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‘Doomsday Prepper’ Arrested After 6 Kids Found Living in Cellar in Austria
A rifle and two crossbows were among weapons recovered when police arrested a man identified as conspiracy theorist Tom Landon.
'Neo-Nazi Weird Al' Gets 10 Years for Far-Right Parody Raps
A man who created neo-Nazi covers of popular rap songs was just sentenced to a decade behind bars for his music and extreme-right activism.
Scientists Solve 30,000-Year-Old ‘Venus’ Statue Mystery, Study Says
The famous Venus of Willendorf came from a faraway place in a process that may have begun 31,000 years ago.
Surgeon Who Amputated Patient's Wrong Leg Is Fined €2,700
When asked in court why the tragic mistake had happened, the surgeon said, "I just don't know."
Austria Becomes First Country in Europe to Make COVID Vaccine Mandatory
The government has also announced a full national lockdown just days after all unvaccinated people were told to stay at home.
Austria Imposes Lockdown for 2 Million Unvaccinated People
Around a quarter of the population must stay at home for at least 10 days, unless they're going to work or picking up essential items.
Man Kept Mother’s Mummified Corpse in Cellar so He Could Receive Her Benefits
“The corpse was mummified,” Austrian police said after discovering the body which had been wrapped in bandages and covered in cat litter.
Neo-Nazi Rapper Known As A ‘Far-Right Weird Al’ Arrested
Weapons and Third Reich memorabilia were found when police raided the home of the 36-year-old, who has a neo-Nazi fanbase in the US.
‘This Is Totally New’ – Thousands Attended a Far-Right Protest in Vienna
Anti-lockdown demonstrators, including neo-Nazis and football hooligans, clashed with police and attacked journalists in the Austrian capital.
Austrian Academic Institute Revokes Fellowship Given to Far-Right Figurehead
The Vienna-based Institute for Human Sciences is investigating how Olena Semenyaka’s far-right political activity went unnoticed by the jury awarding fellowships.
Secret Amazon Reports Expose the Company’s Surveillance of Labor and Environmental Groups
Dozens of leaked documents from Amazon’s Global Security Operations Center reveal the company’s reliance on Pinkerton operatives to spy on warehouse workers and the extensive monitoring of labor unions, environmental activists, and other social movements.
Multiple Arrests After Four People Killed In Suspected Terror Attack in Vienna
Police shot and killed one suspect and are still hunting for potential accomplices, after multiple gun attacks in the Austrian capital on Monday night.