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    House where Hitler was born to become police precinct

    The house where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 will become a police precinct, Austrian authorities have said. The move ends years of uncertainty over the building, which has become a pilgrimage site for people who glorify the Nazi dictator.

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    Austrian town burns ‘world’s tallest bonfire’

    An Austrian town has burned what organisers say is the world's tallest bonfire, clocking in at 60.646 metres (198.97 feet). The local bonfire group in Lustenau, near the Swiss border, took three months to build the structure. It burned down

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    This bride got married on skis wearing a wedding dress, and the photos are incredible

    British couple Jack and Kerrie tied the knot in front of family and friends wearing ski boots, surrounded by snow, in the mountains of Austria.

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    Austrian police add a Porsche 911 to their fleet

    The Austrian police force has taken delivery of a brand new car to their fleet, with a difference. The Stuttgart-based sports car company partnered with the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior to provide a Porsche 911 Carrera to the

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    Monster camper vans are equipped to survive an apocalypse

    If you ever need a mobile home to survive an apocalypse, Austrian firm Action Mobil may have just the thing. Set up by husband-and-wife team Otti and Steffi Reitz, the Saalfelden-based firm buildss customised four-wheel-drive motorhomes from

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    Woman who has keyed 1,000 cars can't be stopped, say police

    Austrian police have admitted they are powerless to stop a woman responsible for keying more than 1,000 cars over the past six years. A court has ruled that the 35-year-old cannot be held legally accountable for her actions because of her mental

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    Tourist's car rolls down ravine after he stops to take photo

    This tourist got a shock while on holiday in Austria recently when he had to watch his own car roll down a ravine. The worst part is, it was entirely his own fault. The Dutch holidaymaker was driving through the mountainous Vorarlberg

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