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03. 02. 10. - 13:00

Cold play: world record

At more than 25ft high, he thaw is something to celebrate.

But with Spring heading towards Europe this new bid for the Guinness World Record for the world's tallest snowman won't be around for long.

It took 10 days to make him in Staja, Romania, and locals reckon he's head and shoulders above the current record holder which comes in at more than six feet shorter.

Now organisers are desperately trying to arrange for Guinness bosses to view the icy giant before he melts away to nothing.

"It took a lot of work and it would be nice to see it recognised. His scarf is three sheets tied together and his carrot nose is a tree trunk painted orange," said one.

Austrian Times

Austrian women artists for Haiti
An exhibition and auction by a leading Austrian artist raised 4,500 Euros for female victims of the Haiti earthquake.

Government reveals harsh 2011 budget cut plans
The coalition government has announced drastic plans for higher taxes next year in its bid to reduce the Austrian budget deficit.

Freestyle ski and snowboard event on Semmering
A snowboarding and freestyle skiing contest that was open to all took place at Semmering this weekend.

Strabag bags €40mn Saudi order
Austrian construction company Strabag SE won two assignments in Saudi Arabia together worth 40 million Euros, it has been announced.

Generali Bank has new leadership
Generali Bank reported yesterday (Mon) that it had new leadership following a meeting of its supervisory board.

Skier almost hangs himself on a cable
A skier is in a critical state after skiing into a piste grooming machine cable on Sunday evening at the Wagrain ski area in Salzburg, police said yesterday (Mon).

Media Insider: Journalism Without Borders
As David Rogers reports - An Austrian-based journalist, an Austrian charity and an Austrian marketing company have teamed up to offer help to those in the media spotlight once the media has moved on.

Vienna 'centre of Mafia money-laundering operation'
Vienna was the linchpin of a Mafia money-laundering operation by Italian telecom firms between 2005 and 2007, it emerged yesterday (Mon).

Military frontier patrols useless, says report
Military patrols of Austria’s eastern frontiers are practically useless in terms of increasing public security, the Federal Audit Office (RH) said yesterday (Mon).

Police confiscate French couple's animals
Styrian police confiscated 12 undernourished dogs and a pot-bellied pig they found in a vehicle owned by a French couple moving from Bulgaria to Hungary today (Tues).