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Homeless OAP sells house to raise cash for kids clinic

An 85-year-old man gave 100,000 GBP to a children's hospital after selling his house and begging on the streets to raise cash.

Joe Csarmaz sold off all his possessions and now lives in a cardboard box after donating all the money he raised to allow medics to buy life-saving X-ray and heart scanning machines.

"I feel sad for those children who can not live a full life because they are sick. I have lived 85 years, and now I think it is their turn to be happy.

"That is why I do not mind living in absolute poverty, knowing that at least they'll be better off," said Csarmaz, who used to work at the Tuzolto Utca Children's Clinic in Budapest, Hungary.

Austrian Times

Bulgarian cigarette smugglers arrested
Two Bulgarians have been arrested after trying to smuggle more than 35,000 cartons of cigarettes to the UK.

ChemFreight acquires Logwin's Krems facility
Goods transport firm ChemFreight Transport, Logistik & Waggonvermietung GmbH said today (Tues) it had bought freight firm Logwin’s facility in Krems, Lower Austria, after approval of the deal by the Austrian competition authority.

Crooks behind 47 Styrian robberies arrested
Crooks behind almost 50 burglaries in Styria have been arrested, police said today (Tues).

Beer quarrel ends in axe murder
A 20-year-old hacked his mum’s boyfriend to death with an axe in after accusing him of drinking his beer, police have said.

Artec starts bankruptcy proceedings
Machine builder Artec Maschinenbau GmbH entered bankruptcy proceedings today (Tues) in Upper Austria, according to the Credit Protection Agency of 1870 (KSV) and Creditreform.

Inner tube sledge girl seriously injured
A nine-year-old is in hospital with serious injuries after she crashed into a tree as she sledged on a tyre’s inner tube.

Post to pay employees huge bonus for police work
The Austrian postal service (Post) is to pay its employees a bonus of 10,000 Euros to transfer to police work, according to today’s (Tues) edition of the newspaper Salzburger Nachrichten.

Flight bookings up
Travel agencies have reported an increase in flight bookings, according to booking platform Amadeus Austria.

A piece of heaven for the ice skaters
For anybody who likes ice skating and fancies something a bit different than the regular rink or the crowded location at the front of the Vienna City Hall might want to consider a visit to Engelmann.

Churches make food and car Lent call
Church leaders have called on Austrians to cut back on food and car use during Lent.