That evening, the Secretary-General, a former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Austria, opened a Korean Community Centre.

UN: Secretary-General

The collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire saw the rebirth of Austria in 1918 as a rather diminished republic, while the rampant hyper-inflation of 1923 finished off the old imperial currency, the krone.

BBC: Coining a new Europe

The presidents of Germany, Austria, Romania and the Czech Republic were among those who cancelled their trips.

BBC: Tymoshenko case: Ukraine postpones European summit

Little of the damage in Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria will be covered by insurance just 10-20%, says Swiss Re.

ECONOMIST: The continent awash

Austria, the Czech Republic, Finland and Hungary provide up to three years of paid leave for mothers.

ECONOMIST: Women in the workforce

Initially, global iPlayer will be available in 11 European countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, The Republic of Ireland, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.

BBC: launches global iPlayer app

The global BBC iPlayer App is a unique Video on Demand pilot subscription service available on iPad that offers viewers in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, The Republic of Ireland, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland the opportunity to delve into an extensive archive of award-winning classic and contemporary British TV programming both at home and on the move.

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