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Eurovision celebrates its 70th anniversary - record-breaking facts and figures

The 70th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest will kick off in Vienna on May 12 and feature a grand show honoring the event's long history, organizers announced ahead of the competition.

11 May, 12:56 PM

LELÉKA names Illya Dutsyk to direct her Eurovision 2026 staging in Vienna

Ukraine’s Eurovision 2026 entrant LELÉKA said a team led by stage director Illya Dutsyk is working on the staging for her song “Ridnym,” according to a statement on May 1.

1 May, 01:31 PM

Russia runs brazen spy hub in Vienna

Russia has turned the Austrian capital, Vienna, into a major hub for electronic espionage, the Financial Times reported on March 17, citing Western intelligence officials and satellite imagery analysis.

17 March, 02:29 PM

Fugitive oligarch Firtash wins U.S extradition case in Austria

The Vienna Higher Regional Court has definitively ruled out the extradition of fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash to the United States, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 09:45 PM

Austria will close its last reception center for Ukrainian refugees by the end of 2025

Austria will close its last reception center for Ukrainian refugees, the Quartier Schlossberg in Vienna, by the end of 2025, Austrian broadcaster ORF reported, citing the Vienna city administration on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 06:17 PM

Austria reopens Vienna-Budapest railway after floods, Ukrainian railways resumes routes

Austria has reopened the railroad between Vienna and Budapest after extensive flooding in Europe, allowing Ukrainian Railways Ukrzaliznytsia to resume the regular service for its trains in this direction, the company wrote on Telegram on Sept. 18.

18 September 2024, 12:05 PM

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