly 30 civilian firearms per 100 people, according to the Small Arms Survey research project. The Alpine country has banned automatic weapons and pump action guns, while revolvers, pistols and semi-automatic weapons are allowed with a permit. Rifles and shotguns are permitted with a firearms license, a valid hunting licence or for members of shooting clubs. In 2020, four were killed and 22 injured in a shooting in the center of Vienna. That attack was carried out by a sympathizer of the so-called Islamic State (IS) group. Edited by: Kieran Burke and Zac Crellin
